Twenty-five Neighbourhood Centres across Queensland are designing and delivering community-led projects that support the health, wellbeing and empowerment of women and girls as part of the Queensland Women and Girls’* Health Promotion (QWGHP) Program. Each project is designed locally and shaped by the voices of women and girls in the community. The program is coordinated by NCQ in partnership with Queensland Health.
As part of the QWGHP Program, Dominique Bell from Queensland Health and Sally Foreman from NCQ recently visited the Wide Bay Burnett region to connect with local Neighbourhood Centres and see how projects are being delivered locally.
A key focus of the visit was attending a two-day wellness event in Eidsvold delivered by North Burnett Community Services (NBCS), alongside visits to Bundaberg Neighbourhood Centre and Live Better Monto.
Together, these projects showcase the strengths of Neighbourhood Centres in designing and delivering community-led initiatives that respond to local priorities, support connection, and promote wellbeing.
Read more about the QWGHP projects happening at Centres across the Wide Bay Burnett region below.
Live Better Monto: The MEOW Program is a school-based initiative supporting girls to develop positive friendships and wellbeing through structured group activities, open discussion and guided reflection. This is complemented by a Girls’ International Women’s Day lunch celebrating student voice and friendship.
North Burnett Community Services: Program participants planned and delivered a two-day wellness event, focusing on health and wellbeing concerns and areas of interest identified by the group. The event supported authentic, long-lasting connections between local Elders, key community leaders and young women, with 52 attendees spanning children through to older community members from a range of backgrounds.
Bundaberg Neighbourhood Centre: You Go Girl is a holistic project connecting girls and women in the community to build resilience and support healthier lifestyles. The project combines creative and physical activities such as drumming, yoga and art, alongside collaboration with mental health agencies to support conversations around sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing.
Pictured: Sally Foreman (NCQ) and program participants at the NBCS Wellness Event.
*When we use the terms ‘women’ and ‘girls’, we mean any person, regardless of their physical traits or characteristics, who identifies as a woman or girl. We also recognise that women’s health issues can impact people who do not identify as women.
This project is delivered in partnership with Queensland Health.
Written by: Ally Kodet-Moran and Sally Foreman
Published: February 2026