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Life in isolation

2020-04-28T09:21:18+10:00

It's not all beer and jigsaw puzzles Listening to politicians talk about Australia’s pandemic lockdown you could be forgiven for thinking that a nuclear family with two kids and a dog is representative of a “typical” Aussie household. Much of the media coverage and political commentary has focused on exercising with family members, activities to keep the kids entertained and spending time together as a family unit. But what about the approximately 5% of people who live in a share-house with friends or strangers and are separated from their loved ones? Or the whopping one quarter of Australians who live alone? [...]

Life in isolation2020-04-28T09:21:18+10:00

Changing the story

2020-05-12T10:18:39+10:00

A new world of possibilities and opportunities When Mandy Hutchinson walked into Health Issues Centre, she had high hopes. As CEO of Northern District Community Health Service, she is passionate about community engagement and knew what she wanted. “We have this idea that we are a service that is a reflection of the community. It’s vitally important that their voice is part of the fabric of what we do,” she said. “But right now, I’m not sure that it is.” Mandy signed up for the Graduate Certificate in Consumer and Community Engagement (10164NAT) as part of an ambition to transform her [...]

Changing the story2020-05-12T10:18:39+10:00

Understanding difficult choices

2020-05-12T10:18:57+10:00

Prescriptions or groceries? Managing household expenses is a familiar juggling act for many Australians. But what if that means making a decision between buying your prescription medication and buying food? Catherine Fraser said this is exactly the kind of conundrum some members of her community are facing. And it’s this kind of experience that makes consumer engagement so critical for local health organisations. "My role as Service Development Officer at Your Community Health is about helping to connect our health services to where people are at and supporting communities to be active in their health care and services,” Catherine said. “When [...]

Understanding difficult choices2020-05-12T10:18:57+10:00

From hillside hospital to consumer representative

2020-04-23T10:45:23+10:00

Lizzie Flemming’s introduction to the world of medicine began on a Brazilian hillside when she was a little girl. “My mother was a nurse living in the country for while. When we lived up in the farms in Brazil, people used to come when they wanted an injection,” Lizzie said. “Some of the field workers would come and knock at the door because the pharmacy and hospital were kilometres away. She was more like a nurse practitioner. “I grew up with this idea that health is a very important thing because we could see the effect that it had on people.” [...]

From hillside hospital to consumer representative2020-04-23T10:45:23+10:00

The ride of his life

2020-05-12T10:19:56+10:00

The ride of his life With his passion for motorcycles and carefree rides on his HOG, it possibly wouldn’t have shocked anyone to hear Ray Newland had gone out in a blaze of glory and engine oil on a lonely highway. But it wasn’t a Harley that left him flat on his back in hospital. It was a stroke. “I was still working at the time I had the stroke, running the national secretariat for the motorcycle industry, importing bikes,” Ray said. “It was a high-pressure job. I flew all over the country representing the industry on road safety issues [...]

The ride of his life2020-05-12T10:19:56+10:00

What have cows got to do with it?

2020-08-27T17:09:36+10:00

There’s always a story behind how someone became a Consumer Representative and Kerri Easton is no exception. Her story is connected to her sudden career change from freelance theatrical costume maker for the Australian Ballet and Opera Australia,  amongst others, to grower of Angus-cross beef cattle. “My partner had an accident and lost his balance permanently,” she said. “He was senior administrator at a university and after that I had to cart him around to doctors appointments and rehab because he had to learn to walk again. He couldn’t drive or use public transport. I had to take days off [...]

What have cows got to do with it?2020-08-27T17:09:36+10:00

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