Australian Centre for Arts and Health in Ellenborough, New South Wales | Mental health service

Australian Centre for Arts and Health

Locality: Ellenborough, New South Wales

Phone: +61 416 641 482

Address: 5585 Oxley Highway 2446 Ellenborough, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.artsandhealth.org.au/

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25.01.2022 wishing all our Arts and Health and Creative Ageing friends all good things in the year ahead @MargretMeagher

25.01.2022 This tribute to frontline medical workers was too brilliant not to share. The mural by Melbourne's Murals and Interior Design is at Blackrock. Thank you to all those people helping to keep us safe and our communities going. Our thoughts are with #artsandhealth colleagues in other countries which are coping with so many more difficulties than we are in Australia. Originally posted on Instagram by ABC News.... ................................................................ Australian Centre for Arts and Health #artshealth #artsinhealth #murals #covid19 #coronavirus #frontlinemedicalworkers #Thankyou #resilience #creative #uplifting

23.01.2022 Meet artist Siris Hill. Art has transformed his life dealing with trauma and mental illness. He says "When I finally found art I felt empowered, it took away everything negative that I was thinking and feeling. Its given me a voice and I want to share that for and with others." https://www.bbc.com//ex-norwich-rough-sleeper-exhibits-anx #artshealth #artsandhealth #mentalhealth #youthmentalhealth #artsonprescription #artsinhealth #creative #inspire #shareart #communityarts

23.01.2022 ABC interview with Melbourne GP and author Melanie Cheng (Australia Day novel) on how writing creates happier doctors and raises their empathy for patients. https://www.abc.net.au//doctors-creative-writing/11172788 "I found this Creative Doctors network They were doctors that were doing writing, photography, painting, performance ...," she explains. ... Used to seeing tired, grumpy, overworked doctors in hospital wards and GP clinics, she said,"What struck me when I went to see this Creative Doctors network was that they really seemed happy and it was a bit of a light-bulb moment." Hilton Koppe, a GP with almost three decades practice and involvement in training medical professionals, had his own light-bulb moment 16 years ago: he uses writing exercises in his sessions to replenish his trainees "wells", or stores, of empathy. #artshealth #artsandhealth #artsinhealth #mentalhealth #GP #creative #artsonprescription #creativewriting #creativedoctors #hospitals #medicalstudents #doctors #inspire #empathy #australianhospitals #MelanieCheng #author #hiltonkoppe #patientperspective #narrativemedicine #listeningtopatients #patientsaspeople #patientsfirst #patientexperience #agedcare #overworkeddoctors #ABC

23.01.2022 A combination of devastating and inspiring. If you need help or someone to talk to call Lifeline on 13 11 14 for crisis support. #artshealth #artsinhealth #artsandhealth #mentalhealth #suicide #suicideprevention #dance #inspire #ptsd #depression #grief #coping #copingwithgrief #returnedservicemen #returnedservicewomen #veterans #trauma #lifeline #counselling

21.01.2022 Check out Mandy The Mental Health Koala at the centre of the party at Headspace Day today. Such an important time to be a part of youth mental health awareness. #headspace #mentalhealth #youthmentalhealth #acah #headspace #mentalhealthawareness #artsandhealth #artshealth https://www.portnews.com.au//small-steps-approach-to-imp/

20.01.2022 Even the worst of times bring inspiration. Public art both expresses and prompts emotions and wellbeing. We see the Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail as a beacon of hope for the future, helping people to see beauty and fun in these hard times, but many artists around the world are expressing their own feelings. #hellokoalas #auststreetartawards #murals #regionalart #theguardian #acah #austartsandhealth #artsandhealth #ausarts #creative #inspiration #mentalhealth #art #streetart #publicart #coronavirus #covid19 #weareallinthistogether #resilience #mentalhealth #iloveportmacquarie #NSW

20.01.2022 A notion worth sharing .... no doubt we all agree but its nice to see it expressed this way. #artshealth #artsonprescription #mentalhealth #arts #creativeageing #creativeaging #FayWilkinson

