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...

The four Heartbeat Ballarat walking groups combined for a Christmas themed gala on Sat Nov 22nd.  Over 70 walkers attended this dinner event, which was an enjoyable night celebrating another year of peer support, exercise and social connection for Heartbeat Ballarat...

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...

On September 5th Heartbeat Sunraysia celebrated 40 years of providing cardiac peer support and helping to improve heart health across the community. Invitations, organised by Secretary Elaine Gregory, were sent out a few weeks prior, and Phil Sedgman spoke with...

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...

Heartbeat Ballarat helped celebrate Women’s Health Week this year by holding a “Walk for Heart Health” on Tuesday, September 2nd. 35 walkers attended the event, which was held indoors at the Badminton Stadium in Wendouree. The Ballarat branch has a...

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...