News and updates

Heartbeat Victoria wishes all its members and those with heart related health conditions all the very best for the festive season. May 2026 be a year where you can focus on your heart health and benefit from the peer support...

Julie Redfern is SOLVE-CHD’s Chief Investigator and expert in preventive cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation, and digital health.  This interview highlights the importance of World Heart Day in raising awareness of heart disease and improving heart health. In the interview she shares...

After heart surgery, recovery is more than physical – it’s about finding strength, connection, and hope. Discover how SOLVE-CHD and cardiac rehab is helping people rebuild life after heart disease in a new video in the “Beats of Change” series,...

Are you sitting too much?  Moving too little?  What is the ideal balance of sitting, standing, sleeping and movement for a healthier heart, body and mind? Join leading researchers from the Baker-Deakin Department of Lifestyle and Diabetes, IPAN and the Baker...

At Heartbeat Victoria’s Annual General Meeting on 9 September, guest speaker, Dr. Kegan Moneghetti gave an excellent presentation titled “Heart Health Check and Early Detection”. In his presentation, a copy of which is included in the Resources section of this...

The newly formed Fawkner Park Walking group held its’ first walk on August 19th on a beautiful, sunny winter morning in Melbourne.  The walk was the first step towards creating a new cardiac peer support group in Melbourne, to help...

This World Heart Day (29 September), SOLVE-CHD is inviting cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs all over Australia to show off their work and raise awareness for heart health with the power of creativity! Craft a visual display – whether physically in...

Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 7.00pm, via Zoom (details below). The agenda for the meeting includes: Guest speaker Dr Kegan Moneghetti: “Spotting Heart Disease Early – and How You Can Help Shape the Future of Heart Care” Presentation of the...

A new walking group has been launched by the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and Heartbeat Victoria Council, Inc. in collaboration with Heart Foundation Walking. The first walk will be held in Fawkner Park (in Melbourne) on Tuesday August 19...

Professor Rebecca Ritchie has joined the board of Heartbeat Victoria, helping expand the group’s ability to improve heart health through its cardiac peer support work. Professor Ritchie is a cardiac pharmacologist at Monash University in Melbourne. She obtained her PhD...

The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and Heartbeat Victoria are launching a new walking group in Melbourne to foster improved cardiac peer support and heart health. As detailed in this month’s Community News from the Baker Institute, they “are looking...