20.01.2022 Another inspiring collaborative project in the UK. Paths for Life is a partnership between Impact Arts, Suicide Prevention North Lanarkshire and the Local Community Partnership Team. Artist Jose Carlos Rivera said the stepping stones project to raise awareness of crisis services and create an area for reflection in nature for local people had been "an incredibly valuable way of getting local residents together to create art, reflect and learn together as a group".... Full story: https://www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk//carbrain-art-project-i Impact Arts #artshealth #mentalhealth #wellbeing #creative #artsinhealth #communityart #artsonprescription #inspire #innovate #PathsForLife #ImpactArts

20.01.2022 Our Solutions Are in Nature is the theme of International Day for Biodiversity this May 22, so lets get behind this little wildlife crusader and make sure the ...worlds a better place when she grows up. If theres two things Covid-19 has taught us, its how much we all need each other and that we need to do things differently. The Convention on Biological Diversity says the theme of Our Solutions Are in Nature emphasises hope, solidarity and the importance of working together at all levels to build a future in harmony with nature. It says: "2020 is the year when, more than ever, the world can signal a strong will for a global framework that will bend the curve on biodiversity loss for the benefit of humans and all life on Earth". We hope our Hello Koalas are an ongoing creative, bright and fun way to bring our community the joy of nature and raise awareness of the importance of protecting our koalas and our environment. Ranger Riley is Hello Koalas roaming ambassador for endangered species and is by artist Pauline Roods. Photo: Parks Australia ............................................................... Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Visit NSW Greater Port Macquarie Tourism Association Greater Port Macquarie Camden Haven Courier Port Macquarie News Wauchope Gazette Visit NSW State Forests Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce Destination NSW Destination Northcoast Margret Meagher Australian National Botanic Gardens United Nations Decade on Biodiversity Threatened Species Commissioner Leslie Williams Pat Conaghan MP Dr David Gillespie MP UNSW Rural Clinical School WIRES #iloveportmacquarie #koalahospital #travellingwithkids #exploreNSW #savethekoala #savethekoalas #ilovekoalas #koalas #portmacquarieinfo #CoastbeatCommunity #kidsportmac #LoveNSW #keepingitlocal #weareallinthistogether #supportlocalpmq #biodiversity #InternationalDayforBiodiversity #biologicaldiversity #nature #biodiversityloss #hope #changetheworld #conservation #biodiversityday #wildlife #sallybox

20.01.2022 Lovely story about our own Lisa Hort. https://www.seniorsnews.com.au//a-healing-happy-s/3706201/ #ArtsHealth #ACAH #LisaHort #creativeaging #creativeageing #artsandhealth #TimeSlips #dementia #memoryloss #ageing #aging #postitiveageing #Seniors #SeniorsNews #positiveaging #iloveportmacquarie Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Greater Port Macquarie Tourism Association Port Macquarie Hastings Library Service

18.01.2022 Meet Fifie as you hunt for treasure! June 7-9 for the first time as part of this years Hello Koalas Festival you can join the treasure hunt to photograph 26 s...elected Hello Koalas Sculptures, including two new faces by artist #LisaBurrell. The beautiful Flying Fifie is adorned with 23 Australian butterflies, five moths and five caterpillars. Our lives are so busy and we often dont notice the quiet little lives in nature that are going on around us, Lisa said. The treasure hunt koalas are based in Port Macquarie, with one special stop at Wauchope Train Station to find Guula in his new home. Theres prizes up for grabs and registration for the Hello Koalas Treasure Hunt is free, so join the fun!!! www.hellokoalas.com/festival/ Its part of 4 days of fun and caring for our koalas, starting with the Caring For Our Koalas and Our Environment Symposium featuring 17 expert speakers on Thursday, June 6 and ending with the spectacular Family Day on Sunday at Douglas Vale Historic Homestead and Vineyard from 9.30am-3pm. See you there! Hello Koalas Festival 6-9 June 2019 Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail Hello Koalas Festival Family Day 2019 Hello Koalas Treasure Hunt Koala Hospital Port Macquarie Visit NSW Greater Port Macquarie Greater Port Macquarie Tourism Association Australian National Botanic Gardens Visit NSW State Forests Kids Port Mac Port Macquarie News 2nd Caring for our Koalas and our Environment Symposium Douglas Vale Historic Homestead and Vineyard #DouglasValeHistoricHomesteadandVineyard #conservation #travellingwithkids #koalas #savethekoala #savethekoalas #CoffsHarbour #creative #inspire #treasurehunt #butterflies #iloveportmacquarie #wauchope #wauchopetafe

