25 Aug ‘I don’t say I come to work, I say I come to play’
Enid O’Connor loves her job as a diversional therapist/activities coordinator so much she doesn’t even call it work – she calls it play....
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24 Aug Improved speech driving Danielle’s confidence
Being able to speak like all the other kids is really important to five-year-old Danielle Woolstencroft’s confidence, according to her mum Glenda.Every week Danielle and Glenda are doing a 50-minute session with Timboon and District Healthcare Service speech pathologist Narelle Jukes and the work is...
20 Aug The emotional story behind Chloe’s winning photo
The postponement of her wedding and not having the freedom to visit family in the UK was the inspiration behind an emotional photo that has won Chloe Jackson first place in the Timboon and District Healthcare Service’s 2020 Photography Competition.Chloe moved to Timboon from the...
11 Aug Random acts of kindness
By Sabine McKenzie TDHS Community Engagement OfficerBeing kind to yourself and others is now more important than ever as we go through the second wave of the Coronavirus. We are all in this together and random acts of kindness will not only improve the lives of...
04 Aug Dental Health Week | August 3-9
Being healthy is something that most of us aim for.We brush our teeth twice a day. We go for a jog around the neighbourhood. We eat a handful of nuts instead of chomping on a chocolate. We see our doctor whenever we don’t feel well.But...
02 Aug Face masks now available to community members most in need
We've had such a wonderful response from community members making face masks that we can start handing them out to community members most in need.From 11.59pm tonight, all Victorians are required to wear a face mask in public places. Anyone in our community who is...
31 Jul Two new faces join the TDHS Board of Directors
Two new Corangamite Shire residents have wasted no time putting roots down in the local community, with Stephanie Hargreaves and Alison Byrne joining the Board of Directors at Timboon and District Healthcare Service (TDHS).The pair join incumbents Anthony DeJong, Chris Stewart, Toinette Hutchins, Claire Murphy,...
28 Jul More sewers needed to help stockpile face masks
A small army of volunteers has begun making as many face masks as they can to help Timboon and District Healthcare Service (TDHS) and the community through the COVID-19 pandemic.With staff and visitors now required to wear face masks on site, the demand is high...
22 Jul TDHS farewells long-serving board member Josh McKenzie
One of Timboon and District Healthcare Service’s (TDHS) longest serving board members, Josh McKenzie, has ended his tenure with a heartfelt community message.“In the ever-increasing world of globalisation and this notion that ‘doing things bigger is doing them better’, we should expect challenges to come...
16 Jul National Diabetes Week | Pt 2 | Dorothy Robertson
Dorothy Robertson was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes 62 years ago, this week, at the age of 16 and it’s fair to say technology has come a long way.“I grew up in Maldon and our house had no electricity or hot water. We had to...