Drysdale Women's Health Forum

Aimed at women 40 years and over, the Drysdale Women's Health Forum will feature a local female GP and health workers from Bellarine Community Health.

This is a social evening with supper and a prize provided by Curves Drysdale women's gum.

Topics covered include: heart health, menopause and continence, health self management, mental health, breast and cervical health, Zena women's health services and gamblers help.

Held on Thursday 13th October from 6.30 to 8.30 pm at the Bellarine Community Health. 21 Palmerston Street, Drysdale.

There are limited places - you must confirm your attendance - phone 5251 2291

Safeway Drysdale healthy supermarket tour

On Wednesday September 14, a healthy supermarket tour will be held for 2 hours for people living with diabetes/prediabetes at the Safeway Supermarket in Drysdale.

A dietician will show you how to find suitable everyday foods which are healthy.

To book phone 1300 136 588 - Diabetes Australia

Cost is $15 or $10 for members.

Diabetes Australia Supermarket Tour in Drysdale

On Monday , July 12, from 10am to noon, Diabetes Australia is hosting a tour of the Safeway supermarket in Drysdale.

The aim of the tour is to educate participants about healthy eating and understanding how to read food labels.
Cost is $10 for members and $15 for non members.

To book phone Diabetes Australia on 1300 136 588.

You can also contact Angela Walker (dietitian) on 5251 2291.

Headspace is opening in Drysdale

The Echo ( June 11, 2010 p. 7, print edition) reports that Headspace is opening a centre in Drysdale. Located in Peninsula Drive, Drysdale next to the Potato Shed , the centre will be open from 1-5pm, Monday to Friday.

"Headspace provides a youth friendly community-based health service for young people aged between 12 and 25 and their families."

More information is available from Headspace - Barwon Region. Contact Details: Phone 5251 5088.

Headspace Barwon City - phone number is 5222 6690.

Annual Curves Food Drive starts tomorrow

Curves Bellarine, women's gym in Drysdale, is collecting non-perishable food stuffs for the Drysdale Family Support FoodBank Plus for the month of June.

Curves members who participate will receive a reusable Curves grocery freezer bag for free.

Non members who want to donate a bag of groceries, can join Curves for free between June 1 and 19, 2010 - a saving of $249 joining fee.

For more infromation contact Curves Bellarein on (03) 5253 3029 or email curves@mybellarine.com.au

Drysdale Gets New Headspace Site

Headspace youth support service is opening a new site near the Potato Shed in Drysdale to help young people and their families with counselling services, health and well being issues and access to GPs and specialists.

More information is available from the Bellarine Times, article in the April 13, 2010 issue on page 3.

Headspace applying for planning permit at the Potato Shed in Drysdale

An article in today's Geelong Advertiser (print edition) by Chrisie Peucker (page 15) says that youth mental health service Headspace Barwon has applied to run a satellite programe at the Bellarine Artis Centre site - the Potato Shed in Drysdale.

"If approved, the temporary building would house an integrated health model, including GPs, psychiatrists, drug and alcohol counsellors, youth workers and physical and mental health workers."

The Potato Shed has been chosen as the site initially because of close proximity to schools. If approved the centre would be open from 1-5pm.

An earlier article about headspace and its choice of location in Drysdale was published on 23 February 2009 in the Geelong Advertiser entitled: Bellarine Headspace Grows.