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General News
$960 million
health boost
The rebuilding of Victoria's public health system will continue
with a $960 million increase over four years to treat more patients,
employ more nurses and reduce hospital waiting lists.
Robin Clark
remembered
A Child Protection worker, the co-ordinator of a unit for young
women at Parkville Youth Residential Centre and a consultant with
27 years of experience in the child, youth and family welfare sector
have won the inaugural Robin Clark Memorial Awards.
State’s
first peace scholar
Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit (VTPU) Education and Research
Officer Tania Miletic, 26, is Victoria’s first Rotary World
Peace Scholar.
Policy Division has
new head
New Department of Human Services Executive Director of Policy and Strategic
Projects Jim Davidson brings a wealth of experience to the position.
Extra payment
info for funded agencies
Enhancements to the Service Agreement Management System (SAMS)
aim to help agencies funded by the Department of Human Services
manage their payments more easily.
Racism the
target of student forum
About 30 secondary school students from the City of Maribyrnong
attended a Youth Anti-Racism Forum in Footscray.
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Web business
solution wins national award
The Department of Human Services has won a national Government
Technology Productivity Award.
Anyone for tea?
The Victorian target for this year’s Australia’s Biggest
Morning Tea, to be held on Thursday, May 23, is $1million.
Maternity service
provides better birth experiences
More Aboriginal women are using maternity services to deliver better
birth outcomes for both themselves and their babies.
New mum praises
pregnancy program
Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative pregnancy care worker Kaye Briggs
supported new mum Katrina Newton throughout her pregnancy and birth.
Ambulances sport
a bright new look
For the first time since the mid-70s, Victoria’s ambulances
have a highly-visible new look as part of the Government’s
$8.7 million overhaul of the emergency fleet.
Public Health
Scientists
returning
Premier Steve Bracks has announced details of $35 million of new
funding for medical research institutes.
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Mental Health
Workshop to
focus on child grief
The Centre for Grief Education will present a community seminar
to explore the experience of grieving children and effective support
strategies.
$61 million
for mental health
The Government will spend an extra $61 million over four years
to expand mental health services in the community and in hospitals
and employ more mental health workers to improve crisis responses.
Aged Care
$69 million
for older Victorians
The Government will invest $69 million over four years for a major
upgrade of rural health and residential aged care facilities and
an expansion of health services for older Victorians.
Senior Victorians
New generation
surfs the net
A new generation of cyber surfers have emerged in Victorian nursing
homes as a result of a new Government project.
Joyce’s
bus to transport older Ballarat people
One woman’s drive and determination has provided a new $70,000
bus to transport frail older people in the Ballarat area.
Juvenile Justice
Malmsbury
celebrates art and culture
Malmsbury Juvenile Justice Centre enjoyed a double celebration
with Aboriginal Cultural Day and the announcement of a successful
Youth Professional Development Initiative Grant.
Redevelopment
plans for juvenile justice centres
The Turana Juvenile Justice facility will be rebuilt under a $14.8
million redevelopment plan involving the Melbourne and Malmsbury
Juvenile Justice Centres.
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DisAbility Services
Centre makes
city visits more enjoyable
The Travellers Aid Society of Victoria has provided a unique range
of services for travellers with special needs of all ages since
1916.
Anna is an inspiration
Wife, mother, author, competitive solo sailor, qualified secondary
school drama teacher, actor and person with MS—these are some
of the hats Anna Healey wears.
$1 million
for MS Nerve Centre
The State Government has contributed a million dollars for the
completion of the Multiple Sclerosis Society’s $7.5 million
National Neurological Centre research and service facility in Blackburn.
Garden award
for Kew project
Kew Residential Services (KRS) Day Programs has won the 2001 Kevin
Heinz Garden Award for their creative design of a garden plaque.
$100 million
Kew redevelopment begins
The $100 million renewal of Kew Residential Services (KRS) has
reached a key milestone with the start of the formal planning process
for the site.
$55.4 million
improves disability services
The 2002–03 Budget delivers an additional $55.4 million over
the next four years to improve services for people with disabilities
in high need areas.
Community Care
$65 million
for child protection
A $65 million investment in child protection over four years will
fund more child protection workers, enhance support for abused children
and develop strategies for preventing abuse.
Budget boost
for Victoria’s preschools
In a landmark boost, the Government has delivered an extra $28.3
million to preschools across Victoria in the Budget.
Metropolitan Health
First look
at Frankston addition
Frankston Hospital now boasts 60 new adult beds and the first stage
of a massive $21 million expansion.
Posters and
presentation features of forum
About 200 maternity services providers and managers, consumers
and researchers participated in a Department of Human Services’
Maternity Services Program forum on labour and birth in Victoria.
Western Hospital
receives a major boost
A $4.5 million upgrade of the Western Hospital’s radiology
unit will significantly improve the treatment and waiting times
for patients in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
Housing
Housing Week
brings people together
Housing Week lived up to its Bringing People Together theme
with more than 250 events across the State.
Boost for
housing, homelessness services
The Government will continue to help strengthen communities across
the State through renewals to public and community housing and a
boost to services for the homeless.
Fran wins
hearts in Yarrawonga
A 50-year-old woman’s work to help fill the stomachs of hungry
Yarrawonga residents has earned her the prestigious Frances Penington
Community Award.
Display a
tribute to tenants
An insightful exhibition exploring the experience of tenants relocated
from the Kensington public housing estate was a highlight of Housing
Week 2002 celebrations.
Rural and Regional Health
Community health
policy to shape the decade ahead
A discussion paper distributed to the community health sector will
form the basis for dialogue at a two-day Towards a Community Health
Policy Framework forum to be held on Friday, May 31 and Saturday,
June 1.
School nurses
make the news
The Loddon Mallee Region School Nursing Program team has produced
a newsletter for teachers and parents that promotes its work, offers
health information and shows a flair for graphic design.
Cancer therapy
unit opens in Bendigo
Cancer patients in central and north-west Victoria will now be
able to receive radiotherapy treatment closer to home in Bendigo
instead of having to travel to Melbourne.
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