Emma Saal, from the Lockyer Valley, with sons Alexander 4, and William, 2 … exploring a healthy lifestyle at the expo

October 23, 2013

Too often a free breakfast in Kingaroy means a sausage sizzle … but at the South Burnett Health & Lifestyle Expo it meant fruit. And lots of it … apples, mandarins and bananas.

The South Burnett Regional Council, Healthy Communities and RHealth jointly hosted the free expo on Saturday morning at the Kingaroy Town Hall.

There were displays of everything from ear candling to Body Step. And fruit. Every stall seemed to have a basket at hand and visitors were invited to help themselves.

Stalls lined the Forecourt area and continued inside in the hall, where there were also live demonstrations.

More than 20 health, nutrition, fitness, outdoor lifestyle, sporting and medical service providers had displays.

Brian Jarvis, from Growing the Burnett, delivered a talk on the project, which is taking shape at Memerambi; and Jason Ford, from Ford On Food, put on a healthy fast food cooking demonstration.

Maria Edubas, from Carers Australia (Qld), also used the event as an opportunity to hand out regional Carers Awards:

  • Best Carer-Friendly Business – Sunshine Mitre 10
  • Service Provider – Endeavour Kingaroy Kitchen
  • Carers – Tracey Blinco and Margaret Musch, both from Kingaroy
South Burnett Healthy Communities Co-ordinator Kerry Oldfield was making sure all visitors to the Expo were well-stocked with healthy lifestyle information … and healthy food

Annette Ivins and Joy Stephens, from Kingaroy Home Aids, had a stand inside the Kingaroy Town Hall 

Remedial massage therapist Erin Corstiaans, from Kingaroy, tries out her skills on Christian Sutton, from Nanango
Kingaroy chef Jason Ford proved that “fast” food can also be healthy with a cooking demonstration on stage
Visitors to the Health and Lifestyle Expo also had the opportunity of watching – and taking part in – exercise displays

UPDATE October 30: SBRC Healthy Communities Co-ordinator Kerry Oldfield said today Council and RHealth were considering holding the event again after attracting more than 350 people and 32 stallholders.

“Feedback received from community members who attended as well as stall holders was very positive saying that they would like to see this event held again,” she said.