After three days of fundraising, the Dorrigo Memorial RSL & Golf Club raised a whopping $6,000 for Cancer Council NSW.

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Northern NSW Region Dorrigo Bowling Them Over With Generosity After three days of fundraising, the Dorrigo Memorial RSL & Golf Club raised a whopping $6,000 for Cancer Council NSW.

The rural community of Dorrigo, which boasts a population of 1,072 people, pulled out all stops to raise funding and awareness of men s cancers.

1 Northern NSW Region Dorrigo Bowling Them Over With Generosity After three days of fundraising, the Dorrigo Memorial RSL & Golf Club raised a whopping $6,000 for Cancer Council NSW. The fundraising consisted of two days of golf and a trivia night at the RSL. The rural community of Dorrigo, which boasts a population of 1,072 people, pulled out all stops to raise funding and awareness of men s cancers. Particularly in rural, regional areas we know men are less likely to see a doctor or discuss heath concerns. What is less known is that more men are effected by cancer than woman and many of these cancers are preventable. Thanks Dorrigo - This is one little town making a big difference!! Lower Mid North Coast Regional Tour, by Sarah Rogers Sarah Rogers (CRC) and Tim Chapman (CPC) completed a tour of the Lower Mid North Coast from September covering some 700km of road over the three days. The Lower Mid North Coast is made up of the LGAs of Port Macquarie-Hastings, Greater Taree, Gloucester and Forster-Tuncurry. These regions are

all managed by the Coffs Harbour team and the CRC and CPC conduct monthly tours of the area to engage face-to-face and build capacity within each community.

2 all managed by the Coffs Harbour team and the CRC and CPC conduct monthly tours of the area to engage face-to-face and build capacity within each community. As there are numerous cross over points between CRC s and CPC s, the Lower Mid North Coast staff have been conducting tours where they travel to each LGA as a team and meet with members of the region to overcome the challenges of engaging with communities located far away from Cancer Council NSW offices. This tour saw the team meet with both the Manning Valley Relay and Hastings Relay For Life Committees, Do It For Cancer constituents, hospital social workers, Transport to Treatment drivers, Pink constituents, and Stars of Hastings committee, a palliative care unit as well as six Daffodil Day sites over three days. We do have an exhausting schedule commented Tim Chapman. But it is essential that we maximise our time to make as many community touch points as possible and that the people within these communities become familiar with Cancer Council faces. By synchronising CPC and CRC engagement, it has increased our reach into the Lower Mid North Coast community plus the long hours of driving give Tim and I plenty of time to discuss ideas and strategies as to how to capitalise on opportunities and create new ones added Sarah Rogers. We meet some incredible people whether they are volunteers, advocates, health care workers or fundraisers and they seem to be genuinely thrilled to receive some face to face time with Cancer Council staff.

3 The 2018 Lismore & Villages Relay For Life Committee host third 'Lunch in the Country' fundraiser!

Despite a few drops of rain, it was a beautiful day for the community to come together and enjoy some home cooked soups, breads and cakes, all while enjoying music and dancing acts.

4 With almost two years until the 2018 Lismore & Villages Relay For Life, the committee are already busy with their fundraising. In August, the committee hosted their third 'Lunch in the Country' fundraiser, held on a farm in Tregeagle, overlooking a field of cows and rolling hills. Despite a few drops of rain, it was a beautiful day for the community to come together and enjoy some home cooked soups, breads and cakes, all while enjoying music and dancing acts. The Committee raised an incredible $1,600 towards their fundraising efforts for the 2018 Relay. New Volunteering & Partnerships Coordinator for Northern Rebecca Blayney recently joined the team in Byron as the new VPC for Northern. Coming from an Education and Community Development background, Rebecca is enjoying developing new skills and knowledge in this role. She s most enthusiastic about nurturing Cancer Council NSW s partnerships and finding ways to make our volunteer force even more sustainable. Originally from Canada, Rebecca found herself in Australia nine years ago, beckoned by her love of the ocean.

The 2017 Ballina Relay For Life Committee has kicked off! The Ballina Relay Committee has been out and about in the community engaging interest for our upcoming Relay.

5 The 2017 Ballina Relay For Life Committee has kicked off! The Ballina Relay Committee has been out and about in the community engaging interest for our upcoming Relay. At the age of 76 our Committee Chair, John Woods, kitted up and pulled his footy boots out of retirement for a charity game of AFL. The match was a friendly veterans game between Ballina and Lismore and was a fundraiser for the Ballina Relay Committee. When we asked John what his motivation was to be involved in this game his simple answer was because I still can. Cancer Council Information Service - The new Byron Central Hospital A successful PINK event was recently held to support the newly implemented Cancer Council Information Service at the new Byron Central Hospital. The commencement of the new satellite Cancer Care and Haematology service for the residents of Byron Shire, offers patients the opportunity for a number of treatments and specialist consultations to be delivered closer to home. The focus on case management and the continuum of care from prevention, early detection, treatment and palliation is a key principle within the Cancer Care service. The dedicated four chair department is purpose designed for patients attending for day only procedures. The unit currently opens from Wednesday Friday, with trained Cancer Council NSW volunteers providing a roaming service in assisting registered nurses with tasks, as well as supporting visitors to the centre with Cancer Council services/resources available to them. Community Programs Coordinator for the Far North Coast is delighted to add the service to our current Information & Support Service portfolio and is looking forward to supporting the new partnership in future years to come. Pictured below with Dougal Bear are oncology nursing staff and our dedicated PINK event supporters.

