11/09/2026
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ โ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ | ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐ช๐๐๐. ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐. ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ.
After several days of health, wellbeing and community initiatives across Dubbo, ๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐ 2026 โ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐, ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ, ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ came to a remarkable close last night โ and what a way to finish!
Throughout the week, Western NSW Local Health District (๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ) brought our community together through a diverse program of activities promoting health, participation and connection:
๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฏ๐ญ ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐
Encouraging movement, healthy habits, health education and active lifestyles.
๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ โ ๐ญ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ
Bringing people together through music, movement, physical activity and fun.
๐ธ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ โ ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต & ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด
Connecting women with important health information and access to free cervical screening.
๐ฉบ ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ โ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด
Providing access to diabetes screening, health education and healthy living information.
๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐...
๐๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ โ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Last night, ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ 40 ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ came together for an evening that exceeded expectations and demonstrated exactly what ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ, ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต, ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ can look like in action.
Children, young people, women, men, families and seniors took to the courts โ many experiencing Pickleball for the very first time.
There was plenty of movement, laughter and friendly competition, but what made the evening truly special was what happened ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด.
๐ฌ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐.
๐ค ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐๐๐.
๐ ๐พ๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐.
๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง.
๐ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐.
People met others from different cultures and backgrounds. Some even discovered people from their ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฟ๐ช๐๐๐ค ๐ฌ๐๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ข๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐.
The evening reflected the wonderful diversity of our community, with participants from backgrounds including , , , , , the and , among many others.
โจ ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก.
๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก.
๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ก๐.
And that is what ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ, ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต, ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ looks like when it becomes more than a theme.
๐ค ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
As the regional provider of the ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ (๐๐๐๐) ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข, Connecting Community Services (๐พ๐พ๐) / ๐ฟ๐ช๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ (๐ฟ๐๐พ) was proud to be invited by ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ to partner with and support this important initiative.
Throughout Multicultural Health Week, CCS supported community outreach and promotion, helping connect SETS clients, multicultural communities and our wider networks with the different health and wellbeing opportunities available.
At last nightโs finale, CCS was also pleased to provide an information and resource stall, giving attendees a welcoming point of connection to learn more about community and settlement support, referrals and services available when they or their families may need assistance.
We were delighted to have Mayor Josh Black - Dubbo Regional Council join the community for the evening, alongside ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐
๐๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ, and Khaled Taleb ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ (๐พ๐พ๐) / ๐ฟ๐๐พ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข.
๐ Our sincere appreciation goes to ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ for organising Multicultural Health Week 2026 and for inviting CCS to work alongside them in helping connect our multicultural communities with these valuable health, wellbeing and social participation opportunities.
๐ A very special thank you to ๐พ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฟ๐ช๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ก๐ก for generously supporting the Pickleball activity and creating such a welcoming environment. From children and complete beginners to adults and seniors, everyone was encouraged to pick up a paddle, have a go and experience both the ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐จ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ค๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ of the sport.
๐ A heartfelt thank you also to the NSW Central West Muslims Association (๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐ผ) for providing pizza and refreshments, adding another wonderful element of hospitality, sharing and connection to the evening.
And most importantly โ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
Thank you to every person who came along, brought their family, tried something new, started a conversation, welcomed someone they had never met before and helped create such a positive atmosphere.
The feedback shared by attendees throughout the evening was incredibly encouraging and reinforced the value of creating more opportunities where people can ๐ข๐๐๐ฉ, ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐, ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐, ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐.
โจ ๐ฐ๐ฌ+ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐๐. ๐ ๐จ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ. ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ. ๐ข๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ.
Multicultural Health Week 2026 may have officially come to an end, but we hope the ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต.
After seeing the participation, enthusiasm and community response, we would love to see opportunities like this continue โ bringing people together through ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ญ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.
๐ธ We captured some wonderful moments from the evening, and weโre delighted to share them with you. ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐
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NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service
NSW Government
