A collection of community driven activities designed for older people has won the 2022 Murrumbidgee Grant of the Year award.

The Festival of Seniors was delivered by Greater Hume Council with the assistance of a Community Grant with the aim of providing mental health and wellbeing benefits to communities of Henty, Culcairn, Walla Walla, Jindera and Holbrook.

A children’s health check program delivered by the Griffith and Hay Aboriginal Medical Services has won the 2022 Murrumbidgee Primary Healthcare Award for Innovation.

The program provides health checks, parental support and advice and is a collaboration between the Griffith Aboriginal Medical Service mums and bubs team and staff at the Hay Aboriginal Medical Service.

A program to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has won the 2022 Murrumbidgee Primary Healthcare Award for Promoting Healthy Living.

The Integrated Team Care program is delivered by Marathon Health and supported 270 indigenous people and delivered 5,362 occasions of service improving access to health services and information in a bid to improve and support self-management and health literacy and reduce unplanned hospital admissions.

Four outstanding primary healthcare achievements will be recognised at the 2022 Murrumbidgee Primary Healthcare Awards to be held on Thursday 3 November at The Range Function Centre in Wagga Wagga.

Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network’s (MPHN) Pitch Night was held on Monday, 26 September in Finley was attended by nearly 100 people who pledged $86,000 in total funding, shared among three projects from The Root Cause, headspace Wagga Wagga and Telecare.

This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is reminding women aged 40 years and older to participate in the BreastScreen Australia program every two years.

Each October, National Mental Health Month is an important time where the Murrumbidgee community can come together to raise awareness and promote better mental health for all.

Seven Finley and thirteen Tocumwal locals took the opportunity to share their health experiences and concerns at Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network’s (MPHN) Conversations on the Couch sessions on 25 and 26 August 2022.

This Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is reminding males aged 50 to 75 years or those who are 40 years and older with a family history of prostate, breast, or ovarian cancer to visit their GP for a prostate check-up every two years.

A campaign to highlight the spring thunderstorm asthma season and raise awareness of the elevated risk of flare-ups has launched this week with a focus on families and how all members of the family can be impacted by asthma related conditions.

Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) has announced its three 2022 Pitch Night finalists with each expected to receive around $25,000 in one-off grant funding determined by the community.

Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) will return to the Henty Machinery Field Days in 2022 and is offering free farmer health and lifestyle assessments and access to COVID-19 vaccinations.

From 5 September 2022, parents and guardians are recommended to vaccinate their children aged six months to under five years who are in at-risk population groups against COVID-19.

MapMyRecovery, a free resource providing mental health and alcohol and other drugs information specific to the Murrumbidgee region, has recently undergone a major upgrade and this month a new television campaign has launched to promote the service.

Ten Darlington Point and ten Coleambally locals took the opportunity to share their health experiences and concerns at Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network’s (MPHN) Conversations on the Couch sessions on 28 July 2022.

Thirty locals from The Rock took the opportunity to share their health experiences and concerns at Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network’s (MPHN) Conversations on the Couch session on 27 July 2022.

Community Managed Organisations (CMO’s) in the Murrumbidgee region are encouraged to apply for funding to hold events in communities across the Murrumbidgee in which a vaccination pop-up clinic could be held.

Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) has delivered more than $220,000 in funding to support community health and wellbeing activities as part of its Murrumbidgee Community Grants program.

Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is inviting the wider community to unite this Sunday to celebrate and recognise the achievements and evolution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers and practitioners across the Murrumbidgee region.

Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) will be visiting the Berrigan Local Government Area on Thursday 25 August and Friday 26 August to provide locals an opportunity to share their stories about health to better support the community’s health needs.