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Men are notorious for being completely in the dark about the state of their health with 41,000 Australian men dying of heart disease each year. 

To combat this, a confidential health screening program, sponsored by Rotary, is seeking out local menfolk who haven’t seen the inside of a doctor’s rooms for years – the blokes who are likely to drop dead because nobody saw it coming.

The Men’s Health Education Rural Van (MHERV) will be in Byron Bay offering local men quick five or ten-minute health checks. They will be located at the Byron Bay RSL car park, 132 Jonson Street on November 8 from 9.30am till 3.30pm. Then at the Byron Bay Bowling Club car park, 18-20 Marvell Street on November 9 from 9.30am till 3.30pm.

While men are the key target all adults are welcome.

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