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16 November 2023
East Grampians Health Service has recognised the work and support of its 150 volunteers at the 18th Volunteer Service Recognition Awards. At the awards, 15 volunteers were recognised for five, 10, 15 and 20 years, and an outstanding 25 years of service by Willaura Health Care Auxiliary volunteer Heather Fleming and East Grampians Health Service…
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East Grampians Health Service has been selected as a finalist in the 2023 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards. EGHS has been recognised in the Premier’s Medium Health Service of the Year category. The awards are a celebration of excellence in public healthcare and acknowledge the achievements of Victoria’s healthcare workers, volunteers, and public health services. EGHS…
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East Grampians Health Service has welcomed three new Board Directors. The Victorian Minister for Health Maryanne Thomas has appointed Marian College teacher Megan Shea, Human Resources Consultant Lisa Davidson and ABC Radio program maker Debbie Rybicki to the EGHS Board. Both Ms Shea and Ms Davidson are from the local area, Ararat and Great Western…
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East Grampians Health Service is now providing free public hospital access to egg collection for women undertaking IVF. Currently 20 per cent of Victorians live in regional areas, but only five per cent of IVF services are provided regionally. EGHS has a long-standing relationship with Obstetrics and Gynaecology Ballarat and Ballarat IVF, providing high quality…
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The East Grampians Health Service Healthy@Home program held its annual morning tea at the Alexandra Oval Community Centre, which is an opportunity for EGHS Healthy@Home participants to come together with Healthy@Home staff in an informal and relaxed environment. Guest Speaker, Healthy@Home consumer Keith Little, was well received, speaking about his experiences during a six-year teaching…
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Ararat Early Learning Centre children joined their Grandfriends from Patricia Hinchey Centre and Gorrinn Village for music and fun in Alexandra Gardens. Despite the chilly weather, singing and dancing warmed everyone up! Organised by EGHS Patricia Hinchey Centre Leisure and Lifestyle officer Lionel Holt and daughter Isabel Nacarrow from the Ararat Early Learning Centre, the…
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East Grampians Health Service has now closed the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Aarat Medical Centre, moving back to the health service where staff will continue inpatient and staff vaccination as required. COVID-19 vaccinations began in Pyrenees House in April 2021 and after a very busy 12 months, moved to the Ararat Senior Citizens’ rooms…
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Gender Equality Commissioner Dr Niki Vincent recently attended a morning tea at East Grampians Health service, and spoke to the Leadership Group about her role. Dr Vincent commenced as Victoria’s first Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner in 2020. She oversees the implementation of the Gender Equality Act 2020 and plays a key leadership role in…
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The residents of Willaura Health Care recently received a welcome visit from East Grampians Health Service Aboriginal Health Liaison Office, Darren Burns. The residents asked Darren many questions including regarding the upcoming “Referendum”. Darren answered all their questions and stayed on for afternoon tea. Darren mentioned he would like to return each five weeks so…
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EGHS’s Community Nursing staff were recently selected to be part of a video promoting Get Active Victoria, which was shown at an event at the Melbourne Town Hall, the Get Active Conversation, to an audience of community and allied health practitioners. The team of Kate Pitcher, Priscilla Didomenico, Merryn Boatman and Kayley Webster took part…
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East Grampians Health Service celebrated Meals on Wheels Day with a morning tea for all volunteer meal deliverers. This year marks the 70th anniversary of Meals on Wheels, a remarkable achievement for the organisation. Meals on Wheels was established by South Australia’s Doris Taylor. Born in 1901, Doris became paralysed at age 11 after a…
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EGHS hosted a Maternity and Newborn Services Discovery Forum in Pyrenees House on Thursday, August 10, with representatives from the Department of Health, the Grampians Health Service Partnership, Safer Care Victoria and key executive and maternity staff from health services in the Grampians Region in attendance. The forum was an opportunity to collectively discuss the…
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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.
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