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General News
‘Sorry’ and pledge of new
partnership
You didn’t need to be in
Canberra to see how much of an impact the Federal Government’s apology to the
Stolen Generations had on ordinary Australians.
Heartfelt greetings for ‘Sorry’
statement
Words such as ‘powerful,
‘humbling’, ‘moving’ and ‘inspiring’ were among those used to describe the
apology to the Stolen Generations by Prime Minister Rudd in Canberra and the
event organised by the Department of Human Services to mark it.
Australia Day honour for public
health expert
Alfred Hospital Department of
Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine head Professor John McNeil has received
an Order of Australia award in the Australia Day honours.
Royal Melbourne Hospital
celebrates 160 years of service
The Royal Melbourne Hospital,
Victoria’s first, is celebrating 160 years of service to the community this
year.
Australia Day award honours
ambulance careers
The distinguished careers of
Bruce Hyatt and Georgie Hall were recognised with the award of an Ambulance
Service Medal in the Australia Day honours.
Australia Day honour for
dialysis support group founder
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Dialysis Support Group President Anita Narduzzo was awarded an Order of
Australia Medal in the Australia Day Honours.
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Public Health
New body promotes Aboriginal
health
More than 100 people gathered at
the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service in Fitzroy for the official launch of
the Aboriginal Health Promotion and Chronic Care (AHPACC) Northern Consortium.
Disability Services
Breakfast thank you to employers
Traralgon Disability Services
agency Cooinda Hill has recognised five local businesses that have employed
people under its Get Ready scheme.
Bendigo petrol station abuzz
The Caltex Petrol Station in
McCrae Street, Bendigo, is taking part in a three-month trial of a new buzzer
system to assist motorists with disabilities to fill up their cars.
Conference on brain injury
Leading acquired brain injury
organisations arbias and Brain Injury Australia have joined forces to host the
combined 2nd International Conference on Alcohol and Other Drug Related Brain
Impairment and the Brain Injury Australia National Conference 2008.
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Rural and Regional Health
Seymour locals to see more
babies
Mum Narelle Jenner was
comfortable and at ease during the birth of daughter Mahni Shae at Seymour
District Memorial Hospital.
New CEO for DHSV
Felix Pintado has been appointed
Chief Executive Officer of Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV).
Scholarships give students links
with home
Five students have received
rural allied health scholarships from Latrobe Regional Hospital and Latrobe
Community Health Services.
Digging in for a healthier
future
Hume Region residents are one
step closer to even better health services after Health Minister Daniel Andrews
turned the first sod on the site of the new $18 million hospital at Nathalia.
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Metropolitan Health
Royal Women’s open date set
The new world-class $250 million
Royal Women’s Hospital is on schedule to open in June—and the date is now
set in stone.
Program educates drivers on the
dangers of drinking
In the wake of a disturbingly
high summer road toll, the Alfred Hospital’s social work department is keen to
promote its Drink Driver Program and to highlight the importance of being
responsible when it comes to drinking.
Top critical care nurse
The hustle and bustle of the
Emergency Department drew Allisha Cooke to critical care nursing.
Pilot proves timely for heart
attack patients
Intensive Care (MICA) Paramedics
at Dandenong, Moorabbin, Springvale and Hampton Park are helping improve the
outcomes for dozens of heart attack patients in a pilot program involving
Monash Medical Centre, Clayton.
Course for people with diabetes
offers food for thought
A second group of people with
type one diabetes has completed a self-help course at Peninsula Health.
Peninsula women free to visit
Frankston Hospital clinic
Peninsula Health’s free Women’s
Health Clinic at Frankston Hospital is available to women of all ages and
staffed exclusively by women.
Local receives Peninsula Health
graduate nurse award
Felicity Whitten has received
Peninsula Health’s Graduate Nurse Program Award for Excellence for 2007.
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Community Services
Victoria leads the way on child
protection
National child protection
statistics issued by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare demonstrate
recent changes introduced by the State Government are helping Victoria’s most
vulnerable children and their families.
Conference focus on vulnerable
families
The theme for the Queen
Elizabeth Centre’s 5th International Biennial Conference will be Reaching Out
to Vulnerable Families: Achieving Better Outcomes for Children.
Aged Care
Games site accommodates older
Victorians
The first sod has been turned on
a project that will transform a 2006 Commonwealth Games site into an innovative
aged and community care facility.
Walkers set pace at Rosebud
Plaza
Rain, hail or
shine—nothing stops the Rosebud Plaza Walkers.
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Housing
New family housing units will
take the cake
Work has begun on four
two-bedroom family units for low-income Victorians at a site—with a
half-century history—in Glenola Road, Chelsea.
Gentle Bunyip housing project
complete
The redevelopment of Melbourne’s
landmark House of the Gentle Bunyip site in Clifton Hill is complete with the
opening of another 10 affordable homes for needy Victorians.
Affordable housing rises from
the ashes
Four affordable family units to
accommodate low-income Victorians have been built on the site of a former
Footscray Baptist church destroyed by fire some years ago.
Mental Health
Peers help patients with eating
disorders
Past and present NorthWestern
Mental Health eating disorders patients are sharing experiences in a new
peer-mentoring program.
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