Get 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…
Learn MoreToy Library receives $5000 grant
10 February 2019
The EGHS Ark Toy and Activity Library is the recipient of a $5000 Ararat Wind Farm community grant. Together with a $1000 grant received from the Ararat RSL Community Grant Program, the Ararat Wind Farm grant will purchase a shade sail for the outdoor play area adjacent to the new Toy Library space, as part…
Learn MoreEGHS recognizes 16 Days of Activism against Gender- Based Violence
10 February 2019
East Grampians Health Service recognised the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence late last year. Special guests were Kate Muir, Human Resources Advisor engaged by Ballarat Health Services for the Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence Initiative, and Kathleen Doole, Program Leader Health Communities, Grampians Community Health, with the launch attended by managers and…
Learn MoreCommunity Health Centre redevelopment on track for June completion
10 February 2019
The EGHS Community Health Centre redevelopment is well on track for a June 2019 completion. Construction on the front of the building is now visible, and works ramped up over the January period. The extension of the Ark Toy and Activity Library is now almost complete with the handover of the Toy Library building to…
Learn MoreArarat Rockers donate to Oncology
10 February 2019
The Ararat Rockers are regular donors to the East Grampians Health Service Oncology Unit and in 2018 members again made a generous donation. Ararat Rockers’ members Ann Hodgson and Daniel Schwab presented a cheque for $520 to EGHS oncologist Dr Craig Carden and Chief Executive Andrew Freeman, proceeds from a rock and roll dance held…
Learn MoreInterns experience working in rural Victoria
8 February 2019
Through the Grampians Medical Training Program, based in Ararat, eight junior doctors are currently experiencing what it is like to practice in a rural area. East Grampians Health Service has welcomed the interns through a partnership with St John of God Ballarat, Maryborough District Health Service, and three GP clinics including the Ararat Medical Centre,…
Learn MoreStaff long service awards presented
19 December 2018
East Grampians Health Service presented 33 staff long service awards at the annual general meeting in November. Longest serving staff member to be awarded was Sue McAdie, who has worked at the health service for 40 years. Sue started her nurse training a few days after turning 17 at Ballarat Base Hospital in 1975. After…
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