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General News
Satisfied
patients give hospitals the thumbs up
Victoria’s public hospital services and their efficiency have
been given a resounding ‘thumbs up’ from the people who
really count—the patients.
Reality ad
campaign targets more nurses
A $2 million advertising campaign—filmed by nurses for nurses—is
part of the Government’s drive to attract more than 3,000 permanent
nurses into Victoria’s public hospitals.
What makes
Kath care
A note from grateful parents summed up the reason Mercy Hospital
for Women Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurse Kath Gurney
entered the profession.
Ambulance
bypass cases fall
A massive 62 per cent drop in ambulance bypass and continued improvements
in waiting times despite a record numbers of emergency patients
are the highlights of the December 2001 quarterly Hospital Services
Report.
Hospitals
rewarded for improved care
Nurses, doctors and managers at nine metropolitan health services
and Barwon Health have taken a collective bow for achievements in
turning around Victoria’s health system.
New autumn
courses
Monash Institute of Health Services Research is presenting a range
of short courses in evidence-based practice for health professionals.
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Public Health
Community
tackles diabetes
Italian seniors will benefit from a $1.5 million Statewide program
to help older Victorians lead healthy lives and prevent chronic
illness such as diabetes.
Workshop on
women’s health
A new training workshop will help health and welfare professionals
improve sexual and reproductive health-related service delivery
to non-English-speaking background (NESB) women.
Million dollar
boost for drug projects
The Government has provided $1 million for local community projects
to prevent drug harm among young offenders aged 16 to 24 years old.
Dress red is
the message for Heart Day
Victorian workplaces, clubs and community groups are invited to
support the work of the Heart Foundation on the fourth annual Dress
Red for Heart Day.
Epic bicycle
ride raises cystic fibrosis awareness
Many people would think twice about riding a bike for a week but
not nine friends who recently completed a journey from Adelaide
to Melbourne.
Major boost
for rural drug research
A Rural Centre for Addictive Behaviours will be established in
Warrnambool to research the specific problems leading to rural drug
issues in Victoria.
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Aged Care
Mural a window
on the world
An artist in residence project has enabled more than 90 residents
of Anglican Aged Care Services Group’s St Paul’s Court
hostel in Frankston—some as old as 97—to put brush to
canvas.
Senior Victorians
Seniors have
a lovilie time
The Tivoli Theatre was an Australian entertainment landmark with
a star attraction being the ballet girls known as the Tivoli Lovilies.
They were the best in the business and are still going strong. Their
appearances were among highlights of the Victorian Seniors Festival.
They performed at Chapel Off Chapel Theatre in Prahran, conducted
a tap-dancing workshop and took to the stage during Moomba when
crowds of Melburnians flocked to the city centre. They also rode
the Live It Up tram during the Moomba Trams on Parade.
Older people
to pick up more new jobs
A new computerised employment service will make it easier for older
people across Victoria to find work.
All aboard live
it up
‘If I’d known it was going to be this good, I’d
have become older earlier.’
Housing estate
heroine is Senior of the Year
Visiting sick neighbours in hospital, cleaning flats, moving furniture
or returning a stray supermarket trolley are all in a day’s
work for the 2002 Victorian Senior of the Year.
Service a festival
highlight
Senior citizens of many denominations from across the State gathered
at the St Paul’s Cathedral to celebrate the Victorian Seniors
Festival through liturgy and music.
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DisAbility Services
Creating
a future for young people
Jacqui McKim, 17, is studying for her VCE and hopes to do media
studies at university.
Community
key to workshop
A one-day workshop will provide ideas, inspiration and practical
tools for those interested in methods of community development which
empower communities and incorporate marginalised people.
Rachel’s
life takes a different path
I’m sitting here quietly after the children have gone to bed,
thinking about the changes in my family over the last 12 months.
Paving the
way
Gateways Support Services is a Geelong-based, non-government agency
providing services across the Barwon South Western Region of Victoria
to more than 800 children and adults with disabilities.
Community Care
New school provides
support for students
A new $2.62 million school in Maidstone will better meet the needs
of young people with behavioural difficulties, helping them re-enter
the mainstream education system.
Community participation
a boon to well-being
Conference workshops and discussions at the Association of Neighbourhood
Houses and Learning Centres (ANHLC) annual meeting focused on inclusion.
Foster carers
play vital family role
Victoria’s foster parents should be treated as community heroes
because of their vital role in building a stronger Victoria, says
Community Services Minister Bronwyn Pike.
Foster care
conference
A range of contemporary issues will be discussed during workshops
at the National Foster Care Conference in Sydney on May 17 to 19.
Special care
for kids in crisis
Vulnerable children who have suffered abuse at home in Melbourne’s
inner south will be cared for under a new merger of traditional
foster care and intensive professional supports.
New home
for young people in Dandenong
Dandenong is the first city to showcase a completed purpose-built
house where young people in crisis can live safely while remaining
at school and maintaining their local friendships.
Metropolitan Health
First for maternity
services
A groundbreaking collaboration in Victoria has resulted in a first
for maternity services in Australia.
Housing
City service
for homeless young people
The new Frontyard Youth Service will offer a wider range of housing
and support services for young people at risk of homelessness in
the inner city.
$25 million
boost for affordable housing
Sixteen new housing projects worth $25.8 million are to be built
across Victoria thanks to a partnership between the Government and
the community.
Community Health
New Sunbury
health centre opens
The new $8.3 million Sunbury Integrated Care Centre offers services
such as physiotherapy, speech pathology, podiatry, dental care,
counselling and disability programs.
Win win situation
for locals
Win Williamson served on the Sunbury Community Health Centre board
from its inception in 1973 until 1988.
Building begins
on new Wyndham Health Service
After a 12 year campaign for a community health service in Werribee,
Health Minister John Thwaites has turned the first sod of the $11
million state-of-the art health centre which will have a family
focus.
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Reality
ad campaign targets more nurses
Housing estate heroine is Senior of the Year
Foster
carers play vital family role
