Murray to Moyne raises $32,000 for Dialysis Unit
1 June 2019
Patients at East Grampians Health Service’s Dialysis Unit will receive their treatment in more comfortable surrounds, thanks to the 2019 Murray to Moyne Cycle Relay team. This year’s teams, the Cranks and Defibrillators, raised in excess of $32,000 towards the treatment chair replacement project, more than double their target, thanks to the generosity of…
Learn MoreArarat Gallery TAMA advises on care of Lowe Street quilt
1 June 2019
The beautiful handmade quilt, made for 70 Lowe Street residents by Willaura and District Quilters, was professionally photographed by the Ararat Gallery, TAMA. This was part of the Gallery’s digitisation project where it invited the community to bring in their own pieces to be photographed and receive advice on how to care for the piece.…
Learn MoreEGHS represented at Nursing Expo
5 May 2019
East Grampians Health Service staff attended the Australian College of Nursing, Nursing Expo in April. Training and development manager Claire Sladdin, clinical support nurse/educator Deb Bennett, 70 Lowe Street associate nurse unit manager Jazmin Sabo and graduate nurses Lucy Mills and Lacey Honeyman attended the Nursing Expo and promoted the Graduate Nurse Program for 2020.…
Learn MoreForty five years playing Easter Bunny
5 May 2019
For 45 years, Marg Young has been delivering Easter Eggs to residents at East Grampians Health Service. Marg began her Easter rounds at Pyrenees House, then moved on to Pickford House and has continued spreading Easter cheer at 70 Lowe Street. Marg’s first Easter Egg run was in 1974 when she first started volunteering for…
Learn MoreBar Choir a hit for Murray to Moyne – and set to return to Ararat
5 May 2019
Many people, who thought they couldn’t, or wouldn’t, sing, were up there belting it out with the best of them when Bar Choir came to Ararat as an EGHS Murray to Moyne Cycle Relay team fundraiser. Around 40 people turned out to Ararat’s first ever Bar Choir, held at Chalambar Golf Club. Run by Bar…
Learn MoreBeautiful quilts donated to 70 Lowe Street
3 April 2019
The Willaura and District Quilters have donated two beautiful quilts to 70 Lowe Street. The inspiration for the two quilts arose out of a ‘show ‘n tell’ at the EGHS Residents’ Support Group AGM in 2017 by Quilters’ group member Heather Fleming. 70 Lowe Street manager Tanya Haslett asked if a quilt might be created…
Learn MoreGet out and enjoy your neighbourhood!
3 April 2019
Ararat will soon have a permanent scavenger hunt/walking trail to encourage people to engage with green spaces, thanks to a Heart Foundation grant received by East Grampians Health Service. The Heart Foundation recently conducted a competition to encourage communities to come up with innovative ways to get their community to be active. EGHS submitted an…
Learn MoreGraduate nurses commence at EGHS
3 April 2019
Pictured are the participants in the 2019 EGHS Graduate Nurse Program, L-R, Brooke Williamson, Lacey Honeyman, Kirsten Finch, Meaghan Armstrong, Lucy Mills, Tiffany Barrow and Eva Zhu Seven nurses commenced their Graduate Nurse Program at East Grampians Health Service earlier this year. The seven registered nurses commenced work on January 31 and include five local…
Learn MoreDiploma of Nursing students welcomed
3 April 2019
East Grampians Health Service has welcomed its 2019 cohort of Fed Uni TAFE Diploma of Nursing students. The 23 students commenced their studies in February with all training taking place on site at East Grampians Health Service’s Nursing Education Student Training (NEST) room. Students undertaking the program are studying as part of the Free TAFE…
Learn MoreResidents’ Support Group Donation
6 March 2019
Residents at 70 Lowe Street have gone high tech, with three new iPads making their way to the aged care facility. The East Grampians Health Service Residents’ Support Group recently donated three iPads, complete with covers and wireless headphones, at a cost of more than $1,500. The iPads are used for a variety of activities…
Learn MoreOphthalmic microscope donated to Tonga
6 March 2019
Following a recent upgrade to the equipment at East Grampians Health Service the opportunity arose to donate older but still serviceable equipment to the Pacific Islands. A new state-of-the-art surgical microscope was recently purchased for ophthalmic surgery at the health service, which enabled the old microscope to be donated to the Kingdom of Tonga. Currently…
Learn MoreWillaura Healthcare Auxiliary recognised in Australia Day Awards
10 February 2019
The Willaura Healthcare Auxiliary was the recipient of the Ararat Rural City Community Spirit Award on Australia Day, for its work over many years on the Willaura Healthcare Outdoor Market. Since its inception in 2005, the Willaura Healthcare Auxiliary’s annual Willaura Healthcare Outdoor Market has brought the Willaura and wider community together. In that time…
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