New families welcome at toy centre
26 May 2017
The Ark Toy and Activity Centre always welcomes new members. Located at East Grampians Health Service, the Ark Toy and Activity Centre provides a borrowing service to people with special needs and their families, senior citizens and mothers and babies’ groups. Ark Toy and Activity Centre Auxiliary president Kaye Chamings said the centre offers a…
Learn MoreMurray to Moyne teams raise $27,900
22 May 2017
Teams representing East Grampians Health Service in this year’s Murray to Moyne Cycle Relay have raised in excess of $27,900. With a fundraising goal of $25,000, the Cranks and Defibrillators are thrilled to have exceeded their objective, with the money raised this year going towards a new bus for the Patricia Hinchey Centre. This year…
Learn MoreNew equipment for Oncology Department
15 May 2017
The Ararat Breast Cancer Support Group has donated more than $3000 to the East Grampians Health Service Oncology Department on behalf of the Buangor Community Sports Centre Committee. The Buangor committee donated $3200 to the Breast Cancer Support Group to ensure the funds were used for the benefit of people from Ararat and the wider…
Learn MoreMontessori stories powerful
15 May 2017
The benefits to residents, families and staff, resulting from the introduction of a form of care designed to enhance the quality of life for older people living at the 70 Lowe Street aged care facility, have been revealed in a research report from Federation University. 70 Lowe Street, one of three aged care facilities operated…
Learn MorePlaque acknowledges Breast Cancer Support Group
30 April 2017
The Ararat Breast Cancer Support Group has been acknowledged for its ongoing support by the East Grampians Health Service Oncology Department. A plaque was unveiled in the department, acknowledging the group’s financial contribution towards the purchase of specialised chairs for patients to use while undergoing chemotherapy. The money raised by the Ararat Breast Cancer Support…
Learn MoreMaternity education for rural clinicians
30 April 2017
Rural clinicians from across the region took part in newborn and maternity emergency education at East Grampians Health Service. The Maternity and Newborn Emergencies (MANE) program was facilitated by Paediatric Infant Perinatal Emergency Retrieval (PIPER) and the Maternity Services Education Program (MSEP). Attendance included six GPs from Ararat Medical Centre, four Deakin University medical students,…
Learn More$7000 raised at Willaura Market
28 March 2017
The Willaura Healthcare Auxiliary raised more than $7000 at this year’s annual Willaura Market. More than 1500 people visited the market in the grounds of Willaura Healthcare, enjoying the wide variety of entertainment, including the music of local band SOFT, the Willaura Primary School choir and band and Ararat 800 Primary School Bamboozle circus troupe.…
Learn MoreShe’ll be apples at Auxiliary luncheon
28 March 2017
The East Grampians Health Service Auxiliary will help drive away the autumn chill with its annual luncheon at Willaura. This year’s ‘From the Orchard’ luncheon will feature guest speaker Rob Pelletier, well known radio personality and owner of Heritage Fruit Trees, near Beaufort. Mr Pelletier is a horticulturist whose career has included landscaping, media work…
Learn MoreMurray to Moyne fundraising wraps up
28 March 2017
East Grampians Health Service’s Murray to Moyne Cycle Relay teams will wrap up their fundraising with an EGHS Surplus Auction. The auction will take place in the gardens behind Pyrenees House on Saturday April 8, with registrations from 8am. Guest auctioneer will be Phil Clark from First National Real Estate Ararat. Bidding is sure to…
Learn MoreNurse graduates commenced work at EGHS
28 March 2017
Eleven nurses have commenced a 12 month graduate nurse program at East Grampians Health Service. The cohort includes five Registered Nurses, two Registered Nurses/Registered Midwives and four Enrolled Nurses. It is the first time EGHS has offered a graduate program for Enrolled Nurses. The nurses hail from Mildura, Trentham, Ballarat, Melbourne, New Zealand with four…
Learn MoreInterns get a taste of rural life
20 March 2017
Eight junior doctors are currently getting a taste of what it’s like to practice in a rural area through the Grampians Medical Training Program, based in Ararat. East Grampians Health Service welcomed the interns in January through a partnership with St John of God Ballarat, Maryborough District Health Service, and three GP clinics including the…
Learn MoreGreen light for $4.120 million community health upgrade
20 March 2017
East Grampians Health Service has received $4.120 million from the Victorian Government to redevelop the Community Health Centre, integrating Ararat Rural City Council’s Maternal and Child Health and Home and Community Care services onto the one site. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Health Minister Jill Hennessy made the announcement in Ararat on Friday March 3.…
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