Video to assist an autistic person in sensory overload launched
Picture this, you’re a first responder on route to an emergency, when you come across an autistic person in sensory overload; would you know how to help them? For many,…
Health
Free eye checks for 4-year-olds
Local families with 4-year-olds are being encouraged to take advantage of free eye checks following World Sight Day. Eye checks for 4-year-olds are essential for the early identification and treatment…
Mobile dental clinic expected at Ettalong next month
A mobile dental clinic is expected to provide free check-ups for Ettalong Public School students during November and December. The dental van includes portable dental equipment to provide students with…
Hospital encourages traditional mental health therapies
Brisbane Waters Private Hospital is encouraging community members and patients to think about their mental health and tune in to their wellbeing during Mental Health Month of October. Hospital community…
My dog saved my life
A Central Coast cancer survivor has released a book sharing her story in hopes it will encourage others to get checked and not ignore potentially harmful health symptoms. Janette Cox’s…
Help Sheets translated into 38 languages
Shadow Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Carers and Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, has praised Dementia Australia for the translation of four Help Sheets it released in response to…
Meditate for mental health
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is encouraging Coasties to meditate for mental health, during Making Meditation Mainstream’s (MMM) 28 for 28 campaign, which is raising money for Lifeline throughout October….
Local health reassure community on two Coast-linked COVID cases
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) has reassured the community that two Sydney residents who spent time on the Central Coast while infectious with COVID-19 present no risk to the…
Residents and frontline workers to feature in Mental Moments
Residents and frontline workers at Lake Haven Masonic Village are set to feature in Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution’s (RFBI) Mental Moments, an online show for the aged. Designed to put…
Community partnership delivers over 1,600 food packs
Hundreds of vulnerable families, elderly people and members of the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have benefitted from a new community partnership in Wyong. Earlier this year, Yerin…
Dog show raises $355 for mental health
Australian Rotary Health will receive a $355 donation from the Rotary Club of Brisbane Water after the club held its inaugural dog show. The $355 donation will be made to…
‘Memory player’ headsets donated for Dementia Week
The Rotary Clubs of Woy Woy and Umina Beach have presented 50 “memory player” headsets for residents in dementia units at a local aged care home. Peninsula Villages chief executive…
More support needed for carers of people living with dementia – McBride
A new study, which reveals 94 per cent of Australians caring for a loved one with dementia are sleep deprived, has highlighted the fact that carers, particularly of people with…
Betiquette campaign aims to encourage responsible gambling
As Central Coast residents return to pubs and clubs, Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch has endorsed a State Government campaign aimed at encouraging responsible betting. The Betiquette campaign provides useful…
Bitter: the abandoned flavour
Bitter: the abandoned flavour It’s a flavour that is regularly associated with harshness and the downright intolerable, yet bitter foods (and especially greens like radicchio, endive and dandelion) are an…
Live Well Festival is seeking interested partners
Live Well Festival will return in 2021 and Central Coast Council is looking for partners to make the event bigger, brighter and better than ever. The challenges of 2020 have…
Rotary clubs hear about preparing for ageing
Preparing for ageing was the topic of a light-hearted presentation given by paediatric psychologist Dr John Irvine of Pearl Beach to a combined meeting of the Rotary Clubs of Umina…
Hospital reassures community on safe practices
Berkeley Vale Private Hospital has assured the community that comprehensive procedures are in place to protect patients from the spread of COVID-19. The iteration comes after recent feedback from a…
Wicks hits back over aged care
Member for Robertson Lucy Wicks has hit back at claims by Central Coast based Senator Deborah O’Neill that the Federal Government has left the country’s aged care community with a…
Beyond Blue leads mental health support initiative
Central Coast small business feeling overwhelmed by coronavirus impacts have been offered a lifeline with Beyond Blue launching a new initiative to support the mental health of small business owners….