17.01.2022 Help the beautiful Puzzles, Looking for the Key to Dementia this Dementia Action Week (Sept 16-22). By artist Kerry Smith-Taughkin, you will find Puzzles at Por...t Macquarie Library in Grant St. She represents the pieces of lifes jigsaw puzzle that slowly start to disappear from memory with dementia, and the hope of finding a key to unlock a cure. The theme of this years awareness week is Dementia Doesnt Discriminate Do You? Something to think about. Puzzles is sponsored by the NSW Government Premier and Cabinet and Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams. To find out more go to www.dementia.org.au. ......................................................... Dementia Australia Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail Port Macquarie Hastings Library Service Visit NSW Greater Port Macquarie Tourism Association Greater Port Macquarie ABC Mid North Coast Wauchope Gazette Port Macquarie News Port Macquarie Focus Visit NSW State Forests Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce Destination NSW Kids Port Mac The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney Pat Conaghan - Member for Cowper #dementiaaustralia #dementia #dementiadoesntdiscriminate #dementiaactionweek #ageingwell #creativeageing #portmacquarielibrary #hellokoalas #hellokoalassculpturetrail #iloveportmacquarie #koalahospital #koalaconservation #environmentaleducation

17.01.2022 Our Hello Koalas sculptures are bringing joy and sunshine to our community in the aftermath of the bushfires. We are proud that the #HelloKoalasSculptureTrail started life as an arts and health project and continues its important work in promoting good health and wellbeing for all.

17.01.2022 A great story at any time about art and identity, but particularly now when we are all looking for hope. https://www.instagram.com/tv/B-vFKN6h1J6/ .................................................................... #Indigenous #Indigenousart #Aboriginal #Aboriginalart #culture #identity #acah #MargretMeagher #creativeageing #creativeaging #AustralianCentreforArtsandHealth #artshealth #artsandhealth #mentalhealth #remoteaustralia #hope #lifestory

16.01.2022 This is a shout out for arts and health too!

15.01.2022 Arts Council of Wales and Y Lab (a partnership between Cardiff University and Nesta), working with the Welsh NHS are designing a program to explore how to increase the role of the arts in keeping people in Wales healthy and well. They are gathering views to focus resources on areas where new ideas are needed and where they are likely to have the greatest impact. #artshealth #acah #artsandhealth #artsinhealth #creativewellbeing #creativeageing #creativeaging #mentalhealth #artsonprescription #artshealthinstitute

14.01.2022 Love this image and the prescription.

14.01.2022 Perhaps more than ever, 2020 is a time for friendship.This #InternationalFriendshipDay Hello Koalas' Kalido and friends are here to say let's be kind, inclusive... and look for the things we have in common as well as celebrating our differences. Kalido is a mosaic by Out There Design and Mosaic artist and dance teacher Francessca O’Donnell and is covered in vibrant performing arts motifs dedicated to those involved in theatre, music and dance. These are some of the best tools in the world to connect people and build understanding across countries and cultures. ...................................................... Photos courtesy: #612266eva #natruas_beauty & #winniethepoohshunny 2020 Hello Koalas Festival and Treasure Hunt Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Visit NSW Greater Port Macquarie Tourism Association Greater Port Macquarie Destination NSW Destination Northcoast Margret Meagher #InternationalDayofFriendship #friendship #understanding #inclusion #bekind #July30 #FrancescaOdonnell #celebratethearts #artsandhealth #iloveportmacquarie #koala #hellokoalas #travellingwithkids #exploreNSW #savethekoala #ilovekoalas #portmacquarie #portmacquarieinfo #10000fansofpmq #CoastbeatCommunity #kidsportmac #LoveNSW #keepingitlocal #supportlocalpmq #community #walkportmacquarie

