Bendigo Community Health Services has joined forces with Healthy Loddon Campaspe to make walking easier for seniors in White Hills.
The new White Hills Wanderers walking group is meeting on Mondays at 9.30am until June 24.
Health Promotion officer Moni Sonsuwan said anyone aged 60 and older who wanted to get back into walking was welcome to join.
For more than 120 years the South Bendigo Bowls Club has been welcoming people for pleasure and pennant. But there’s never been an influx like the new group of bowlers coming week-by-week to master the art of the green line.
The club is thrilled to have ten new social members following a Bendigo Community Health Services Sports Inclusion program to introduce Karen people to lawn bowls.
The program has fostered participation in soccer, tennis, volleyball, rowing and more for Bendigo’s former refugee communities.
When South Bendigo Bowls Club member Iain Aitken attended one of BCHS’ Understanding Karen Culture sessions at another local sports club, he was keen to get his own sport involved.
Bendigo Community Health Services is seeking to gather information on people's experiences of stigma in the City of Greater Bendigo.
This month BCHS launches its second Anti Stigma Campaign to bring awareness of the impact stigma can have on individuals and within society.
Health Promotion Office Sebastian Goscha said the campaign also aimed to encourage people to take the time to listen to others' stories and experiences, and ultimately to support each other.
"We're highlighting the importance of acting without judgement; in our schools, workplaces, and in the wider community," Sebastain said.
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Acknowledgement of Country
Bendigo Community Health Services acknowledge we live, work and enjoy Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung country. We extend our appreciation to the Jaara and Taungurung peoples. We pay respect to Elders past and present for their continued holding of memories, traditions, culture and community aspirations.
We recognise sovereignty has never been ceded and express our sorrow for the personal, spiritual and cultural costs of colonisation and their lasting impact. May we walk forward together in harmony and the spirit of healing. It was and always will be Aboriginal land.
