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$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.…

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She’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…

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Murray 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…

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Nurse 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…

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Interns 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…

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Green 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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Diploma of Nursing commences

13 March 2017

Students from Ararat and the wider region are now studying for their Diploma of Nursing through a collaboration between East Grampians Health Service and Australian Catholic University. The majority of the 28 students are from Ararat and the Ararat region (19 students), but also come from the Stawell (seven) and Horsham (two) areas. Classes are…

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ALP Donate to EGHS

20 February 2017

At the 14th J K McDougall Lecture, the Ararat ALP Branch announced it would donate funds to East Grampians Health Service. President of the branch Lyn Hughes and secretary Julie Suares visited EGHS to hand over the cheque and were shown the Pyrenees House Education Centre, which is a vital part of future proofing the…

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Get your motorbike fix at the movies

18 January 2017

Motor bike enthusiasts gearing up for the Grampians ‘Ride to Remember’ in early February can get their motor bike fix at the movies the night before the big ride. East Grampians Health Service Aged Care Auxiliary is conducting a movie night at the Astor Cinema, screening the iconic motorbike movie ‘The World’s Fastest Indian’, starring…

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Cyclists on a road to nowhere

18 January 2017

The East Grampians Health Service Murray to Moyne Cycle Relay teams will be on a road to nowhere when riders trade their road bikes for a stationary bike in a team ride-a-thon. The Cranks and Defibrillators will be pedaling nowhere fast, but all for a good cause, with the ride-a-thon raising funds for a new…

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Willaura Market a great family day out

18 January 2017

The Willaura Healthcare Outdoor Market is again shaping up to be a great family day out. The market will be held on Sunday March 5 adjacent to Willaura Healthcare in Delacombe Way, Willaura, from 10am to 2pm, with delicious food, children’s entertainment, music, circus performances and quality market stalls. Willaura Healthcare Auxiliary member and market…

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Christmas fun at Patricia Hinchey Centre

18 January 2017

Christmas came early for clients at East Grampians Health Service’s Patricia Hinchey Centre. At the annual Christmas party, Santa delivered each client gifts including a personalised embroidered towel provided by Ararat’s EmbroidAbility and funded by the Patricia Hinchey Centre Auxiliary. Clients enjoyed musical entertainment provided by volunteers Ricky Klauss, Jas Chalmers and Leanne McCready and…

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East Grampians Health Service acknowledges the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia, Jupagalk and Eastern Maar peoples as the Traditional Custodians of these lands. We acknowledge that their holistic approach to health; harmony between body, mind, spirit and environment, has been practiced on these lands for thousands of years. We thank past and present Elders for this knowledge to help improve health and wellbeing for all Australians.

ARARAT

Girdlestone Street
Ararat 3377

P: 03 5352 9300
E: info@eghs.net.au
WILLAURA

Delacombe Way
Willaura 3379

P: 03 5354 1600
E: info@eghs.net.au
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