Muswellbrook and Denman have been selected as one of the five areas in NSW that will look to better themselves, while also competing against others for the Healthy Towns Challenge.

Condobolin, Holbrook, Murwillumbah and the Snowy Valley will also take part, with each district receiving a $15,000 grant from the Office of Preventative Health as part of the scheme.

Launching on Monday, February 17, and running for six months, it will see a number of activities and projects take place.

A water refill station, which could be hired by those hosting community events, has been raised as an idea to get people to drink more water.

Free physical activity sessions, fruit and vegetable garden workshops and cooking programs are also possibilities that could arise from the challenge.

ABC coordinator Carly Hughes believes locals are well poised to make the most of the situation.

"When I was doing the application, they wanted to see what resources the towns already had, so they were looking to see how the Healthy Towns Challenge would get off the ground," she said.

"And, I think Muswellbrook has a lot.

"So, I was really able to draw on the fact we already had a good foundations to do well on this challenge and also to continue afterwards."

This is yet another win for Act-Belong-Commit, who has had a large impact on the area since setting up in September 2018, and Ms Hughes said she's noticed a difference already.

"I'm still connecting with people I've been doing activities with," she stated.

"The 10,000 steps challenge was quite popular, and I've been hearing about people continuing their physical activity after those challenges.

"We're still getting teams coming back to participate so we've got another 10,000 step challenge in March and teams are keen to continue, so I've seen changes with things like that.

"With the Healthy Towns Challenge I'm hoping to support the town itself to make changes.

"It's great to see individuals making changes but as a town we can band together and make changes."

In order to display that, and also to let those competitive juices out and beat out the other areas, you can join the free NSW Get Healthy service, which encourages people to set goals and even involves telephone counselling.

NSW Get Healthy at Work will also provide two days of one-on-one health checks, which Ms Hughes will help coordinate with the assistance of the Muswellbrook Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

For information you can visit their website or Facebook page.