Victorian
Comments from Participants

"Not many people outside of health services are aware of all the health issues or of their responsibilities regarding safety in their business or workplace (farm)."

"To survive on our “rural” family business – to be sustainable against so many external factors and to compete with we must be healthy and be more aware of our equipment and surroundings as being important to well deal with farming / our lives."

"Personal relevance – one on one consultations being able to ask 'dumb' questions."

Swifts Creek Program

"A big eye opener about how little knowledge I know of my body, diseases – heart."

"Really informative, well presented, great people presenting and good group involved"

"Generates much more interest in personal help, Farm Safety…"

"We are unable to operate successfully if we don’t look after ourselves better."

Strathmerton Program

"Improved health = improved farm management, doesn’t take that long to have a check up."

"Good health is central to a relaxed enjoyable life. Rural life seems to be based on keeping family business alive instead of focussing on the “life” of the people in the business."

"It covered a lot of topics and gave an excellent understanding of various issues."

Werrimull Program

"The friendly light hearted atmosphere. The information was very well presented and informative. Congratulations to the presenters."

"Gives broad information and a wake up call to what affects diet, exercise etc, will do to your health."

"Prevention of health problems will create so much less grief than the alternative."

"It brought home the fact that the only person who looks after your health is yourself, so watch out for number one as it is your body."

Edenhope Program

"Full of information that I was unaware of. The expertise with the conduct from the organisers was 100%."

"Improved my knowledge on a lot of issues that previously had not thought about."

"Health assessment was fantastic as don’t always take time to do it."

"As a farmer we take life and health for granted, we need to be more active in the future."

"It highlighted the fact that without the human aspect of your business it wouldn’t run and the real need to keep yourself well for your business and family."

Colac Program

"Presenters were great – very approachable, relaxed and helpful. Resource kit – just that – a great resource."

"Education about my health – the reinforcement of things I knew but had forgotten, the physical check-up was good."

"Thought it was very valuable – not all information was new but good to have it reinforced and brought to consciousness."

"A very good eye opener especially for stubborn people."

"Should be expanded to more broadly including metro → good investment for government to save money long term."

Lilydale Program

"Very informative, good information needs more people to be informed for better health in the wider community."

"In all life – health is the most important factor in life."

"We should all take our health more seriously. Can’t enjoy our profits if we aren’t well enough."

"So we can live longer to enjoy our retirement for longer!!!"

Ouyen Program