By Cr Pamela Sutton-Legaud
Sometimes, we all need a little bit of extra motivation to get out and get active, and return to being the social creatures we were a few years ago.
A great program in our city is the Daughters of the West program that started mid-July, run by the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation in partnership with Hobsons Bay City Council and sponsored by Worksafe.
It’s a weekly, two-hour session at the Newport Community Hub giving women of our community a free and easy way to learn more about their health, do some exercise and meet new people.
It provides a rare and much-needed safe and inclusive space to talk about women’s health, and the guest speakers have been incredibly informative and engaging.
I attended last week’s session where Naomi Fitzgerald from the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation interviewed Western Metropolitan MP and Early Childhood, Pre-Prep and Workplace Safety Minister Ingrid Stitt about her life and career as part of a series of interviews of leading women.
It’s wonderful to see our community recovering and reconnecting as we move through the impacts of the pandemic, thanks in part to 101 successful Hobsons Bay Make It Happen grant applications.
I’m a huge advocate for us all getting out and involved in our community, and these grants are an effective way for groups to access the support they need to get their event, program or activity off the ground.
There are plenty of events coming up that have received Make It Happen funding, including the HMAS Castlemaine’s 80th anniversary in Williamstown on Sunday, October 9.
I encourage you all to get out and make the most of these great community events.
