The LARC Program offers all participants (residential programs or forums) the opportunity to attend a series of engaging webinars that are being developed as another learning opportunity and resource. Each webinar will either provide practical and lived examples of some of the concepts investigated in the LARC Program with guests from across a wide range of sectors, or specific “how to” information regarding some of the scenarios that participants may find themselves in their lives, work and communities.
Webinar topics
Webinar 5: Regional Wellbeing
What does wellbeing really mean and how can it be better achieved?
We know wellbeing is important yet with the ever-increasing demands in our lives, it can often be tricky to prioritise and nail that work life balance. Yet with the challenges endured across our regions, in our communities and our lives, it’s more important than ever.
To help the process, this webinar will explore how wellbeing is defined, actioned and measured to know that we are actually making a difference, in our lives and our community. What may be wellbeing for one person may not be the same for another.
Louise Scanlan
Louise Scanlan is an occupational therapist and mental health clinician who supports communities and individuals in the psychological recovery from disasters and community crises. In her role as Regional Adversity Clinician for Queensland Health’s TRACC (Tackling Regional Adversity through Connected Communities) program, Louise works with services and agencies to build community capacity and mental health literacy. She holds a Masters in Public Health and lives in the beautiful Wide Bay with her partner and their spoilt rescue cat.
Andrea Selleck
Andrea Selleck is CEO of the Australian Regional Health Group (ARHG) which represents four not-for-profit health funds based in Gippsland and Mildura (Vic), Launceston (Tas) and the Hunter Valley (NSW). Andrea and the ARHG are committed to bridging the gap in health and wellness outcomes between those living in metropolitan and rural areas, and in mental health. In representing the rural and regional private health sector on numerous committees, advisory and working groups, they’re positioned to make an impact. With her unique experience in health, Andrea’s participated in the Consumer Representative program at Melbourne’s Austin Hospital for seven years, which utilises the experiences, thoughts, and ideas of volunteers to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of hospital services. She also represented the Austin Hospital on the Victorian Cancer Centre’s Cancer Consumer Advisory Committee.
Past webinar recordings
Frequently Asked Questions
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of all the lands on which we meet, work and live and recognise that this land has always been and always will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land.