The end of an era at Armidale Oncology The end of the financial year also bought the end of an era in the Oncology Department at Armidale Hospital, with the nurse in charge of Oncology, Pam Patemen

Recent upgrades at Armidale Hospital in 2014 saw the building of a new Oncology Department which included the establishment of a Cancer Council Information Service (CCIS) as part of the Oncology

6 The end of an era at Armidale Oncology The end of the financial year also bought the end of an era in the Oncology Department at Armidale Hospital, with the nurse in charge of Oncology, Pam Patemen resigning from her role. Recent upgrades at Armidale Hospital in 2014 saw the building of a new Oncology Department which included the establishment of a Cancer Council Information Service (CCIS) as part of the Oncology upgrade at Armidale Hospital. Pam Pateman was instrumental in developing the partnership between Cancer Council NSW and Armidale Hospital that allowed the CCIS to become established and will be sadly missed in her retirement. Paul Hobson, Community Engagement Coordinator for the New England, worked closely with Pam as part of his role. Paul was lucky enough to be able to catch up with Pam during her last day on the job, presenting her with some flowers on behalf of Cancer Council NSW to thank her for the valuable contributions she made towards the work of Cancer Council NSW in Armidale and the greater New England community.

7 Peel High School Daffodil Day Daffodil Day was another great celebration in the New England/North West of NSW this year. We had some incredible volunteer support including a group of students from Peel High School who assisted us by walking through the Tamworth Industrial Business District selling Daffodils and merchandise door to door. The day was made even more special for the students with a visit from Dougal Bear to top off the morning. Tamworth Physical Culture Club turns pink! In the lead up to Pink Ribbon month a number of local North West organisations have begun hosting Pink events. Last week a keen group of young and older dancers from Tamworth s Physical Culture Club held a Pink dance event during their weekly dance groups. Over the three Pink days the club raised over $400. Stephanie Cameron from the Tamworth Physical Culture Club, said Pink Ribbon Day is very important to our Tamworth Physical Culture Club because our members are all women and girls with mums, daughters, grandmothers, sisters and girlfriends who have come into contact or have experienced the effects of cancer. As a club we would like to make a contribution by supporting research, prevention and treatment of cancers that predominantly affect women and girls. All the ladies involved got into the pink theme wearing a splash of pink during their dance classes and enjoying a pink afternoon tea together.

Australia s Largest Field Day turns 43 August every year sees Gunnedah, a rural community in Northwest NSW, welcome hundreds of thousands of guests to Agquip, the largest agricultural field day in

9 Australia s Largest Field Day turns 43 August every year sees Gunnedah, a rural community in Northwest NSW, welcome hundreds of thousands of guests to Agquip, the largest agricultural field day in the country and the Southern hemisphere. This year Dimity and Kate from the Tamworth office, along with two office interns headed out for the day to join forces with Healthwise New England Northwest and Newcastle University Rural health team who were conducting free hearing checks, skin checks, blood pressure and glucose tests. We took the opportunity to promote Daffodil Day, hand out Cancer Council information bags and do the #ICare4PallCare activity with those passing by. Dougal Bear also came along and took the opportunity to get in lots of selfies and get lots of hugs!

Tackling Tobacco- Dimity, CEM In Northwest and New England areas we are currently working with 4 organisations on the Tackling Tobacco program including Billabong Clubhouse in Tamworth who work with

So, we were excited to hear that one of the 8 Aboriginal Tackling Tobacco grants had gone to Tamworth Aboriginal Medical Service.

10 Tackling Tobacco- Dimity, CEM In Northwest and New England areas we are currently working with 4 organisations on the Tackling Tobacco program including Billabong Clubhouse in Tamworth who work with Mental Illness patients, and Homes North, a housing organisation. The New England and Northwest also has a higher than state average Aboriginal population, with over 50% in some of our communities. So, we were excited to hear that one of the 8 Aboriginal Tackling Tobacco grants had gone to Tamworth Aboriginal Medical Service. Before Christina from Cancer Programs and I had met with TAMS they had already formed a steering committee and have some fantastic ideas about how they are going to spend the money including putting it towards ipads for the Tobacco team to collect data from the clients they work with. TAMS have a staff of around 25 including doctors, nurses, Aboriginal Health workers and Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drugs workers.

The group often has guest speakers and is open to men and also their wives/partners/carers and is affiliated with Prostate

11 Tamworth Prostate Support Group- Dimity, CEM The Tamworth Prostate Support group exists to support, inform and encourage those whose lives are affected by Prostate cancer. The group often has guest speakers and is open to men and also their wives/partners/carers and is affiliated with Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. They also help Cancer Council NSW with several events including our recent Daffodil Day. The group meets at the Tamworth Cancer Council Office on the second Wednesday of the month at 2pm.

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