Review Of Boorowa LHAC’S July Meeting

Boorowa Local Health Advisory Committee (LHAC) met in July to discuss important health issues for the Boorowa and surrounding community.

Priority areas for discussion were:

1. Progress being made on projects being developed by LHAC members for the Boorowa community and its surrounding residents.
2. Upcoming events in Boorowa.
3. A review of the MPHN’s (Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network) visit to Boorowa and ‘Conversations on the Couch’.

1. The LHAC is working on a number of projects including but not limited to:

Fridge magnets with contact details for vital health information.
Suggestion boxes to be placed around Boorowa for community feedback and suggestions for health needs.
AED training for the community and mapping of AED sites around Boorowa (AED are Automatic External Defibrillators).
Streamlining communications to better inform the community.

As projects develop further information will be provided.

2. Dying to Know Day 2025
An information meeting will be held on Tuesday the 26th of August in Boorowa. Details on page 7.

3. ‘Conversations on the Couch’ On Wednesday the 2nd of July, representatives from MPHN visited Boorowa to hold a conversation with anyone from the Boorowa community, re -Allied Health services in our community.

Allied Health practitioner services include, but are not limited to: physiotherapy, dental health, podiatry and mental health etc.

The meeting at Holly’s Cafe, attended by members of the Boorowa community, as well as some LHAC members, provided an opportunity to talk about the services Boorowa has access to, what Boorowa needs in the future and what could be done better.

The conversation was robust and thought provoking. A number of new ideas for the future were discussed.

Attending LHAC members reported back to the committee at LHAC’s July meeting.