FACILITATED by Hesse Rural Health, residents of Rokewood and surrounds have been meeting at the Rokewood Community Health Centre on Tuesdays at 9am to take have a walk and a chat around town.<\/p>\n
Using guidelines from the Heart Foundation, HRH\u2019s health promotions officer Vanessa Berry said the group is maintained by the participants.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really a community-led group. It\u2019s been going for quite some time and remained steady for all those years,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe walk usually goes for an hour, starting and ending at the community health centre where a group of them usually have a coffee and chat afterwards.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s for people of all abilities, and the main goal is to get them communicating, walking outside and socialising.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s also a good chance while they\u2019re there to be asking any questions from the nurses there on the day about things like referrals or whatever their needs might be.\u201d<\/p>\n
The group averages about eight people, and Hesse Rural Health hosts other walk and talks at Inverleigh and Winchelsea.<\/p>\n
Sharon Breen has been attending the get togethers nearly every morning since December last year, and said it\u2019s been a great way to meet people and learn more about the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou get to meet lots of new people and hear what\u2019s going on in the area while keeping fit at the same time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd a lot of us have gotten to know different parts of Rokewood that we never knew before so I like to come to this every time it\u2019s on.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had one of these at Dereel but it closed up for a little while and a few of us moved to the Rokewood one, and I reckon we\u2019ll be sticking with here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FACILITATED by Hesse Rural Health, residents of Rokewood and surrounds have been meeting at the Rokewood Community Health Centre on Tuesdays at 9am to take have a walk and a chat around town. Using guidelines from the Heart Foundation, HRH\u2019s health promotions officer Vanessa Berry said the group is maintained by the participants. \u201cIt\u2019s really […]<\/p>\n