14.01.2022 Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail’s Lady Lola the Dancing Koala is sponsored by #acah and inspired by the real Lola - director Margret Meagher’s gorgeous granddaughter in #NYC. With everyone separated this Easter due to isolation rules, we wanted to share this symbol of hope and resilience especially for friends and colleagues in countries harder hit by #Covid19 than Australia. Stay safe and Happy Easter. Our thoughts are with you. .................................... #ausartshealth #artsandhealth #happyeaster #easter #resilience #creativearts #wellbeing

13.01.2022 Our Solutions Are in Nature is the theme of International Day for Biodiversity this May 22, so let's get behind this little wildlife crusader and make sure the ...world's a better place when she grows up. If there's two things Covid-19 has taught us, it's how much we all need each other and that we need to do things differently. The Convention on Biological Diversity says the theme of Our Solutions Are in Nature emphasises hope, solidarity and the importance of working together at all levels to build a future in harmony with nature. It says: "2020 is the year when, more than ever, the world can signal a strong will for a global framework that will 'bend the curve' on biodiversity loss for the benefit of humans and all life on Earth". We hope our Hello Koalas are an ongoing creative, bright and fun way to bring our community the joy of nature and raise awareness of the importance of protecting our koalas and our environment. Ranger Riley is Hello Koalas' roaming ambassador for endangered species and is by artist Pauline Roods. Photo: Parks Australia ............................................................... Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Visit NSW Greater Port Macquarie Tourism Association Greater Port Macquarie Camden Haven Courier Port Macquarie News Wauchope Gazette Visit NSW State Forests Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce Destination NSW Destination Northcoast Margret Meagher Australian National Botanic Gardens United Nations Decade on Biodiversity Threatened Species Commissioner Leslie Williams Pat Conaghan MP Dr David Gillespie MP UNSW Rural Clinical School WIRES #iloveportmacquarie #koalahospital #travellingwithkids #exploreNSW #savethekoala #savethekoalas #ilovekoalas #koalas #portmacquarieinfo #CoastbeatCommunity #kidsportmac #LoveNSW #keepingitlocal #weareallinthistogether #supportlocalpmq #biodiversity #InternationalDayforBiodiversity #biologicaldiversity #nature #biodiversityloss #hope #changetheworld #conservation #biodiversityday #wildlife #sallybox

13.01.2022 Public Art and Health .. creativity is one of the great ways to promote health and wellbeing in a very tangible and tactile way, as on World Cancer Day. Thank you Mike White, global leader in community arts and health and the inspiring force behind the famous antony gormley sculpture #AngeloftheNorth, Newcastle Gateshead UK. I am especially remembering you on World Cancer Day today and the impact you had on the development of the arts and health field internationally. ... Hello Koalas Dr Stu Dent, by Pauline Roods, does his bit for World Cancer Day, spreading the message of I Am and I Will, reflecting the importance of us all doing our bit towards achieving a cancer-free world. UNSW Rural Clinical School Visit NSW #UNSWruralclinicalschool #artshealth #artsandhealth #artsforhealth #ausartsandhealth #hellokoalas #worldcancerday #February4 #cancercouncil #paulineroods #cancer #cancerawareness #standuptocancer #cancerfreeworld #iamandiwill #health #medicine #midnorthcoastcancerinstitute #NSWhealth #midnorthcoastlocalhealthdistrict #portmacquariebasehospital

