Tahu, Widders and Roberts head to the bush

True Blue Timana Tahu and former NRL players Dean Widders and Tyrone Roberts will today kick off a tour around regional NSW to help educate First Nations people about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

The NSWRL Deadly Blues program commenced in 2019 and is run as part of Deadly Choices, which is a preventative health program of the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH).

Since its inception, the Deadly Blues program has helped more than 25,000 First Nations people in NSW access health checks and wellbeing information with all participants receiving a Deadly Blues jersey.

Tahu, Widders and Roberts will visit regions over the next two weeks including Wellington, Condobolin, Bourke, Broken Hill, Inverell and Grafton.

NSW Rugby League has extended its partnership with the Institute of Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH), which over the past six years has helped more than 25,000 First Nations people in NSW access health checks and well-being information through the Deadly Blues program.

The program will continue in 2025 as it assists with achieving Close The Gap targets for First Nations people. Close the Gap Day is held annually today (March 20) and aims to achieve health and life expectancy equality for First Nations people.

There are 28,000 First Nations people involved in Rugby League in NSW as players, coaches, trainers, referees, and volunteers.

NSWRL DEADLY BLUES TOUR

WEEK ONE

Tuesday 1 April

Where: Condobolin Aboriginal Health Service, 99 Bathurst Street, Condobolin

When: 10.30am-2pm

Wednesday 2 April

Where: Bourke Aboriginal Health Service, 61 Oxley Street, Bourke

When: 10.30am-2pm

Thursday 3 April

Where: Broken Hill Aboriginal Health Service, 428 Argent Street, Broken Hill

When: 11am-2pm

WEEK TWO

Tuesday 8 April

Where: Inverell Aboriginal Health Service, 3 Rivers Street, Inverell

When: 10am-2pm

Wednesday 9 April

Where: Grafton Interschools Touch Football Gala Day (High School), Rushforth Park, 5 Skinner Street, South Grafton

When: 9am-3pm

Thursday 10 April

Where: Grafton Interschools Touch Football Gala Day (Primary School), Rushforth Park, 5 Skinner Street, South Grafton

When: 9am-3pm