“The Broome Men’s Group aims to promote an holistic approach to all men’s wellbeing in our backyard. It aims to provide advocacy and support for men in need, to build self esteem and promote strong minds and inclusion of the ethnically diverse mob of men that live in the Broome community. “
The Broome Mens group is grass roots group arising from the community voice to bring men together for social events, health education and life skills building, while emphasizing support, self esteem and getting together.
It is also a steering body bringing together a variety of organisations and individual men (young or old) concerned with male well being. This gathering of men provides a network for communication and sharing of ideas between these organisations as well as an opportunity to support each other and promote male health. Minyirr Park Base Camp is the meeting place for this steering group.
Men of any age are welcome.
THE GROUPS’ OBJECTIVES.
These were developed at the first meeting of the Group in April 2007 and give a broad outline of issues and directions the men felt were important.
· To develop a men’s voice from the grass roots up in the Broome community.
· To devise and implement innovative strategy to improve the well being of men.
· To provide advocacy for men needing support.
· To support each other in our own fields of expertise.
· To bring men together for healthy social events on a regular basis.
· To provide health education to the men of Broome.
· To develop life skills building for the men of Broome.
Over the following 12 months four basic principles have defined the group.
1. The Group is inclusive of all men of all cultures and seeks to utilize each others skills and areas of knowledge to support each other and to promote men’s well being.
2. The group aims to develop from the community’s voice, functioning as a continuing forum assessing community needs.
3. The sharing of knowledge between equals and the use of appropriate culture and environment to make that knowledge accessible has become a key principle of the education sessions run by the group.
4. The group aims to enrich and strengthen of our “wellbeing” and our “LIAN”.
These principles can be seen in action in the activities run by the group; the Monthly Meetings, the social events and the newsletter “True Fella’s”.
Broome Men's Group Blog
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Broome Men's Business
Albert Clifton - Fitness Activities for Indigenous men Fitness Activities for Indigenous men
will be a 6-month health promotion program designed to assist men to improve their fitness and
health - check out Albert Clifton’s program and call him to get involved on 9194 1660.
Free counselling at Men’s Outreach - just next to the court house on Fredrick St. Drop in any
time to make enquiries or call on 9192 2767 or see your local Dr for a referral.
Men’s Clinic at BRAMS - From 5-7pm every Wednesday. Men only. Come and have a check
up or tackle that ache you’ve been worrying about.
Burdekin Youth in Action For young men 12-25 in need of a hand up contact 9193 6391
David Pigram - Be Active Broome - Broome Men’s Group, Five senses music program,
Youth Life skills.
- Further enquiries to David Pigram on 0407662314.
- Simon Williams—Millya Rumara provides Drug and alcohol counselling (one to one) and education programs ( group or one to one) Tel 91921699
KPHU - Craig Sampi - Aboriginal health worker—Youth issues, sexual health and life skills
training 91941630
John Bin Salleh - Prisoner support officer, Broome Prison; specialising in suicide prevention
Tel 0427775868.
Micklo Corpus - Minyirr park offers a place for men (and their families) to get back to country
into the same environment as their ancestors “ going back to go forward” Minyirr’s facilities include toilets, showers, and well shaded cooking and eating areas in Broome,s natural environ
ment. Micklo also hosts Reading the Country at Minyirr Park in collaboration with Tafe( Kim
Courtney), KPHU ( David Pigram) and Clontarf academy ( Phil Docherty) and cultural consultants( Richard Hunter, Tommy Edgar).
A course for young indigenous people to learn more about
country, the seasons, flora and fauna, practical bush and traditional knowledge and heaps
more. Tel 0488188525
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