Federal Member for Macquarie, Susan Templeman, has welcomed funding to help improve digital health literacy skills in the Blue Mountains.

Blackheath Area Neighbourhood Centre (BANC’s) CYBER_SHED has received $5000 from Good Things Foundation to teach people how to understand and use digital literacy tools such as My Health Record.

“CYBER_SHED Blackheath Area Neighbourhood Centre is one of 72 community organisations across Australia selected by Good Things Foundation to participate in the digital health literacy program,” Ms Templeman said.

“BANC’s CYBER_SHED helps people with technology like mobile phones, computers and the internet, and is currently available over video chat and phone due to COVID-19 restrictions.

“It’s so important that vulnerable members of our community are able