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Wednesday 23 July 2014
SWH’s Meredith McKinnon has been awarded a prestigious Hamer Scholarship to study overseas. [read more]
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Tuesday 22 July 2014
United Way Glenelg (UWG) is helping to build literacy rich home environments by donating FREE children’s books to every baby born at Portland District Health (PDH). [read more]
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Monday 21 July 2014
Melbourne-bound TEAM ED WARRNAMBOOL is just days away from its debut participation in Victoria’s annual Age Run Melbourne. [read more]
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Friday 18 July 2014
Sydney man Scott Maggs has grown a huge beard to raise $1 million for Melanoma awareness. He goes by his Facebook persona Jimmy Niggles. [read more]
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Friday 18 July 2014
The end-result of a terrific collaboration involving our SWH Nutrition and Dietetics Department and two on-placement university students was unveiled at, appropriately, lunchtime... [read more]
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Wednesday 16 July 2014
We are looking for volunteers to train in the delivery of gentle hand massage to our residents in the Laura Pengilley Wing and activity groups. [read more]
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Wednesday 9 July 2014
1 in 9 women will get breast cancer.
75% of women diagnosed are over 50.
[read more]
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Wednesday 9 July 2014
A new fee structure has been implemented at Portland’s Harbourside Lodge to follow the new Federal Government Living Longer, Living Better Reforms. [read more]
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Tuesday 8 July 2014
A new stabilisation cot given to Portland District Health will help when babies need to transfer to larger hospitals. [read more]
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Tuesday 8 July 2014
Produce Swaps are regular community events where people come to trade, swap or exchange fresh produce; baked or preserved goods, or other items, like egg cartons or empty... [read more]
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Wednesday 2 July 2014
A major new community campaign is being launched to tackle Portland’s escalating obesity problem. [read more]
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Tuesday 1 July 2014
Do you have any odds & sods, bits & bobs that people can turn into works of community art? [read more]
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Friday 27 June 2014
WORDS FROM GEOFF MAYER – CENTRAL COAST
Hello there I am writing to you today to ask if you could possibly do me a very big favour and put this in your window to say thank... [read more]
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Friday 27 June 2014
Our Dialysis Unit patients are the first dialysis patients in Victoria, and the first of any kind of patient in regional Victoria, to be involved in an exciting new art therapy... [read more]
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Wednesday 25 June 2014
Portland District Health is the cleanest hospital in Australia with a new external audit unable to fault its cleanliness. [read more]
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Wednesday 25 June 2014
A new chemotherapy and medical oncology service will start in Portland this week. [read more]
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Tuesday 24 June 2014
Balmoral community groups worked together to create a fitting display at the 2014 Anzac Day service to recognise the servicemen who did not return to our community from the... [read more]
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Tuesday 24 June 2014
District Nursing within Australia has come a long way since its conception in Melbourne, back in 1885. Almost 130 years ago a group of concerned citizens met to form the... [read more]
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Tuesday 24 June 2014
Jess Dorney is the Health Promotions officer at Otway Health and she is on a mission to increase the organisation’s green credentials. [read more]
