New Committee Elected For Boorowa LHAC

Boorowa Local Health Advisory Committee (LHAC) held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) last week, during which the election for office bearers was held.

The result of the election saw Taryn Riles elected to the position of Boorowa LHAC Chair and David Marsh retain the position of Vice Chair.

Debbie Rheinberger retained the position of Communications Officer while Lyn Diskon was elected to the position of Secretary.

Members of Boorowa LHAC are Taryn Riles, David Marsh, Debbie Rheinberger, Lyn Diskon, Marg Kelly, Jenny Carter, Jane Campbell, James Blackwell, Tara Barrett and Patricia Ryan.

Outgoing Chair Marg Kelly spoke of the LHAC Achievements over the past year including the formation of the Boorowa LHAC, Dying to Know Day, and Hospital Open day.

Boorowa LHAC will continue to advocate for the community under new leadership.

“Our aim going forward will be to continue our work to improve communication about health services in our area,” Taryn said.

“Part of our role as advocates is to ensure community needs are communicated to health providers. We would like local people to feel that they can come and talk to us about their concerns and provide feedback so that we can communicate these issues effectively with health service providers,” Taryn said.

The Committee has already organised a planning session for March and discussions about preparing a health service directory have begun as well.

Local Health Advisory Committees work with facility managers to identify local service needs, ways to improve access to services, and to assist in planning and development.

Boorowa LHAC would like to advise residents about the availability of podiatry services in Boorowa.

Kendall Sawyer is a podiatrist working in Boorowa each Thursday. She covers all aspects of podiatry including assessment and management of skin and nail concerns, diabetes assessment and education, paediatric foot assessments, biomechanical assessment, footwear advice and footcare education.

Kendall advises that residents do not need a referral, but those with a chronic disease should see their GP as they may be eligible for a Chronic Disease Management Plan.

This would enable them a Medicare rebate of $60 for their visit.

Contact Kendall on 0491 625 538 or via email at kspodiatry@outlook.com for all enquiries.

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