Healthy Sunshine Coast Workshops
Take a look at the two upcoming innovative Healthy Sunshine Coast workshops.
Numbers are limited, so book now.
Gut Microbiome - the key to your health
The Gut Microbiome - the key to your health series of workshops are a unique opportunity to explore the role of lifestyle in preventing, treating and even reversing disease, with a particular focus on the role of the gut microbiome.
Join Jenny Blagdon and Anji Lloyd, both accredited Lifestyle Medicine practitioners, and Wayne Speirs, a passionate plant-based cook, for a comprehensive, fun-filled, jam-packed 6-week journey, designed to help you apply simple, science-backed habits to improve your health and wellbeing.
All sessions include a delicious plant-based morning tea and light lunch, and take-home summary notes.
Numbers are restricted so book now!
Please note: whilst it is most beneficial to attend all six sessions, you can also attend individual sessions if this is not possible.

Monday 8 June to Monday 13 July 2026 (six weeks), 9am - 12.30pm
📍 Kawana Island Meeting Place, 5 Grand Parade, Parrearra (Kawana)
Cost: $10 per session
Bookings: Jenny Blagdon - [email protected]
More details are available on the Healthy Sunshine Coast Activities webpage. Search for ‘Gut Microbiome - the key to your health’
my strength and balance! Workshop
my strength and balance! Workshops is a FREE falls prevention community workshop for over 65s, with the long-term objective to support independence and offered in three locations - Buderim, Nambour and Maleny.
Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Dr Elizabeth Pressick, will introduce participants to the importance of leg strength and balance in the context of healthy ageing and the highly evidenced and successful Otago Exercise Program.
Participants will learn how to perform simple leg strengthening and balance exercise safely, and plan and design their own individualised home exercise program.
Take home a Workshop Handout, Exercise Booklet and Thera band (stretch exercise band).
All of this and it’s FREE - numbers are limited so book now!

Thursday 11 June - Buderim War Memorial Hall, CWA Room, 1 Main St Buderim (FULL - WAIT LIST ONLY)
Thursday 18 June - Nambour Red Cross Hall, 21 Price St Nambour (FULL - WAIT LIST ONLY)
Thursday 25 June - Maleny Community Centre, Verandah Room, 23 Maple St Maleny (VACANCIES)
⏰ 9.30am - 11.30am
Cost: FREE
Bookings: HERE
More details are available on the Healthy Sunshine Coast Activities webpage. Search for ‘my strength and balance! Workshop’