Kids
get kicks from footy clinic
Childcare takes toll
on grandmothers
Thank
you to study participants|
March 2001 - Department of Human Services, Victoria, Australia |
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General News $5 million to help local communities fight drugs The Government is calling for imaginative grass-roots ideas on how to prevent people from getting caught up in drugs and to help those using drugs to stop, says Health Minister John Thwaites. Website links workers in the inner suburbs Services for residents in Melbourne’s inner suburbs will be significantly improved by the establishment of a new ‘one stop shop’ website for human services workers. Public policy seminar to target poverty Community sector agencies are encouraged to attend a Department of Human Services’ public policy seminar focused on poverty and social exclusion. People living in suburban and regional Australia are risking their health if they fail to become actively involved in their local community groups, says ourcommunity.com.au chief executive Rhonda Galbally. More than 200,000 people a month are visiting the faster, more user-friendly Better Health Channel on the Internet. Scholarship winners put theory into good practice Joanne Borg, 28, and Amanda Jakiel, 20, have completed tertiary studies under the Department of Human Services’ Indigenous Training and Recruitment Initiatives Program (INTRAIN) scholarships. Acute Health Ambo medal for chopper service founder Founder of the Victorian ambulance helicopter rescue and aeromedical service Philip Hogan has won the inaugural Australia Day Ambulance Service Medal. A big increase in the number of emergency patients admitted to Victoria’s metropolitan hospitals in the past three years emphasised the growing importance of emergency medicine, says Health Minister John Thwaites. Dr David Hillis has taken up his position as Chief Executive Officer of Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute. Study participants get thank you More than 100 women have received certificates to commemorate their participation in a study on the reproductive health of female migrants and refugees from Sahel African and Middle Eastern (SAME) countries. Australia Day awards for rural officers Two Rural Ambulance Victoria paramedics have been awarded Australia Day Ambulance Service Medals. Former New Zealand hospital head Sue De Gilio has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Barwon Health in Geelong. Aged Care Childcare takes toll on grandmothers Providing constant care to grandchildren can take a toll on the health and friendships of older ethnic women, says Aged Care Minister Bronwyn Pike. New seniors advice centre opens A new information and advisory service for older Victorians has been established in central Melbourne. Thousands of Victorians will get subsidised multifocal spectacles as a result of Government funding, says Aged Care Minister Bronwyn Pike. Gippsland Southern Health Service’s Korumburra hospital will undergo a major redevelopment. A greater number of country seniors will be able to access free travel to Melbourne during Senior Citizens Week as a result of a Government decision to introduce free bus services in the Mallee, Gippsland and north eastern Victoria. Community Care An early childhood conference will provide support and training to volunteer preschool committees of management. A long-term commitment to foster care For almost 20 years, Christine Peterson has been opening her doors to local families by providing care for children in their time of need. Victorian families have been urged to consider the rewards of fostering children. Strike against problem gambling The Government has pledged the biggest-ever budget for an advertising and communications blitz to tackle problem gambling in Victoria.
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DisAbility Services Vietnamese family project a first A groundbreaking $55,000 project to help Vietnamese people with a disability is believed to be the first of its kind. People with a disability in Victoria can look forward to a greater say in Government decisions as a result of the launch of the Victorian DisAbility Advisory Council (DAC). Planners and architects still had a significant challenge to ensure major community facilities were accessible to people with a disability, says Minister for Community Services Christine Campbell. AFL legend and current Victorian Father of the Year Paul Salmon is Interchange Victoria Respite Care Association’s newest recruit. Residents and staff at Bendigo’s Sandhurst Centre for people with an intellectual disability will benefit from a Department of Human Services’ operational review. Housing Former Deputy Director-General of the NSW Department of Housing Jennifer Westacott has taken up her appointment as the Department of Human Services’ Director of Housing. Kids get a kick from footy clinic Richmond footballers Paul Broderick, Ben Haynes and Royce Vardy were a great hit—even with the supporters of other AFL clubs—at a footy clinic at the Banksia Gardens public housing estate in Broadmeadows. Aged, Community and Mental Health Palliative care work recognised Department of Human Services Secretary Patricia Faulkner has joined the palliative care sector in congratulating Jennifer Theisinger on her Australia Day Public Service Medal Award. $8.3 million to expand Sunbury services Construction has begun on the new $8.3 million Sunbury Integrated Care Centre on the old Sunbury Primary School site in Macedon Street. Pilot projects to prevent disease New health prevention programs totalling $3.7 million aim to reduce the high rates of heart disease, asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure in the community, says Health Minister John Thwaites. Mental Health Anxiety the focus of conference National Depression Initiative Chief Executive Officer Professor Ian Hickie will be special guest at a forum on anxiety disorders and depression in Wodonga on May 26 and 27. Public Health Drug treatment pioneer in new role One of Victoria’s leading drugs and youth experts, Paul McDonald, has been appointed to develop and implement new, improved programs for the control of drugs in Victoria. Plan points to safe syringe disposal People who find syringes on Victoria’s streets, beaches and parks can now ring a toll-free number to get help in removing needle litter. A training program to help traders deal with drug addicts, increasing the number of drug workers on the streets and cleaning up Bourke and Russell Streets are among the measures to be taken by Melbourne’s five municipalities most-affected by the drug problem. Working women to get health message Bilingual health educators are taking health messages to women on the factory floor under an innovative health promotion project to prevent depression and promote good health.
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