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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dear REDWatch members, supporters and agencies,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoToc1"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="#_Toc205293120"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Stockland and Homes NSW on Waterloo South - REDWatch Meeting 6pm August 7<sup>th</sup></span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoToc1"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="#_Toc205293121"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Waterloo high rise refurbishment feasibility bottom line</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoToc1"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="#_Toc205293122"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Housing and Mental Health</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoToc1"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="#_Toc205293123"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Recent Reports into Loneliness</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoToc1"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="#_Toc205293124"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Getting Out and Accessing Activities for Older Adults</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoToc1"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="#_Toc205293125"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Health Navigation Forum Presentations available</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><i>Please note – this email contains hyperlinks. This means that if you see a blue underlined word or phrase that you can click
on it and go directly to a document or to get more information.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:106%;page-break-after:avoid">
<a name="_Toc204007834"></a><a name="_Toc205293120"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Toc204007834"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none">Stockland and Homes NSW on Waterloo South -
REDWatch Meeting 6pm August 7<sup>th</sup></span></span></a><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">A reminder that discussions between the community and Stockland with Homes NSW starts this month at the REDWatch meeting. The
project update will provide an insight into the Consortium’s proposal, current focus and an indication of next steps for engaging with key stakeholders and community. The Consortium is made up of
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.listcorp.com/asx/sgp/stockland/news/waterloo-renewal-project-3176260.html"><span style="color:#0563C1">Stockland</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">,
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.linkwentworth.org.au/media-releases/nsw-government-confirms-stockland-consortium-as-delivery-partner-for-waterloo-renewal-project/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Link
Wentworth Housing</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">,
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://citywesthousing.com.au/renewal-of-the-waterloo-south-estate/"><span style="color:#0563C1">City West Housing</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
and </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-coe-949723143_on-6-august-2024-i-sat-down-at-a-board-table-activity-7316030912880594944-c4SW?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAA0OtUYBpxp_z1nS6OcOEaohVt7X5qEXkeU"><span style="color:#0563C1">Birribee
Housing</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">So, come along to the REDWatch meeting and hear from the Consortium and join the conversation about what they are thinking and
what you want to see from them. <b>The REDWatch meeting is at 6pm on Thursday 7<sup>th</sup> August 2025</b> to Counterpoint’s Factory Community Centre, 67 Raglan Street, Waterloo or join us on line by Zoom
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/RedwatchMeetingZoom"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://tinyurl.com/RedwatchMeetingZoom</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">To set the scene for discussions with the Consortium REDWatch has earlier provided:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">the
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.redwatch.org.au/RWA/Waterloo/stage1/250605redwpres/view"><span style="color:#0563C1">REDWatch Refresher on the Waterloo South Planning Proposal</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.redwatch.org.au/RWA/Waterloo/lahc22-23/250523redw"><span style="color:#0563C1">Initial Questions for Homes NSW Portfolio and Consortium Partners
– Waterloo South Redevelopment in May 2025</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a name="_Toc205293121"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none">Waterloo high rise refurbishment feasibility bottom line</span></a><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Refurbishment may solve one of the major problems with the potential redevelopment of Waterloo North and Central in ten years’ time. The just
released study on the feasibility of refurbishment of the Waterloo high-rises by Not-for-Profit Architecture firm OFFICE gives us some comparative figures between new build and its proposed refurbishment costs. This helps better understand the options available
in 10 years’ time when Homes NSW looks at developing Waterloo Central and North.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Land and Housing Corporation has historically had a 30:70 approach to redevelopment where the developer delivers 30% of new social housing dwellings
for the development of the other 70%. The basic formula still applies under the Labor approach used in Waterloo which also requires the 70% to include 20% affordable housing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Where you already have lots of existing public housing, like with the Waterloo high-rises, very high densities are required just to replace the
public housing. In a Waterloo Central and North new build, Homes NSW needs to push densities up to 4,200 on the site just to replace the existing 1,260 public housing units. The current LAHC indicative density figure of 3,000 units for these sites would mean
a loss of 360 social housing units on a 30:70 basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">OFFICE’s plan puts the cost of the refurbishment of Matavia and Taranga at just over 50% of a new build, but it loses 84 units that would need
to be built new. For the four slab buildings there is no loss of units and the refurbishment cost is 63% of a new build.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Running these figures, the high-rise refurbishment and the replacement social housing units is the equivalent to the new build cost of 787 units.