13.01.2022 Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail started life as an arts and health project inspired by UK colleagues Mike White (#AngeloftheNorth) and Elaine Burke (#LarkinwithToads) and what they achieved utilising public art to impact on community health and wellbeing. Our vision to create a public art project with impacts on individual and community health and creative ageing continue to evolve and expand. And we have increasing interest in the role that the natural environment, coupled with... creative engagement, play in enhancing health and wellbeing. Forestry NSW has been a major supporter of our arts and health work and we are especially impressed with the support they give to our Aboriginal artists and community. #SealyLookout is a great example. Well done! #VisitNSWforests Lisa Hort #WhiddonGroup #ABCMidNorthCoast #PortNews Leslie Williams #PatConaghan See more

12.01.2022 The healing power of music. This woman was told she would never play saxaphone again after suffering a stroke but refused to give in, despite having to learn to walk, talk and move her hands again ... "Life without music is not life to me..." "Its not about how good you are as a musician ... its a matter of letting that creative part of you out." Her tenacity saw her named the winner of the Creative Award at the Stroke Foundations 2019 Stroke Awards. ........................................................................... #artshealth #artsinhealth #artsandhealth #artsonprescription #stroke #strokerecovery #mentalhealth #musicheals #wellbeing #strokefoundation #strokeawards #inspire #create #creativearts #artstherapy #musictherapy

12.01.2022 Congratulations to Rebecca Johnson on her appointment as chief scientist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC! The The Sydney ...Morning Herald labelled it "the biggest and best gig in the world of natural history". This is a real good news story for Australia and wonderful recognition for Rebecca who has done so much for koala conservation. Currently chief scientist at the Australian Museum, Rebeccas work included identifying Port Macquaries koalas as some of the healthiest and least inbred populations. Her findings were incorporated into the 2018 NSW Koala Strategy - the biggest commitment by any state government to secure koalas in the wild. She also sequenced the koala genome, revealing that koalas had 26,000 genes (humans have 20-25,000) and found they had more detoxification genes than other species, which has helped treatment of chlamydia - a leading koala killer, along with habitat loss and urbanisation. Rebecca remains hopeful that despite the reported loss of up to 2000 koalas in the recent bushfires, our koalas can be saved. Thank you and best wishes from Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail, Rebecca. .............................................................. Visit NSW Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Koala Hospital Port Macquarie Greater Port Macquarie Tourism Association Greater Port Macquarie ABC Mid North Coast Wauchope Gazette Port Macquarie News Port Macquarie Focus Australian Centre for Arts and Health Visit NSW State Forests Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce Destination NSW Destination Northcoast Percival Property Leslie Williams Pat Conaghan MP WIRES #hellokoalas #iloveportmacquarie #savewildkoalas #savethekoalas #PortMacquariefires #environmentaleducation #portmacquarieinfo #AustralianMuseum #SmithsonianNationalMuseumofNaturalHistory

12.01.2022 An amazing art project to capture what has been a unique year .... its grief, tears and tribulations, but also the joy of life going on and the people who have helped get Britain ... and us all ... through it to date. #holdstill #artinspires #hope #artshealth #mentalhealth #artsandhealth

12.01.2022 Hello Koalas Sculpture Trails Lady Lola the Dancing Koala is sponsored by #acah and inspired by the real Lola - director Margret Meaghers gorgeous granddaughter in #NYC. With everyone separated this Easter due to isolation rules, we wanted to share this symbol of hope and resilience especially for friends and colleagues in countries harder hit by #Covid19 than Australia. Stay safe and Happy Easter. Our thoughts are with you. .................................... #ausartshealth #artsandhealth #happyeaster #easter #resilience #creativearts #wellbeing

11.01.2022 The concept of utilizing the arts as therapy for those with mental health conditions including depression and PTSD has been well described, but embracing it for the entire healthcare team along with their families also has numerous benefits. This is something we have addressed at our annual conferences in the past. Read on: #artshealth #mentalhealth #hospitals #wellbeing #practitioners #stress #artsinmedicine #artsonprescription

