General News
New Minister for Health, changes
to portfolios
Premier John Brumby has
announced Daniel Andrews as Victoria’s new Minister for Health with the task of
ensuring the continuation of a world-class hospital system.
New Department Directors
Department of Human Services
Secretary Fran Thorn has announced the appointment of two new Regional
Directors.
Youth conference focus on recent
arrivals
A national youth conference has
focused on maintaining the wellbeing of young people newly-arrived from other
countries.
Migrant centre covers whole
spectrum of services
The former Northern Migrant
Resource Centre has used a name change to promote its broad range of settlement
services.
Maroondah Hospital celebrates
NAIDOC Week
Celebrations to mark NAIDOC Week
at Maroondah Hospital have included the installation of Aboriginal artworks in
the Emergency Department and the redeveloped and refurbished Medical Imaging
Department.
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Public Health
Fluoridated water supply a boon
to dental health
Warrnambool, Allansford and
Koroit will be the latest towns to have drinking water fluoridated.
Teens pocket information on
effects of type one diabetes
Young people with type one
diabetes now have a wallet-sized, fold-up booklet that contains information on
the condition.
Booklet for parents busts myths
about adolescent alcohol use
A booklet for parents of 10 to
14-year-olds debunks many of the myths around alcohol and examines the damage
it causes to the developing brain of adolescents.
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Disability Services
Respite services streamlined by
central booking system
A Centralised Respite Booking
System has been well-received by users of respite services in the Department of
Human Services’ North and West Metropolitan Region.
Lavish celebrations for 90th
birthday
After breakfast at his Shelley
Court Community Residential Unit, Bill Parker donned his best dark suit, new
pork pie hat and suitable gloves for nine o’clock Mass.
Mildura project powers people
needing mobility
Mildura Rural City Council is
encouraging a scheme helping people using electric scooters to stay mobile.
Yooralla recipe for early
inclusion
Yooralla has published a guide
to the inclusion, into early childhood programs of children with additional
needs.
Mildura calls for accessible
tourism
Mildura Rural City Council is
encouraging local tourism operators to get involved in providing accessible
tourism opportunities for people with disabilities.
Rural and Regional Health
Outpatient improvements
Barwon Health is acting to
streamline its outpatients department.
Barwon Health a leader
Barwon Health is leading the way
in a national initiative to assess risk for venous thromboembolism
(VTE)—deep vein thrombosis.
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Metropolitan Health
Monash Medical Centre receives
newborn boost
Families of seriously-ill babies
living in Melbourne’s south have greater access to the very latest technology
and care with the addition of two neonatal cots at Monash Medical Centre’s
Newborn Services Unit.
Morning tea delivery complements
radio compliments
Monash Medical Centre Clayton
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nurse Sarah Dart has been feted on commercial
radio.
Honour for Alfred anaesthetist
Alfred Hospital Director of
Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine Professor Paul Myles has received a rare
honour for services to anaesthesia by his peers in the United Kingdom.
Alfred nurse is top of the class
Alfred Hospital Emergency and
Trauma Centre nurse Fiona McGrice has been named Victoria’s graduate nurse of
the year at the HESTA Australian Nursing Awards.
New treatment for Alfred
patients with pelvic fractures
An increase in major trauma
patients has seen a corresponding growth in the number of pelvic fractures
treated at the Alfred Hospital.
Breakthrough brings hope as
cancer body announced
A world-first cancer treatment
breakthrough from Victorian researchers will profoundly improve the quality of
life of patients undergoing chemotherapy.
New PhD has plenty of her
platelet
Royal Melbourne Hospital
haematologist Kylie Mason recently completed her PhD at the Walter and Eliza
Hall Institute of Medical Research.
Things are looking up for little
Jorja
Specialists from the Royal
Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital have ‘switched on’ a toddler’s auditory
brain-stem implant—the last hope of bringing hearing and speech to the
profoundly deaf three-year-old.
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Office for Children
Foster care conference
A highlight of the National
Foster Care Conference 2007 will be the involvement and participation of
conference delegates.
New approach to reduce family
violence in Victoria
The Government is taking a lead
role in developing new ways to reduce family violence, says outgoing Minister
for Children Lisa Neville.
Easy to follow steps on basic
baby caring
A new parenting DVD is the first
interactive resource designed specifically to demonstrate basic baby care tasks
for parents with a learning difficulty.
Innovative project gives Wyndham
children best start
An innovative project funded by
the Government will strengthen children’s services in Werribee and surrounding
areas.
$29 million gives kids free time
at kinder
Victorian children from
low-income families will be able to attend at least 10 hours a week of
kindergarten for free, thanks to a $29 million commitment from the State
Government.
Search on for child-friendly
communities
Outgoing Minister for Children
Lisa Neville has urged Victorians to join the challenge to identify the state’s
child-friendly communities through the National Association for Prevention of
Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) Child Friendly Communities Challenge for 2007.
Community Health
Councils at forefront of
community care planning
Representatives from local
councils, the Municipal Association of Victoria and the Department of Human
Services have participated in a Care in your community Local Government
Roundtable.
Aged Care
20,000 vulnerable people more
safe and secure
Mount Waverley resident Edith
Pleysier has become the 20,000th Victorian to receive a government-funded
personal alert unit.
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Housing
Computer project renews
community opportunities
Community hubs and associated IT
facilities in East Reservoir and Heidelberg West Neighbourhood Renewal areas
are providing residents with access to flexible, affordable computer training
and computers.
Broadmeadows agreement on
neighbourhood action
Broadmeadows residents and
community organisations representing local and state government and support
agencies have signed a Neighbourhood Agreement to create a long-term action
plan for the Neighbourhood Renewal area.
Commonwealth Games units are
winners at Moe
Two demountable accommodation
units that housed Ugandan athletes and officials during the 2006 Commonwealth
Games have been installed on Office of Housing land to create a new Moe
Neighbourhood House.
Free smoke alarm program keeps
older Victorians alert against fire
Free smoke alarms are being made
available to elderly and low-income Victorians through the Office of Housing’s
Home Renovation Service as part of this year’s Winter Fire Safety program.
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