On a 30:70 basis an extra 1,837 new buildings would be required to cover the cost of delivering a total mix of approximately 2,630 new and refurbished units. This is less than the infill that OFFICE has suggested, which delivers around LAHC’s 3,000 units target,
so there is plenty of room also for any error in the estimates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">If OFFICE’s refurbishment to new build cost comparisons is correct, it tells us that it is financially feasible under the 30:70 approach to include
a refurbishment of the existing social housing in Waterloo Central and North along with infill housing without losing any social housing or without pushing up density to extreme levels.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">This is not to say that funding social housing refurbishments and new builds by privatising public land using the developer pays approach is the
best way forward. Hopefully over the next 10 years this approach will be reassessed. All REDWatch is pointing out is that under the current 30:70 developer pays approach the Waterloo social housing refurbishment appears financially feasible and needs to be
considered as a serious option.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Given the historical arguments we are sure that Homes NSW is likely to fall back on its de-concentration argument that sees the ideal tenure mix
as only including 30% social housing. The above financial model to prevent very high density or the loss of social housing delivers a mix of 48% social housing and 52% affordable and private housing.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">REDWatch does not agree with everything in the OFFICE study. One area of concern is around the costs of relocations which OFFICE has calculated
on figures from a Victorian court case but not applied to their own proposal. In REDWatch’s view there should be no difference between the relocation costs under the Waterloo Homes NSW approach and that proposed by OFFICE. This is because Homes NSW expects
that it will have new social housing built on the estate to move people into within the ten year timeframe when they get to the high-rises which is exactly what OFFICE propose. Under both schemes those who want to move out of the area when relocated are likely
to be the same. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">You can see a bit more about the proposal in the South Sydney Herald article at
<a href="https://southsydneyherald.com.au/social-housing-refurbishment-vs-redevelopment/">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Social housing refurbishment vs redevelopment</span></a> and download the OFFICE report at
<a href="https://office.org.au/resources"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://office.org.au/resources</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">You can also read
<a href="https://southsydneyherald.com.au/the-battle-for-waterloo-a-residents-perspective/" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0563C1">The Battle for Waterloo – a resident’s perspective</span></a> by Waterloo public housing resident Catherine Skipper. Catherine delivered this at the OFFICE launch where she reflected of on her almost 10-year Waterloo redevelopment
journey .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Homes NSW has said that it does not expect to start the redevelopment of the high-rises for at least the next 10 years so there is plenty of time
for discussion of how it might happen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a name="_Toc205293122"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none">Housing and Mental Health</span></a><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">A recent Committee for Sydney event explored the crucial connection between housing design and mental health. This was especially timely in the
lead up to discussions with Stockland and Homes NSW about design in Waterloo South.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The focus was a research report by Georgina Blix on "<a href="https://www.blixarchitecture.com/research"><span style="color:#0563C1">Design for
Wellbeing: How we design for and measure wellbeing in the built environment</span></a>". Blix’s study applies generally across developments but included a case study involving a trauma informed approach that may have implications for the design for social
housing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The presentation was followed by comments from Minister Rose Jackson whose ministerial responsibilities cover both Housing and Mental Health,
and a panel discussion which including Jennifer Black the <a href="https://www.nswmentalhealthcommission.com.au/">
<span style="color:#0563C1">NSW Mental Health Commissioner</span></a> and Sophie Pickett-Heaps from Stockland.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">On the people side, REDWatch is keen to see how the NSW
<a href="https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/housing-and-mental-health-agreement.aspx">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Housing and Mental Health Agreement</span></a> can mesh with the work of the
<a href="https://waterloo2017.com/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Waterloo Human Services Collaborative</span></a> to deliver better integration of supports and planning for those with mental health challenges in public housing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:106%;page-break-after:avoid">
<a name="_Toc205293123"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none">Recent Reports into Loneliness</span></a><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The
<b>NSW Parliament’s Standing Committee on Social Issues</b> has released its report on