11.01.2022 Isn't this just the feeling we all need right now? Breathe in, breathe out ... #headspace #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #youthmentalhealth #artshealth #artsandhealth #acah

10.01.2022 Australian Centre for Arts and Health is delighted to be part of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Art and Dementia Symposium tomorrow Tuesday, September 24 from 5-8pm. The symposium, open to the public, and attended by ACAH director Margret Meagher and creative ageing practitioner Lisa Hort - pictured here with NGA program producer Adriane Boag at last years ACAH conference - will highlight national and international perspectives in the field and celebrate the i...mpact and legacy of the NGAs program. This includes growth of the field in Japan by Arts Alive founder Yoko Hayashi and new research on bio markers for mood and agitation by University of Canberra PhD Candidate Nathan DCahuna. Adriane was one of the keynote speakers at the first ACAH conference in Port Macquarie in 2009 and it was from that event that the NGA developed its outreach art and dementia program, commencing with the Glasshouse Port Macquarie in 2010, so this is a real milestone. Weve included a lovely flashback to one of Adrianes early session at the gallery. The event is free, but you need to book at https://tickets.nga.gov.au//Enta/EventSeatBlockPrices.aspx The event will be live-streamed via the NGA Facebook, so dont miss out. .............................................. Margret Meagher Greater Port Macquarie ABC Mid North Coast Wauchope Gazette Port Macquarie News Port Macquarie Focus The Canberra Times Visit Canberra Visit NSW #artshealth #artsandhealth #mentalhealth #dementia #alzheimers #creativeageing #positiveageing #lisahort #adrianboag #kimstaples

09.01.2022 This is a moment of true resilience in the face of incredible adversity. Arts and health comes in many forms and circumstances. Inspiring stories life our spirits and give us hope.

09.01.2022 Arts and health in action. Plain and simple. Thank you everyone for your messages of support during the horrendous bushfires afflicting so much of New South Wales.

08.01.2022 Reminded of inspiring moments at ACAH 2017 conference with Norwegian Dr Audun Myskja, a world leader in the use of music and song in caring for those with dementia, Parkinsons Disease and mental health challenges. #artshealth17 #artshealth #dementia #mentalhealth #Parkinsons #wellbeing #audunmyskja #positiveageing #positiveaging #creativeageing #creativeaging #inspire #music #healing #therapeutic #artsandhealth #artsinhealth #artsonprescription #agedcare

07.01.2022 New research - the largest study of its kind, involving 50,000 people - providing further evidence base for the power of arts in health. #artshealth #artsandhealth #artsinhealth #artsonprescription #creativesrts #creativeageing #inspire #mentalhealth

07.01.2022 Creative - the positive big C - another arts-health connection. At Nebraska Medicines Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, an entire program has been created around the art-wellness connection. Healing Arts, with its therapeutic art and music programs and diverse art collection, is designed to reduce pain perception, anxiety, stress and depression in patients undergoing cancer treatment. The program also serves as a stress-relieving creative outlet for Nebraska Medicine staff and students. #artshealth #artsinhealth #artsandhealth #creative #wellbeing #mentalhealth #cancertreatment #cancer #palliative #medical #artsonprescription #artstherapy #artheals #stressrelief #healingarts #anxiety #depression #stress

