Guys Just Wanna Have Fun

12/02/21 • 12 min

In this episode we hear from Justin Knorrp about how he is helping farmers to be more active in Warracknabeal. He shares what made him want to start the Active Farmers group, who comes to the group and what they get from it. He also talks about what led him to the Wimmera and the need for down time in our busy lives.

Live in or near Warracknabeal and want to join Justin's Active Farmers group? You can find more information on the Warracknabeal Active farmers group here or on Facebook.

This episode mentions domestic abuse, if you or some you know needs help, 1800RESPECT can help.

Website: https://www.1800respect.org.au

Phone: 1300 737 732

Or Online chat

Interested in the topic and looking for more?

Active Farmers is a regular group fitness class program that is fun and interactive. It is designed to get people active and create a sense of community and belonging. There are Active Farmer groups in rural towns around Australia, you can find one near you here. You can find more information on each of the below aspects of Active Farmers below:

You can also jump on to the Active Farmers Facebook and Instagram pages.

Check out the You Got This Mate Program! A program for men living in rural Australia, aiming to help them reach their best physical health. It provides information on:

Trying new things
Making exercise fun
Finding inspiration
Tips on fitting exercise into your day

For more farmer specific exercise advice go to the National Centre for Farmer Health.

For general exercise and keeping active advice check out the below websites

Better Health Channel

Health Direct

Join the conversation
Facebook: @FarmerWantsaHealthyLife Twitter: @_FWAHL

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Live in or near Warracknabeal and want to join Justin's Active Farmers group? You can find more information on the Warracknabeal Active farmers group here or on Facebook.

This episode mentions domestic abuse, if you or some you know needs help, 1800RESPECT can help.

Website: https://www.1800respect.org.au

Phone: 1300 737 732

Or Online chat

Interested in the topic and looking for more?

You can also jump on to the Active Farmers Facebook and Instagram pages.

Check out the You Got This Mate Program! A program for men living in rural Australia, aiming to help them reach their best physical health. It provides information on:

Trying new things
Making exercise fun
Finding inspiration
Tips on fitting exercise into your day

For more farmer specific exercise advice go to the National Centre for Farmer Health.

For general exercise and keeping active advice check out the below websites

Better Health Channel

Health Direct

Join the conversation
Facebook: @FarmerWantsaHealthyLife Twitter: @_FWAHL

Send us a text

Facebook: @FarmerWantsaHealthyLife Twitter: @_FWAHL

Previous Episode

Special Edition – The need to know of COVID (Oct 2021)

In this special edition episode of Farmer Wants a Healthy Life we hear from Dr Rob Grenfell. The ex- Natimuk GP and CSIRO Director, and current public health expert talks all things COVID. He shares his knowledge on COVID vs the flu, long COVID, the different variants, vaccines and much, much more. Hear how masks can make you like your favourite superhero and how your town could win the COVID Cup!

If you think you may have COVID you can call 1800 675 398 24 hours, 7 days a week.

Any other Victorian COVID information you may need can be found here.

Interested in the topic and looking for more?

Check out this for more information on various topics Dr Rob spoke about:

People with long COVID

Long term effects of COVID

COVID vaccines

Do you want to know more about the COVID Cup? Check out a recent Weekly Advertiser article here.

Where can you get a COVID vaccine:

Many pharmacies in the Wimmera Mallee have COVID vaccines pop into yours and see if you can get one there.
Or pop you information in this Vaccine Clinic Finder to find an easy location near you.

What is it like having COVID? Check out these videos from people that have had it:

Kim’s experience of Victorian ICU

Will’s experience of long COVID

Send us a text

Facebook: @FarmerWantsaHealthyLife Twitter: @_FWAHL

Next Episode

The Art of Listening

In this episode we hear from Robyn Kelm, a nurse turned hairdresser / makeshift counsellor. She shares what she has learnt about mental health and how to help someone who is struggling. She also talks about mental health stigma and how that can impact on people.

Interested in the topic and looking for more?

If you are concerned about someone and not sure how to start a conversation R U OK? can help.

Check out these fact sheets on Depression, Relationships and family, and Stress.

Check out the You Got This Mate Program! The program is for men living in rural Australia, and aims to helps them reach their best mental health. It provides:

Information on mental health matters
Stories (much like these podcasts)
Tips to look after your mental health
Tips to help other men

There are also some services available to people in the Wimmera, including:

The National Centre for Farmer Health’s Online Psychology Service
The WWHS Social Work and Welfare Department
The Rural Outreach program which you can reach at 1300 688 732. You can also hear more about this program in the episode 'From Footy Coach to Rural Outreach Worker'.

Mental Health is also covered in this Farmer Wants a Healthy Life episodes from series one:

AFL to Life with Depression
The Mental Tips
From Footy Coach to Rural Outreach Worker

There will be more episodes on mental health coming in series two, so keep your eye out for them!

Join the conversation
Facebook: @FarmerWantsaHealthyLife Twitter: @_FWAHL

Send us a text

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Farmer Wants a Healthy Life - Guys Just Wanna Have Fun

Transcript

Brigitte

This is a West Wimmera health service podcast. Presented by me, Brigitte Muir.

Active and busy, certainly aren’t the same. In this episode, I find out what Active Farmers groups are all about. And I meet a very inspiring character, Justin Knorrp, who is not a farmer, and who did not grow up in the West Wimmera. So who is Knorrpy?

Justin

*hahaha*

Just the simple man trying to help people.

Well, I've been living in