Eat Well, Live Well program update Our Eat Well Live Well program, which is in partnership with Your Community Health, Neami National and DIVRS (Darebin Information and Resource Service) continues to deliver engaging resident activities in the City of Darebin. Over the past few months the partnership has met and established strong foundations to support the delivery of the program and activities with our resident participants who have brought amazing ideas to the table. This includes Housing Choices Australia’s Community Development and Engagement Team working closely with resident participants to ensure they’re getting absolutely everything they can out of this program and activities. Activities were planned with resident participants, who have brought amazing ideas to the table and include: • meetings and activities held at CERES with resident participants • Indian Dahl Workshop event • Kombucha making tour and workshop • monthly lunches on the last Friday of each month at Preston Hub We’ve also developed a resident participant survey to get feedback on the project about what we are doing well or can be doing differently. If you would like to know more about Eat Well Live Well, live in the City of Darebin area and might like to come along, please contact Alex via email communitydevelopmentvic @hcau.org.au.
Get a spring in your Step!
Spring is here! For many of us, winter has been challenging. As we all venture into spring, we can start to enjoy more daylight, the warmth, basking in the sun and taking back the day. Here are tips to help us enjoy this season: • Spend time with others. Reach out to someone, in person or over the phone. It’s a great way to build connections,
share stories and your day, and reinvigorate your social calendar.
• Spend time in the outdoors. As the skies turn from grey to blue, it’s important to embrace these changes and move with them. Go for a walk, take a break or drink your cuppa outside, or simply take in a breath of fresh air to clear the mind, improve your mood, and increase your Vitamin D! • Reconnect with nature. Spring time brings colour and freshness to our natural world. You could plant flowers, cultivate a garden, or take a walk in beautiful surrounds. Connecting to land and country brings us a sense of connection, calm and relaxation. If there’s ever an opportunity to connect to nature, go for it! • Practice mindfulness, meditation, or relaxation. These techniques help us slow down and take account of our thoughts and feelings and be in the moment. There is online information, exercises, courses, and classes for beginners and the more skilled to do at home. Please visit Smiling Mind (smilingmind.com.au) and Headspace (headspace.org.au) for resources.
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