06.01.2022 Hello Koalas is thrilled to be the Gold Winner for Cultural Tourism at the 2019 NSW Tourism Awards just announced! Sadly, project director Margret Meagher could...nt be at the awards night due to the fire threat at her home and business at Ellenborough in Greater Port Macquarie. However, she shared a moment from the fires that she said exemplified the amazing level of commitment of the Hello Koalas family. When local Hello Koalas fibreglass manufacturer John Belfield and his wife were forced to evacuate their property at Johns River, they did not know what they would be returning to ... or if their house would be intact. Facing the same plight, Margret asked him how he prioritised what to take in his trailer in the face of such danger and destruction. He replied: I took the Hello Koalas sculpture mould because it was the most precious possession in my care and the one that would be the hardest to replace! What an amazing man - thank you, John! Margret said the win was due to many such passionate people, including Hello Koalas inspired artists, valued sponsors and partners, steadfast supporters and suppliers and rapidly growing band of admirers and friends. She also paid tribute to Janette Hyde, who won the Dean Gorddard Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Individual to NSW - Congratulations Janette! Janette is President of the Greater Port Macquarie Tourism Association, Vice President of the Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce, Board Member of Port Macquarie Panthers and a supporter of a number of community-based organisations including Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail. (She is pictured with Margret when Hello Koalas took out the 2019 NSW Chamber Regional Business Award for Excellence in Innovation.) Congratulations also to #TelegraphRetreatCottages for Hosted Accommodation Gold, #NRMAPortMacquarieBreakwallHolidayPark for Caravan and Holiday Parks Gold, #ForestryCorporationofNSW: Sealy Lookout for Tourist Attraction Silver and #MacquarieWatersBoutiqueApartmentHotel, Port Macquarie for Self-Contained Accommodation Bronze. Our Hello Koalas are discovered on the original Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail in Greater Port Macquarie, the annual Hello Koalas Festival in June, in travelling exhibitions such as currently at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney (until 30 November), and across Australia and the world through traditional and social media - all spreading awareness of the importance of protecting our iconic koalas and our environment in a fun and entertaining way. ............................................................ Visit NSW 2020 Hello Koalas Festival and Treasure Hunt Whats On in Port Macquarie #WhitespaceMarketing #NSWTourismAwards #NSWForests #wauchopegazette #portmacquarie #royalbotanicgardensydney #iloveportmacquarie #hellokoalas #koalaconservation #savethekoalas #gardenkoalas #ABCMidNorthCoast #ilovesydneyaustralia #portmacquarieinfo #koalahospitalportmacquarie #portmacquarienews #destinationNSW #destinationnorthcoast #visitnswforests #lesliewilliams #tourismgold #patconaghan #greaterportmacquarietourism #denismamo #janettehyde #johnbelfield #paulineroods #outtheredesignandmosaic #kimstaples #lisaburell #waynestaples #wendystokes #goyatorres #seaacresrainforest

06.01.2022 Perhaps more than ever, 2020 is a time for friendship.This #InternationalFriendshipDay Hello Koalas Kalido and friends are here to say lets be kind, inclusive... and look for the things we have in common as well as celebrating our differences. Kalido is a mosaic by Out There Design and Mosaic artist and dance teacher Francessca ODonnell and is covered in vibrant performing arts motifs dedicated to those involved in theatre, music and dance. These are some of the best tools in the world to connect people and build understanding across countries and cultures. ...................................................... Photos courtesy: #612266eva #natruas_beauty & #winniethepoohshunny 2020 Hello Koalas Festival and Treasure Hunt Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Visit NSW Greater Port Macquarie Tourism Association Greater Port Macquarie Destination NSW Destination Northcoast Margret Meagher #InternationalDayofFriendship #friendship #understanding #inclusion #bekind #July30 #FrancescaOdonnell #celebratethearts #artsandhealth #iloveportmacquarie #koala #hellokoalas #travellingwithkids #exploreNSW #savethekoala #ilovekoalas #portmacquarie #portmacquarieinfo #10000fansofpmq #CoastbeatCommunity #kidsportmac #LoveNSW #keepingitlocal #supportlocalpmq #community #walkportmacquarie

06.01.2022 The first-ever World Health Organization (WHO) report on the evidence base for arts and health interventions will be launched in Helsinki, Finland on November 11, 2019. Definitely a day to remember! Our thoughts on this day, Remembrance Day, are also with all those people who have served and continue to serve our country and with their families and loved ones. So much has been sacrificed. Lest We Forget.... http://www.euro.who.int//launch-of-first-who-report-on-the #artshealth #artsandhealth #wellness #wellbeing #ACAH #ausartsandhealth #remembranceday #lestweforget

