Past Events
Men’s Health event
Men of Heathcote get a free tune up
On Thursday 1 July 2021 the Heathcote & District Community Bank hosted a free Men’s Health event at Palling Bros Brewery called ‘Chewin’ the Fat’.
Over 60 local men attended and apart from enjoying a locally brewed beer, some sausages cooked by the Lions Club, a chat with friends and a chance to win some door prizes donated by Heathcote Mitre10, they heard from two highly experienced speakers covering men’s urology issues and men’s mental health.
Stephen Trompp, volunteer chair of the Community Bank said:
“Our first speaker was Dave Heath who gave a down to earth talk on the issues men face in their plumbing and set out the usual causes and likely impacts in a way that no one could be left wondering. Everyone was enthralled and pleased to hear such straight talk about these important issues
The Heathcote community is very lucky to have Dave working as part of the Heathcote Health team. He is a specialist nurse who concentrates solely on men’s urology issues and is clearly someone who truly cares and wants to give good and clear advice to men. His main message on the night was ‘Don’t put up with issues, get them checked and it is usually the case that there is a fix’.
For the second speaker we asked Nathan Burke, legendary St Kilda football player, to come and talk about roofing – men’s mental health. Nathan used terrific examples from his football career and as a devoted husband and father to set out simple strategies men (or anyone) can use on a day to day basis to do a quick self-check on how they were travelling and if not in good shape, how to work your way into a better place.
Nathan finished his highly interesting and entertaining talk by emphasising that we should all check in with our mates and friends if we sense they are a bit off and just as importantly, if YOU are asked and there is a problem - say ‘yes’. He also said there was “a time when professional help might be needed”.
The Community Bank is also sponsoring a similar event in Nagambie and continues to look for ways to support and contribute to the local community to help it stay healthy, prosper and grow.
Community Bank Branch Manager Michael Prowse said “It’s because of our fantastic customers that we’re able to provide valuable events like this to the community. The more people we have banking with us the more funds we have to return to the local community, it really is as simple as that”.
Women in Business lunch
2019 saw us host our first Women in Business event in Nagambie aiming to connect, inspire and support the local business community. The event was a fantastic success, selling out with 90 people in attendance from all over the region and over $2,000 raised for Nagambie HealthCare.
Held at the Nagambie Brewery & Distillery, attendees were treated to a three course lunch, selection of wine and gift bag whilst being inspired by our terrific line up of guest speakers.
Local MC Jo Goodacre introduced Bendigo Bank Managing Director Marnie Baker, Director of TBA Law Jacqueline Brauman, CEO of Nagambie HealthCare Bronwyn Beadle, General Manager of Mandalay Resources Melanie McCarthy and Michelle Wilkinson of Fresh Fields Mushrooms, all of whom impressed the audience with stories of their journeys in business.
We look forward to hosting more events like this in the future. Join our mailing list at the bottom of the page to stay up to date.
