General News
Brian Joyce leads merged regions
The appointment of Brian Joyce as Regional Director has marked
the establishment of the amalgamated North and West Region of the
Department of Human Services.
Department open for eBusiness
A new IT facility is allowing funded agencies to access Department
of Human Services computer systems and applications over the internet.
Play draws attention to eating disorders
Art has imitated life for actor Sancia Robinson who is starring
in What is the Matter with Mary Jane?
during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Conference is taking power to the
people
A national conference in Melbourne aims to further an agenda of
empowerment for individuals and families in the fields of health,
disability, mental health, aged care, early childhood development,
youth, schools, special education, employment and training, personal
and family supports and community development.
Monash medical alumni to front lecture
series
Bio-terrorism, emerging infections and microbes are the themes
of the first of a series of public lectures being hosted by Monash
University’s Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
Communities conference goes from
strength to strength
Building stronger communities through greater support for community-inspired
innovation, values and courageous leadership will be the theme of
a major national conference to be held in June.
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Metropolitan Health
New era for Children’s and Women’s
Hospitals
The Women’s and Children’s Health Service is to be split
into two specialist stand-alone hospitals to give a new focus to
the care and treatment of Victoria’s women and children.
Asthma ward lets Victorians breathe
easier
A Victoria-first ward specialising in treatment of asthma and other
respiratory illnesses has been opened at Monash Medical Centre to
get patients out of hospital and on the road to recovery.
Werribee Mercy celebrates decade
of care
Werribee Mercy Hospital has entered its 10th year of service to
the community.
Child’s play for Alfred Hospital
staff and families
Nurses and other staff will be able to better fit their family
responsibilities into their work commitments with the opening of
a purpose-built childcare centre at the Alfred Hospital.
Sight-seeing on the Peninsula
Pensioners and Health Care Card holders can now receive low cost
eye care and prescription glasses on the Peninsula.
New CEO for Southern Health
Southern Health has appointed Linda Sorrell as its new Chief Executive.
WA hospital chief joins Peter Mac
Former Chief Executive of the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and
Area Chief Executive of the Northern Metropolitan Health Service
in Perth Craig Bennett has been appointed CEO of the Peter MacCallum
Cancer Centre (Peter Mac).
Public Health
World conference promotes Department
work
The Department of Human Services will showcase its range of health
promotion and education work at the 18th World Conference on Health
Promotion and Health Education.
South coast builds health and wellbeing
partnership
South coast councils have completed a major Municipal Public Health
Plan project.
New chair of drug prevention council
Internationally-recognised drug prevention advocate Dr Rob Moodie
has been appointed permanent Chair of the Premier’s Drug Prevention
Council.
Experts make up blood-borne infections
group
The Government has drawn from a considerable pool of community,
medical and scientific knowledge in forming a new expert group to
advise on blood-borne and sexually transmissible infections, says
Health Minister Bronwyn Pike.
2004 health conference
Australia’s leading health professionals will discuss issues
such as indigenous health, health expenditure and environmental
health at a two-day Australian Institute of Health and Welfare conference.
Juvenile Justice
Mentoring program to get youth back
on track
A new $1.2 million mentoring program will rehabilitate young offenders
and help get their lives back on track.
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Disability Services
Women’s advocacy first
Community Services Minister Sherryl Garbutt has announced the establishment
of the first disability advocacy service for women in Victoria.
Women take the lead as advocates on
disability
Two women with intellectual disabilities have used International
Women’s Day to tell their stories and discuss their roles as
leaders.
Red carpet treatment for young film-makers
A group of young film-makers walked the red carpet at Ballarat’s
Grainery Lane Theatre for the premiere screening of their films.
Travellers Aid centre on-line
The Travellers Aid Society of Victoria is offering help to seniors
and people with a disability use computers installed at its centre
in Swanston Street, Melbourne.
CRU residents explore the great
outdoors
The physical move to Community Residential Units has been only
one aspect of the transition for former residents of the large,
institutional ‘Kew Cottages.’
Community Care
Committee strengthens links with sector
Since the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Child and Family Support
first met in July last year, it has advised Minister for Community
Services Sherryl Garbutt on a range of issues.
Congress to pursue childhood issues
‘Early bird’ registration for the 2004 World Congress
of the World Organisation for Early Childhood Education (OMEP) closes
on April 30.
Community Health
Booklet illustrates sexual health
A unique family planning and sexual health resource will help the
Filipino community.
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Aged Care
Seniors throw their weight behind Festival
The scene was set for a showdown by the river.
Help line provides aged care information
Mornington Peninsula residents can now call one number for information
about aged care, rehabilitation and palliative care.
Young and old head down to the farm
The Victorian Seniors Festival headed for the Collingwood Children’s
Farm where children, parents and grandparents had the chance to
get up close and personal with well-fed and happy pigs, horses,
chickens and ducks and enjoy local produce at the Farmer’s
Market stalls lining the Yarra.
Volunteer teacher is Victorian Senior
of the Year
An inspirational teacher who has unearthed the artistic potential
of older people in a rural nursing home has won the 2004 Premier’s
Award for Victorian Senior of the Year.
Program helps Parkinson’s patients
A movement disorders program has been designed to help people on
the Mornington Peninsula living with Parkinson’s disease to
manage the problems they face completing everyday tasks.
Poster to target older Victorians
People 65 and over in Melbourne’s east are the focus a Falls
Don’t Just Happen poster urging older Victorians to actively
seek advice on reducing their risks of falls-related death, serious
injury, loss of confidence and mobility.
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Mental Health
Artists invited to submit their
work
Victorian mental health service users have been invited to enter
the 2004 Mental Health Week Consumer Art Competition.
Psychiatric nurses discuss the latest
mental health practices
A one-day conference organised by psychiatric nurses from the Southern
Alliance—a consortium of seven health services—explored
current challenges and solutions for a variety of mental health
issues.
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Committee
strengthens links with sector
