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Murrumbidgee Pitch Night applications now open

Community-driven and locally based organisations across the Murrumbidgee are encouraged to submit their ideas for one-off grant funding of at least $25,000 to improve community health and wellbeing for expectant mothers, mothers and children aged up to 12 years.

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Communities encouraged to apply for bushfire recovery grants

Organisations and community groups within the Snowy Valleys, Greater Hume Shire and Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional local government areas can now apply for a Bushfire Recovery Grant for local activities and initiatives to support wellbeing and resilience.

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Final round of community grants opens

The Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network’s (MPHN) Community Grants for activities supporting mental health and wellbeing in drought-affected communities have re-opened today.

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Mindframe Plus Training - February 13

LifeSpan Murrumbidgee and Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) will host training next month to encourage responsible, accurate and sensitive representation of mental illness and suicide in the public arena.

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Tackling obesity in the Murrumbidgee

Free fitness camps in Griffith and Wagga Wagga are helping to address obesity, diabetes and mental health in the region, thanks to funding provided by Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN).

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Region wide commitment to suicide and critical incident support

Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Member for Riverina, The Hon Michael McCormack MP, together with the region’s first responders, mental health agencies, local government representatives, and the Department of Education, today signed a formal Statement of Commitment to providing a coordinated approach to suicide prevention and postvention supports across the Murrumbidgee region.

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Building resilience among our future generations

Giz a Break, one of the successful pitches at the Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) inaugural Pitch Night, completed its first round of two camping adventures with 17 young people aged between 14 and 17 years from the drought affected areas of Hay and Hillston.

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CEO Update - December 2019

Every year in the lead up to Christmas I always wonder where the past year has gone. It’s been a busy year and we have achieved and progressed work in a number of areas. Much of which is detailed in the annual report, which was published in October for our Annual General Meeting (AGM).

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Grants supporting drought affected young people now available

Schools, sporting clubs, youth groups, and other organisations involved in supporting young people up to the age of 25 years, can now apply for a Murrumbidgee Youth Community Grant to receive funding for activities aimed at building resilience and positive mental health and wellbeing.

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Murrumbidgee Community Grants taking a break

The popularity of Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network’s (MPHN) Murrumbidgee Community Grants for various community activities supporting mental health and wellbeing in drought affected communities, has now seen the full allocation of $1.2 million exhausted, and as a result is taking a break.

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Region wide strategy to improve maternal and child health

Both Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) and the Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) made a commitment to improving maternal and child health across the region with the signing of the Murrumbidgee Maternal and Child Health Strategy 2019-2022 today.

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