Menzies HealthLAB is celebrating 10 years in the Territory!

HealthLAB is an educational, interactive, mobile, pop up laboratory where participants can take their own health measures and learn what they mean for their current and future health. 

Over its 10 years there have been over 14,000 HealthLAB participants including more than 5000 people from 23 remote towns and communities. 

HealthLAB stations include:

  • Healthy Heart
  • Ultrasound viewing of organs
  • Healthy Eating
  • Healthy Kidneys
  • Healthy Babies
  • No More Smokes
  • Hygiene
  • Alcohol
  • Exercise
  • Hydration
  • Healthy Brain
  • The HealthLAB Time Machine

And more! Just ask us.

Bookings for HealthLAB are available; email us to find out more.

2025 events:
  • 24 January - Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre - Kentish
  • 28 January - Mimik-ga Centre
  • 29 January – Charles Darwin University First Nations Students
  • 1 March - Festival of Women
  • 19 March – Darwin High School
  • 25 March – Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre – Galiwin’ku
  • 2 April – School of Sport
  • 14 April – Dripstone Middle School Professional Development Day
  • 16 April - Nightcliff Middle School Health Expo
  • 1 May – Melaleuca
  • 7 May - Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre – Elliiot
  • 15 May - Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre – Maningrida
  • 22 May – Menzies Open Day
  • 27 May – Tiwi Futures Expo
  • 11 June – Indigenous Allied Health Australia Menzies Visit
  • 20 June - Menzies' 40th Anniversary Gala
  • 8 July – Angurugu GEBIE NAIDOC Health Day
  • 9 July – Milyakburra NAIDOC Health Day
  • 10 July – Umbakumba NAIDOC Celebration
  • 29 July – Wadeye Futures Expo
  • 7 August – Stroke Week Event
  • 22 August – Haileybury NAIDOC Event
  • 27 August – Stars Foundations Futures Forum
  • 5 September – Casuarina Senior College Stars Women’s Health Morning Tea
  • 12 September - Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre – Lajamanu
  • 22 September – Menzies Timor Hili Saudável Launch
  • 23 September – One Health Symposium – Timor-Leste
  • 25 September - St Inacio de Loiola School Timor-Leste Ambassador training
  • 26 September - St Inacio de Loiola School Hili Saudável event
  • 23 October - Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre – Canteen Creek
  • 6 November - Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre – Groote Eylandt

What we do:

  1. A school program across the Territory
  2. A community program across the Territory
  3. Collaborative HealthLABs with ACCHOs, NGOs, NT Government, and others
  4. Training including a Digital Badge in Health Communication 
  5. Youth4Youth HealthLABs 

Our aims:

  • To increase awareness in the community about the health consequences of lifestyle choices made today on their later personal health and the health of their children yet to be born.
  • To change behaviours linked to smoking, alcohol, physical activity and nutrition.
  • To improve the health and wellbeing of the population and in the long term, to decrease the adult onset of chronic disease and improve the health of the next generation.
Our Staff
  • Professor Heidi Smith-Vaughan (HealthLAB Head)
  • Nicole Boyd (Project lead and HealthLAB Manager)
  • Mark Mayo (Executive lead)
  • Charlotte Valle (Health promotion officer)
  • Mele Tupou (Health promotion assistant)

Check out our Facebook page here: @menzieshealthlab