Family Planning Qld
Maranoa Tour 5th Nov - 11th Nov 2008
Family Planning Queensland (FPQ) visited the Maranoa in November 2008. Maranoa Health Enhancement Program (MHEP) with the assistance of Spiritus, Queensland Health and Lifeline brought Family Planning queensland to the Maranoa, providing information to school children, parents and teachers.
Alison Noller, Regional Education Coordinator, Family Planning Queensland spoke to approximately 150 school children and teachers in the MHEP area covering Injune, Mitchell, Bymount, St George, Surat and Yuleba Schools.
Topics on communicating about sexuality with children, feel safe, puberty for boys and girls were discussed at the various sessions.
Parents attending sessions learnt how to be more approachable regarding sexual matters and their children, puberty for parents and sexual health.
Resources - DVDs and books, including "Talking about it", "High Talk", "Everyone's Got a Bottom" and "Traffic Lights" are available through PFQ.
Contact - Family Planning Queensland Toowoomba can be contacted on (07) 32500240 or www.fpq.com.au
MITCHELL PLAYGROUP
Mitchell Playgroup celebrated their end of year breakup on the 9th Dec 2008 with a massive rollup of 13 adults and 15 children. Guests included
Spiritus was responsible for providing funding for the day and Katrina delivered a Kinder Muskik session for all. The playgroup was established this year with the support of Sue Barford from the Roma Neighbourhood Centre, Anna Cross from Qld Health Mitchell Health Services and Julie Kennedy from Maranoa Health Enhancement Program. Throughout the year in excess of 20 families have utilised the service.
The Maranoa Health Enhancement Program provided Flexible Funding to assist with the purchase of equipment to facilitate the activities of the playgroup.
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NAIDOC WEEK
St George this year the community has celbrated NAIDOC Week with an awards ceremony on the 18th July 2008. These awards are for the many people within our comminty who characterise themselves as proud Indigenous people and acknowledge these individuals, praise them and provide them recognition they deserve.
Maranoa Health Enhancement Program would like to congratulate all nominnees and award winners for 2008
Kyndra Wilson - Indigenous Junior Female Student of the Year.
Danielle Saunders - Indigenous Employee of the Year.
Kyle Smith - Indigenous Junior Male Student of the Year.
St George has also celebrated as a community with a week long events this year from the 15th to 19th September. The activities included a flag raising ceremony at the council office, face painting, boomerang painting, Indigenous games, story telling and art competitions and much more...........
