Aged care Onsite Pharmacist Trial at Willaura Health Care
5 February 2026
Pharmacist Somnath Sakthi Sekaran has been welcomed at Willaura Health Care as part of a Commonwealth Government Aged Care Onsite Pharmacist trial. Mr Sakthi Sekaran operates Trident Pharmacy in Willaura and is currently on site one day per week at the Willaura hospital and Parkland House Hostel, where he reviews patient and resident medications and makes recommendations…
Learn MoreGraduate nurses commence at health service
5 February 2026
East Grampians Health Service welcomed eleven registered nurses and seven enrolled nurses to complete their 12-month Graduate Nurse Program in February. Every four months, the graduate nurses will rotate through clinical departments, such as the In-patient Unit, Peri-operative Unit, Day Procedure Unit, 70 Lowe St, Garden View Court Hostel, Willaura Health Care and Community Nursing.…
Learn MoreDan Tehan visits Willaura Health Care
5 February 2026
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan together with Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care Anne Ruston visited Willaura Health Care last week. The visit was in response to a request for Mr Tehan to visit to discuss obtaining Federal Government support for the redevelopment of Willaura Health Care following the Victorian Government announcement of…
Learn MoreHealth service benefits from G J Gardner Homes Community Growth Program
5 December 2025
G J Gardner Homes Ararat has donated to East Grampians Health Service through its Community Growth Program. General Manager of G J Gardner Homes Ararat Corey Heard presented a cheque to EGHS Chief Executive Nick Bush for $570, on behalf of clients Romaine and Cameron Lawrie. Mr Heard said clients who build with G J…
Learn More$8000 RSL Pink Day donation to health service
5 December 2025
The Ararat RSL has donated $8000 to the East Grampians Health Service Oncology Unit, which will be used to provide a new treatment chair that will benefit patients receiving cancer treatment. The funds were raised through the annual Ararat RSL Pink Day fundraising event, lead by RSL employee Margaret Kelly. The Pink Day event involved…
Learn MoreSpecial reunion celebrating exceptional care at EGHS
5 December 2025
It was an extra-special reunion for staff at East Grampians Health Service when they welcomed back baby Junaidah and her parents, Junaid and Zareena. Born at just 32 weeks in September, little Junaidah’s safe arrival was made possible by the skill, expertise and teamwork of the EGHS team. Advice was obtained from the Paediatric Infant Perinatal Emergency…
Learn MoreEGHS staff awarded for long service
4 December 2025
East Grampians Health Service staff were awarded for long service at the 30th Annual General Meeting. Staff were awarded for years of service ranging from 10 years up to a remarkable 50 years of service by former Director of Support Services Stuart Kerr, who retired this year. Stuart commenced work at the Ararat and District…
Learn MorePieter Pretorius awarded for long service to EGHS
4 December 2025
East Grampians Health Service Visiting Medical Officer Dr Pieter Pretorius was awarded for 20 years of service to EGHS at the 30th Annual General Meeting. Dr Pretorius has been a cornerstone of rural healthcare in Ararat since his arrival from South Africa in 2004. Moving with his wife, Ane, and their three young daughters, Dr…
Learn MoreNancy Panter named Life Governor
4 December 2025
Long serving East Grampians Health Service former Board Director and Chair Nancy Panter was named a Life Governor at the health service’s 30th Annual General Meeting. A Life Governor is the most prestigious recognition of commitment and dedication to the health service and is the highest honour bestowed by East Grampians Health Service. Ms Panter…
Learn MoreEGHS awards scholarships
4 December 2025
Since 2009, the EGHS Building for the Future Foundation has awarded scholarships to staff valued at more than $700,000, to enable them to undertake further studies in their chosen field. At the 30th Annual General Meeting, EGHS awarded scholarships to 10 staff, including scholarships from the Foundation, as well as Epworth Healthcare, the Angela Laidlaw…
Learn MoreA year of highlights at East Grampians Health Service
4 December 2025
East Grampians Health Service held its 30th annual general meeting last week, with the Board reporting on another successful year and presenting many organisational highlights and significant events. Guest speaker at the AGM was co-host of the ABC’s News Breakfast, Bridget Brennan, who grew up in Buangor and went to school at Marian College. A…
Learn MoreJill retires after remarkable 70 year nursing career
25 November 2025
Willaura Health Care nurse Jill Broderick has retired after a remarkable 70 years of nursing. In all probability, Jill’s distinguished career is the longest nursing career in Australia, with the final 30 years spent at Willaura Health Care, a campus of East Grampians Health Service. With a twin brother, Jill (christened Valma) was born in…
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