Awareness



McBride addresses national webinar

World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10 was about raising awareness of suicide and identifying how to work collaboratively towards a world without suicide. Statistics show that three million Australians…




Frankie’s Day

Central Coast couple Abbie Sydenham and Michael Knox are raising money in memory of their daughter Frankie Marjorie Knox, for Stillbirth Foundation Australia with the aim to significantly reduce the…



World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Officers from Brisbane Water Police District were at Erina Fair on June 15 to provide information to the community on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. They joined representatives from NSW…



Shoosh

Sporting clubs across the Peninsula participated in a ‘Shoosh for Kids’ campaign last month to help raise awareness about poor spectator behaviour at community sport matches. The program, which ran…


Palliative care is more than you think

“It’s More Than You Think” is the theme for this year’s National Palliative Care Week from May 23 to 29, aimed at raising awareness about the many benefits of quality…


Art-Full Women project kicks off

Classes have now begun in the Art-Full Women project, which aims to raise awareness of issues impacting older women and promote theatre and creativity for healthy ageing. Funded with a…


Jack rides for mental health

On the day marking two years after an accident that left Jack McBride with a brain injury, the 23-year-old will leave on an 800km journey, cycling from the Central Coast…