Health Archives - Coffs Coast News Of The Area

Costa Group supports local schools to join Kitchen Garden Program

CORINDI Public School and Woolgoolga High School will join the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program thanks to support from the Costa Group, which has farms locally. The schools are among 10 additional schools and early childhood services to join the program as part of Costa’s three-year partnership with the gardening foundation. This includes a shared […]

Entertainment, Event, Health, Regional

Community turns out in the rain for women’s health milestone

Women heading off on the walk. Photo: Leeboo Photography. The walk marked the 40th anniversary of the Coffs Harbour Women’s Health Centre. Photo: Leeboo Photography. Participants enjoying the early start at Coffs Jetty Foreshore. Photo: Leeboo Photography. WOMEN have turned out in droves to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Coffs Harbour Women’s Health Centr […]

Health

Coffs locals walk for Reconciliation

MORE than 50 people joined representatives of Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCH) and Interrelate during a recent Walk for Reconciliation. The event was held during National Reconciliation Week, which runs annually from 27 May to 3 June. The dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey – the successful 1967 referendum, and […]

Community, Health

Blue motorcycle installed on Red Hill to promote mental health awareness

Members of the Blue Motorcycle Project meet to launch the bike they affectionately call ‘Red Hill Rat’. The eye-catching Blue Motorcycle on Red Hill. MENTAL health and suicide prevention initiative, the Blue Motorcycle Project, has erected a second blue bike on the Coffs Coast. Installed on Red Hill, it overlooks the banana clad slopes, the […]

Community, Government, Health

Tyre dumping in Lowanna raises creek contamination fears

Tyres dumped in the creek at Lowanna. Photos: supplied. Tyres dumped in the creek at Lowanna. Photos: supplied. Tyres dumped in the creek at Lowanna. Photos: supplied. A LOWANNA resident is calling on the City of Coffs Harbour to stop the pollution of creeks near his home. The man, who News Of The Area is […]

Community, Health

Living Well Expo coming to Coffs Showground

THE Coffs Harbour Living Well Expo on Wednesday 13 May will focus on helping people live their best lives by connecting them with essential services and support. The Expo, to be held at the Coffs Harbour Showground from 10am to 2pm, provides valuable information for older adults, people living with disability, and their families and […]

Health

Walkable towns help regional Australians exercise 75 minutes more each week

AMID soaring fuel prices which are prompting Australians to explore alternative transport options, a new study highlights the health benefits of walkable neighbourhoods. New research shows that regional residents living in walkable towns and centres walk 75 minutes more each week, prompting calls for Governments to invest more in well-connected, safe footpaths to boost community […]

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Major health care boost for Nambucca Valley with new CT scanner

ACCESS to advanced medical imaging has taken a significant step forward in the Nambucca Valley, with a new state-of-the-art CT scanner now installed at Macksville District Hospital. The addition of the new equipment means local patients, particularly those undergoing cancer treatment, can now receive important scans closer to home, avoiding the need to travel to […]

Health

Ministerial visit highlights youth mental health services in Coffs Harbour

HEADSPACE Coffs Harbour (hCH) recently welcomed a visit from Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Emma McBride, along with Healthy North Coast’s CEO Monika Wheeler, and Director of Integrated Community Wellbeing Aimee McNeill. The visit focused on the headspace Demand Management and Enhancement Program, which has recently supported the refurbishment of the waiting […]

Community, Health, School

Guy Leech introduced Defib Hero at student event in Coffs Harbour

Defib Hero ambassador Guy Leech at Stand Tall in Coffs Harbour. Eliott, the compact home-use defibrillator, is simple for anyone to use in an emergency. HEART health advocate and Defib Hero ambassador, Guy Leech, was in Coffs Harbour earlier this month speaking at “Stand Tall” suicide prevention events for high school students. The former Ironman […]