06.01.2022 "We must break down stereotypes, break down mental constructs, limitations, categories, borders - or ultimately the arts will suffer. Thats the inspiration for Wild Dreamer Productions creative director, Aarti Bajaj, originally from India, now Gold Coast-based, whose production Meera is on at ASB Waterfront Theatre in Auckland from May 31-June 2. The arts ability to break down barriers of all descriptions age, gender, race, nationality, language, ability, health, behav...iour, socio-economics and profession is something continuously addressed at ACAH conferences. Aarti has been selected to compete for Australia at the World Championship of Performing Arts in California in July. She was selected from 75,000 applications across 50 countries. In Meera, she has created a new concept and genre, mixing professional and amateur talents from diverse backgrounds, in what has been described as a truly unique cultural melting pot where dance styles like jazz, pole, Indian, ballet, contemporary and aerial mix with the latest technology and intelligent cinematography. Its a love story which she says just happens to come from India but the story, like the arts is bigger than where people come from. "When I see humans, I see humanity, and when I see arts, I just see artists ...I choose not to be categorised or labelled as "this" or "that" because of my colour or ethnicity ...I choose the word "artist" thats it ... art has so much to offer ...we cant limit it inside the boxes of colour, creed, ethnicity, or gender." Find out more at https://wilddreamerproductions.com and if you are in or around Auckland, go to www.asbwaterfronttheatre.co.nz/wild-dreamer-produc//meera/. Hear her views at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2673318599351275. .............................. #artshealth #artsandhealth #ACAH #artsinhealthinstitute #meera #creative #community #culture #breakingdownbarriers #mentalhealth #wellbeing #inspire #multicultural #performingarts #dance #theatre #musical #performance #dancer #drama #event #ausartsandhealth #asbwaterfronttheatre #Auckland #artsonprescription #creativeageging #creativeaging #positiveageing #positiveaging #creativewellbeing Visit Auckland

06.01.2022 So excited to see our original arts and health concept, with the assistance of UK arts and health practitioner @ElaineBurke, flourish into a public art project with significant health, wellbeing and community cultural development outcomes. I am loving the links between the arts, health, wellbeing and the environment - watch this space as our work unfolds in this special interest area.

04.01.2022 This tribute to frontline medical workers was too brilliant not to share. The mural by Melbournes Murals and Interior Design is at Blackrock. Thank you to all those people helping to keep us safe and our communities going. Our thoughts are with #artsandhealth colleagues in other countries which are coping with so many more difficulties than we are in Australia. Originally posted on Instagram by ABC News.... ................................................................ Australian Centre for Arts and Health #artshealth #artsinhealth #murals #covid19 #coronavirus #frontlinemedicalworkers #Thankyou #resilience #creative #uplifting

03.01.2022 Updating our ACAH friends on the fire situation in Port Macquarie. Our thoughts are with everyone affected including our precious Koala population. #artshealth #artsandhealth #nswfires #hellokoalas #koalahospitalportmacquarie

01.01.2022 More fantastic work by #LisaHort. For the first time, ArtWalk Port Macquarie on July 18 features a special digital animation that was created by Port Macquarie-Hastings Seniors living with memory loss. Sunday Afternoon is an exploration and response to the question: "What do you love to do?"... Using hand-painted 2D elements and iPads, participants created stop-animations under the guidance of creative ageing practitioner Lisa Hort and designer Katherine Appleby. Note that #HelloKoalas is also taking part in this event highlighting 8 local artists through illumination of 12 Hello Koalas on a CBD building, as well as a "Spot the Koala" competition. Congratulations Lisa, Katherine and Margret. ........................................................................................................................................................ #artshealth #artsandhealth #artsinhealth #artsonprescription #creativeageing #creativeaging #positiveageing #positiveaging #dementia #dementiaaustralia #memoryloss #alzheimers #portmacquarie #iloveportmacquarie #discoverportmacquarie Visit NSW Destination NSW

01.01.2022 There is no doubt that art can make you feel connected and loved. Happy People Day!