Annual Report Final 2 - Flipbook - Page 54
Wellbeing
Warriors
We all have the innate human instinct to
connect with one another. To share and
to listen. To be seen and heard. And that
couldn’t be truer of the newly formed
Wellbeing Warriors Women’s group.
With culture and education at its core, the
group is a collaboration between New
Horizons and Kiray Putjung Aboriginal
Corporation. Over its 12-week run, interest
and camaraderie has grown among the
local Cessnock women. ‘Some weeks we’ve
had close to 20 women in attendance’,
Community Support Worker Sasha Novak
told us.
As part of the program, art is emerging as
the binding thread. From hearing about First
Nations Art Programs through Tafe NSW,
to travelling to Minimbah Teaching Place
for cultural activities and storytelling, the
program has been a smash hit.
‘We’re always trying to get services in to help
educate women’, Sasha says, ‘and we’re
hoping to get resources so that the women
can make their own traditional dot paintings.’
Keep an eye out for the artwork, stories,
and growing community of the Wellbeing
Warriors in 2024.
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