National Diabetes Week 2009 events
NDW Launch
Location: Federation Square, Melbourne
Date / time: Sunday 12 July, 10.00 am – 12.30 pm
Description: Launch of NDW and new campaign. Official proceedings 11.00 am – 11.45 am.
Contact: Sue Hunt - shunt@diabetesvic.org.au
Type 1 diabetes Out of Town
Location: Caro Convention Centre, Studio Theatre
University Drive, Ballarat
Date / time: Tuesday 14 July, 6.30 – 9.30 pm
Description: A series of information sessions in regional Victoria for people living with type 1 diabetes University of Ballarat
Bookings: 1300 136 588
Download: Download flyer (196kb PDF)
Type 2 Diabetes In The City
Location: St Michaels Church Hall, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne
Date / time: Tuesday 14 July, 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm
Description: How to be well within yourself while living with type 2 diabetes
Bookings: 1300 136 588
Health Professional Breakfast – Progress towards the prevention, better management and cure of type 1 diabetes
Location: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research IG Royal Parade, Parkville
Date / time: Wednesday 15 July, 7.30 am – 9.30 am
Description: Focus on type 1 diabetes – launch of animation, update of t1d
Bookings: 9345 2555
Contact: Maureen Grant (WEHI), 9345 2336
Download: Download flyer (366kb PDF)
Type 1 diabetes Out of Town
Location: Hamilton Base Hospital Foster Street, Hamilton
Date / time: Wednesday 15 July, 6.30 – 9.30 pm
Description: A series of information sessions in regional Victoria for people living with type 1 diabetes
Bookings: 1300 136 588
Download: Download flyer (196kb PDF)
Getting Started – Type 2 Diabetes Information Session
Location: Diabetes Australia –Vic, 570 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Date / time: Thursday 16 July, 9.00 am – 12.30 pm
Description: Information session for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes or anyone who requires diabetes education
Bookings: 1300 136 588
Type 1 diabetes Out of Town
Location: Yellow Gum and Banksia Rooms Victorian Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Natimuk Road, Horsham
Date / time: Thursday 16 July, 6.30 – 9.30 pm
Description: A series of information sessions in regional Victoria for people living with type 1 diabetes
Bookings: 1300 136 588
Download: Download flyer (196kb PDF)
Take steps for diabetes
Location: Shepparton Lake
Date / time: Thursday 16 July, 11.00 am
Description: walk ‘n’ talk family walk around Shepparton Lake followed by light lunch
More information: Vanessa Murphy, Rumbalara Health Service
Phone: 58 252333
South West Victoria Diabetes Forum
Location: Warrnambool Showgrounds
Date / time: Friday 17 July
Description: Community education forum organised by Casterton, Cobden, Colac, Edenhope, Hamilton, Portland and Warrnambool Community network diabetes Support groups
Contact: Pamela Stepnell
Phone: 5562 6371
Supermarket Tours during NDW
Locations:
- Drysdale 13 July
- Leongatha 13 July
- Swan Hill 14 July
- East Bentleigh 15 July
- Korumburra 15 July
Description: Supermarket tours are a fun way to learn how to make healthier shopping choices for you and your family. As part of the two-hour tour, a dietitian will show you how to read and understand food labels and select healthy food alternatives. A comprehensive pocket-size healthy shopping booklet is included as part of the tour cost and helps to take all the hard work out of food shopping - click here for more tour locations.
We also run tours for parents of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes - click here for more information.
Cost: DA–Vic members: $10, non-members: $15
Bookings essential: 1300 136 588
Events in your community
Walk 'n' Talk Food Tour of Queen Vic Market
Location: Queen Victoria Market
Date / time: 14, 16, 17, 18 July
Description: Exercise and learn how to eat well on this fun 2 hour tour. The tour will have you trekking through the market whilst focusing on healthy eating and exploring meal options. Everybody will receive a pedometer to take home and you'll be amazed at how much exercise you've done whilst shopping. Download flyer. ( 3,410kb PDF)
Bookings essential: 9320 5822
Click here to find events in your community (16kb PDF)
(Please note: these events are not run by Diabetes Australia - Vic)
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