The Building Healthy Communities Challenge aims to empower towns with fewer than 5,000 people to take control of improving their health, by providing funding and assistance to implement a community-led health initiative.

Manildra and Grenfell’s initiatives were selected as finalists by an independent panel and will receive $8,000 in funding and intensive support from our Health Promotion Team to implement their incredible health initiatives.

Manildra’s initiative will offer a range of group wellbeing activities each week throughout the challenge period, to promote both physical and mental health across all age groups and encourage social connection across town

Grenfell’s initiative will promote sustainable, healthy eating and physical activity, by building and utilising shared community garden beds, and using local, expert knowledge to build skills around growing and utilising fresh produce

Thank you to all the communities who expressed their interest and applied, and good luck to Manildra and Grenfell!

Find out more about the challenge, and our finalists’ initiatives: https://ow.ly/lNEg50TWRSS