Plaque to remember Kiama Hospital’s role
The labour of love of a team of people who worked at Kiama Hospital has ended, with a plaque outlining the Hospital’s history being unveiled at Blue Haven Bonaira. Spurred […]
Category Archives: Health
Survey to guide efforts to nurture mental health
In a short time, the Kiama & District Stronger Community initiative has gathered momentum and support from other community groups.A large meeting at the Pavilion, also broadcast live and available […]
Public meeting to build a stronger community
A town meeting has been organised to launch Kiama & District Stronger Community (KDSC), a group focused on improving the collective mental wellbeing of the region. “We want to focus […]
Guides provide a home for Makuta
After weeks of basing itself in one of the founders’ homes, Makuta, the fundraising initiative to raise money to support the mental health of local youth, now has a headquarters […]
Suicide prevention: Local working group formed
Following the recent Council resolution regarding the health and well-being of the Kiama community (reported in our previous issue), a local working group has been formed to focus on coordinating […]
Growing number of ways to get involved
A meeting at Gerringong Town Hall, organised by Gezza Cares (see below), brought together individuals and representatives from various organisations across the region to talk about collaborating together to help […]
Finding the best local response
At its August Meeting, Kiama Council expressed, on behalf of the community, its concern about the number of people who have recently taken their own lives and its sympathy and […]
Yellow Up: a way to show you care
Judging by the early signs, an initiative of the newly formed network, Gezza Cares, will be turning our region Yellow, as a way of sending a message of solidarity, kindness […]
Treatment hopes for spinal cord injury
The plight of people suffering from spinal cord injuries became personal for Kiama Lions Club in 2018 when one of their members had a fall which made him a quadriplegic. […]
Keep a safe distance from chemist shops
Todd Marion of Kiama Pharmacy says all local pharmacists want to encourage people to avoid coming into their shops in person to pick up their medical supplies, if they can. […]
