New and old activities at centre

The Peninsula Women's Health Centre will be offering several new courses over the coming months.

"The program is a mixture of new and old activities," community development worker Ms Kate Bradfield said.

"The walking group will recommence on Friday, March 7.

"Meditation is new and will run on Thursday afternoons from 1pm to 2.15pm."

Ms Bradfield said some new alternative therapists had started offering reiki and holistic kinesiology at the centre.

"We still have our regular services such as Swedish, Remedial Shiatsu Massage, Coastcare Counselling, Friday Walking Group, Coastal Crones (support, social and educative group for women over 50), Northern Sydney Central Coast Health-Women's Health Clinic offering consultations on menopause, pap tests and more.

"We have a range of health education workshops and lifestyle groups in this program.

"Many women still tell us that they are unaware of the services we offer and the fact that they are free.

"They don't know that they can come and drop in for support, information and referral or to see Coastcare counselling or Northern Sydney Central Coast-Women's Health Clinic from our premises."

Narelle Mason from Coastcare Counselling said the group was a collection of counsellors who were providing counselling services in a range of community centres on the Central Coast.

Ms Mason said the service had been in operation since 1993 with the goal of providing affordable counselling to the community and making counselling readily accessible to those in need.

Coastcare can be contacted by telephoning 4342 5905 or 4341 9333.

"The whole program is new with new groups and workshops and we were encouraging women to come and pick up a new program or phone to have one sent out.

The Peninsula Women's Health Centre is located at 20A McMaster's Rd, Woy Woy.

For more information, telephone 4342 5905.

Press release, 6 Feb 2008 Kate Bradfield, Peninsula Women's Health Centre