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General News
$2 billion plus boosts health
The Government will inject an extra $2 billion into the Victorian
health system over the next four years to meet growing demand, build
new hospitals and other health and aged care facilities and put
hospitals on a strong and sustainable footing.
Honour for Health Services Commissioner
Victoria’s Health Services Commissioner Beth Wilson has received
an Honorary Doctorate in Education from RMIT University.
Invitation to Monash seminar
Professor Jeremy Grimshaw of the University of Ottawa’s Department
of Epidemiology and Community Medicine will present a special Monash
Institute of Health Services Research Chris Silagy seminar.
New laws of enduring help to the
vulnerable
New laws will give vulnerable Victorians greater control of their
financial affairs and help prevent abuse and exploitation.
SIDS expert to lead Murdoch Institute
Professor Terry Dwyer of the Menzies Research Institute in Tasmania
has been appointed new Director of the Murdoch Children’s Research
Institute.
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Metropolitan Health
Victoria leads way on infection
control
All Victorian public hospitals will take part in the innovative
Victorian Hospital Acquired Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS)
program by June, Department of Human Services’ Executive Director
of Metropolitan Health and Aged Care Shane Solomon has announced.
New cancer clinic for Mornington
Peninsula
Maree Ryan and Helen Ainslie are two very strong women with something
in common–both are battling breast cancer.
Home setting for equipment trials
Peninsula Health’s new Equipment Resource and Information
Centre has been set up like a real home where people can try equipment
that may help them continue to live independently.
$17 million equipment boost for State’s
public hospitals
Around $17 million in equipment funding will be spread across Victorian
public hospitals to buy vital medical equipment such as patient
monitoring and diagnostic devices.
Murray lives life to the max
In 1988, Murray Mason lost his lower leg in a boating accident.
Service for people with epilepsy
Peninsula Health has a new service for the management of patients
with epilepsy and other neurological illnesses.
$18 million extra for the Royal Children’s
The Government will inject an additional $18 million in annual
funding into the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Peter Mac students produce award-winning
CD
A cancer awareness CD has won a group of Peter MacCallum Cancer
Institute science research PhD students the State Government’s
Biotechnology Entrepreneur Program Product of the Year.
Trainee scheme a sign of the times
Vera Gunesekera can type, file and is a whiz with most office duties.
Phone service helps nurses gain info
on new mothers
The new Royal Women’s Hospital’s The Women’s
@ Home telephone service will provide a hub for maternal child
health nurses wanting information about new mothers and babies born
at the hospital.
Public Health
Mayor launches diabetes helpline interpreter
service
A new diabetes helpline provides a specific interpreter service
for non-English speaking Victorians in six languages–Arabic,
Chinese, Greek, Italian, Vietnamese and Turkish.
Disability Services
Another $47.1 million for Disability
Services
The Government will provide an extra $47.1 million over the next
four years to support more people with disabilities to live independently
in the community.
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Community Care
$197.4 million package to care for
vulnerable children
Support for vulnerable and sick Victorian children will be the
focus of an extra $197.4 million in community services and children’s
health and dental programs across the State.
Award honours excellence in child
and family welfare
Five unsung heroes have been commended for their efforts in making
a difference to the lives of vulnerable families and children in
the 2004 Robin Clark Memorial Awards.
Young people inspired by hip-hop
artists
Beats, breaks and rap were the order of the day at Hip-hop ‘til
ya drop at the Sunshine Juvenile Justice Unit.
Full house for conference
More than 250 delegates attended the 16th annual Association of
Neighbourhood Houses and Learning Centres conference in Geelong.
Watchdog to protect children in
out-of-home care
Former Canberra-based national director of Catholic Welfare Australia
Toby O’Connor has been appointed Victoria’s new Advocate
for Children in Care.
Community Health
Funding ensures dental care for
seniors
Up to 1,300 older Victorians on low incomes will receive new dentures
through a $1.39 million Government initiative.
Aged Care
$84.6 million to strengthen care
for seniors in Victoria
The Government will invest $84.6 million over four years to upgrade
nursing homes and improve the quality of life for older people in
Victoria.
Wellness guide addresses the needs
of carers
A new guide that addresses the needs of the growing number of older
people who are the primary carers of dependents with disabilities
and illnesses has been launched in Geelong.
Activities centre for Lotus Lodge
Residents at 65-bed Lotus Lodge aged care facility in Rosebud have
a new $500,000 activity centre–a place to relax and have fun.
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Housing
Extra $50 million to expand affordable
housing
The Government has committed an additional $50 million to expand
the supply of affordable housing and improve the quality of existing
properties for low-income Victorians.
Celebrating people, places and communities
Housing Week—May 16 to 23—will bring together people
of diverse cultural and social backgrounds to celebrate a sense
of pride in public and community-managed housing in Victoria.
Bank serves up a treat for North
Richmond tenants
The North Richmond Tenants’ Association Friday lunch program
has received a huge funding boost thanks to a volunteer funding
grant by the National Australia Bank.
New housing for older residents
Much-needed housing for older residents of Seymour has been officially
opened by Housing Minister Candy Broad.
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Mental Health
Conference to update cannabis,
psychosis links
Leading Australian psych-iatrists and researchers will present
the latest findings on the link between cannabis use and mental
illness at a conference in August.
Mental health expert retires after
30 years service
Expert in the field of neuropsychiatry Dr John Lloyd has retired
after 30 years clinical contribution to mental health services in
Victoria.
Mental health workshops for diabetes
health professionals
Diabetes Australia Victoria and the International Diabetes Institute
will conduct four workshops on depression for health professionals
working with people who have diabetes.
Rural and Regional Health
$4.5 million upgrade for Yarram health
service
The seven-year effort behind Yarram and District Health Service’s
new $4.5 million redevelopment will reward the entire community,
said Health Minister Bronwyn Pike, opening acute and aged care services.
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Honour
for Health Service Commissioner