<a href="https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/3066/Report%20No.%2065%20-%20Standing%20Committee%20on%20Social%20Issues%20-%20The%20prevalence,%20causes%20and%20impacts%20of%20loneliness%20in%20New%20South%20Wales.pdf">
<span style="color:#0563C1">The prevalence, causes and impacts of loneliness in New South Wales</span></a>. Many people and agencies made submissions earlier this year to the Inquiry. The key findings include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-top:0cm;mso-margin-bottom-alt:0cm;mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:106%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Lonely by postcode: Residents in parts of NSW have differential access to green space, public transport and essential amenities.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Built environment matters: Poor urban planning can create ‘lonelygenic’ spaces that fuel disconnection.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Isolation outside the cities: Regional and remote communities face additional barriers.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Compounding risk: Discrimination and systemic exclusion deepen loneliness for marginalised groups.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The report calls for a whole-of-government strategy, led by the Premier’s Department, backed by a whole-of-society framework. It noted that risk
factors and potential interventions need to be considered at an individual, community and population level.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The 20 recommendations emphasise:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-top:0cm;mso-margin-bottom-alt:0cm;mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:106%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Population-wide education strategies<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Targeted help for high-risk groups<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Stronger coordination and leadership from government<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:106%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Planning reforms to prevent social isolation in urban design<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The report follows the June release of the
<b>World Health Organisation Commission on Social Connection</b> report on <a href="https://www.who.int/groups/commission-on-social-connection/report">
<span style="color:#0563C1">From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Addressing loneliness is an area of work under the Waterloo Human Services Collaborative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:106%;page-break-after:avoid">
<a name="_Toc205293124"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none">Getting Out and Accessing Activities for Older Adults</span></a><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Did you know that City of Sydney has a web page on
<a href="https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/guides/programs-support-older-people">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Programs and support for older people</span></a> that has lots of useful information about assistance and activities for older people? It is also possible to see what activities are on that are tailored to
<a href="https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/tags/older-adults"><span style="color:#0563C1">Older Adults on Council’s What’s On website</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:106%;page-break-after:avoid">
<a name="_Toc205293125"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none">Health Navigation Forum Presentations available</span></a><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The presentations from the
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://conference.unsw.edu.au/en/community-health-navigator-forum-2025"><span style="color:#0563C1">Community Health Navigator Forum 2025</span></a>
<b><i>Building bridges – Navigating pathways – Improving health outcomes</i></b> on 3 June 2025 are now available on line for those with an interest in health navigation.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Community Health Navigator Forum 2025<b> </b>brought together policymakers, consumers, health professionals, researchers and academics from
around Australia. The Community Health Navigator Forum 2025 provided the opportunity to learn, connect and shape the future of Community Health Navigators in Australia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Improving Health Navigation has been an important area of work for Groundswell NGOs in their work with Sydney Local Health District (SLHD). One
of our early asks of SLHD was for a Health Link Worker for Redfern Waterloo. That request resulted in the Waterloo Healthy Living Program role undertaken by Shane Brown. One of the very successful programs run by SLHD as part of the Waterloo Human Service
Collaborative was a trial project to train tenants on Health Issues and to assist them to act in the community as Peer Educators.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Health Navigation cuts across what case managers and community services do in their everyday work, as well as areas like social prescription and
helping to address loneliness by connecting people with activities that involve them in community activities that are of interest to them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">If you would like to connect with the Health Navigator network, go to the
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://unsw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dcIw5U8OLK9kaPk"><span style="color:#0563C1">stay in touch page</span></a> and enter your details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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