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General News
Ambulance Victoria to unify
services
Victoria’s three ambulance
services will be unified to form a new statewide agency, Ambulance Victoria,
following widespread support for the proposal.
Victorian nurse wins national
award
Royal Melbourne Hospital nurse
Kelly Leiper has been named Australian Graduate Nurse of the Year at the HESTA
Australian Nursing Awards.
Victoria’s top nurse heroine of
the bush
Dingee Bush Nursing Centre
Manager Vivienne Fazulla has been judged 2008 HESTA Victorian Nurse of the
Year.
Public Health
Information CD on hepatitis C
for schools
The Alfred Hospital’s Education
and Resource Centre (ERC) has launched an interactive CD that will be used to
educate Year Eight and Nine students about the dangers of hepatitis C.
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Disability Services
Disc aid for agencies
The Department of Human Services
Disability Services Division has compiled a CD-ROM/DVD to help disability
providers implement the Quality Framework for Disability Services in Victoria
(2007).
Better housing choices for
people with a disability
Housing Choices Australia will
be the new trading name for a merged group of three specialist disability
housing providers with more than 40 years’ combined experience in the field.
Training plants seeds of success
Anthony Borg is one of 17
Mambourin Enterprises Sunshine participants who have completed a Certificate
One in Work Preparation and Certificate Two in Horticulture courses.
Wheelchair sport support
volunteers recognised
Paramedic Garrie Carman and wife
Marilyn have been named Wheelchair Sports Victoria Volunteers of the Year.
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Housing
New housing in Belmont
A $4 million 15-unit affordable
housing project has been opened by Housing Minister Richard Wynne at Belmont in
Geelong.
Daylesford housing to be
upgraded
The renovation of a large
housing estate in Daylesford will be part of a $3.19 million upgrade program
for Grampians Region next financial year.
Dandenong housing boost
Families and couples have even
better access to public housing with the completion of three new two-bedroom
homes in Dandenong North thanks to a $433,000 Government funding boost.
New lease of life for rooming
house, tenants in Footscray
Derrick Stopperton was ‘as
pleased as Punch’ with his new home and delighted to show Housing Minister
Richard Wynne the difference a $450,000 upgrade of a Footscray rooming house
had made to his life.
Norlane housing blitz
Housing Minister Richard Wynne
has announced a $7.4 million Government blitz to deliver 40 new public housing
units and upgrade 30 existing properties in Norlane.
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Mental Health
Service marks 20 years of
support
Service users and their
families, representatives of local organisations and former Chief Executive
Officers and staff were among guests at the 20th anniversary celebration of
Peninsula Support Services.
Strategy promotes student
wellbeing
Students, parents and arts,
health and education professionals packed an auditorium to celebrate a decade
of the Festival for Healthy Living program.
Rural and Regional Health
New Latrobe Hospital head
Peter Craighead has been
appointed Chief Executive Officer of Latrobe Regional Hospital.
Traineeship offer from health
service
Cardinia Casey Community Health
Service (CCCHS) is offering an innovative employment and training initiative as
part of a strategy to improve the health of local Aboriginal people.
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Metropolitan Health
Report shows hospitals treating
more patients
Victoria’s public hospitals are
treating more patients than ever before and treating more of them within the
benchmark times, the latest edition of the Your Hospitals report shows.
Peter Mac in breast cancer
research
A Melbourne researcher is
leading the way in understanding the devastating effects of breast cancer.
Monash Medical Centre leads in
lupus research
Former renal nurse, lupus
sufferer and Minister for Women’s Affairs Maxine Morand has opened the Southern
Health Lupus Clinic at Monash Medical Centre Clayton.
Southern Health research on show
Southern Health Research Week
featured presentations showcasing work on cardiovascular medicine, inflammatory
disease and paediatric medicine.
Trial for burns patient
Pain relief typically used to
help trauma patients will be part of an innovative pain management trial for
burns patients at The Alfred Hospital.
Urology Department sees
thousands
At any given time Southern
Health Urology Department is taking part in six clinical trials and many
laboratory research studies.
Royal Children’s in worldwide
cystic fibrosis study
For many young children the
words ‘cystic fibrosis’ can be difficult to pronounce and they often call it
‘sixty-five roses.’
Melanoma treatment aims to
reduce spread
Alfred Hospital specialists
attached to the Victorian Melanoma Service are collaborating in an
international multi-centre trial to investigate whether the early removal of a
patient’s lymph nodes can prevent the microscopic spread of melanoma.
Study on effects of memory
stimulation
An innovative study will seek to
improve various conditions, including schizophrenia, Parkinson’s Disease and
dementia, by stimulating working memory.
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Community Services
Call for Robin Clark award
nominations
The Victorian Government has
invited nominations for the Robin Clark Memorial Awards 2008.
Greater support for Peninsula
families
Vulnerable families across the
Mornington Peninsula now have even greater access to support after the opening
of Victoria’s newest Child FIRST centre, thanks to funding of $3.6 million from
the Government.
Plan for a better future
A plan to improve services to
Aboriginal Victorians has been unveiled by Minister for Community Services Lisa
Neville.
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Aged Care
Generations swap stories and
secrets
Spectrum Migrant Resource
Centre’s Macedonian Planned Activity Group has partnered with Lalor North
Primary School in an innovative project to foster continuation of traditions
between generations of the community.
Conference to focus on
palliative care improvements
A state conference in October
will highlight the challenges facing palliative care in Victoria.
Book advises on resident rights
A book focusing on the
accommodation, care and legal rights of older people in Victoria has been
updated to take into account major changes to the law since the first edition.
Leadership program for
palliative care service managers
A program for executives is
designed to develop the leadership skills of those entrusted with the
responsibility of leading palliative care services in Victoria.
Lights, camera, action
Kingston Centre residents have
guest-starred in an episode of Channel 9’s Animal Emergency.
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