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Parkinson’s disease is a progressive, degenerative neurological condition that affects a person’s ability to control their body movements. In Australia, it affects 100,000 people with 38 people being diagnosed every day. Parkinson’s results from the loss of cells in various parts of the brain, including a...
The 35th Murray to Moyne Cycling Relay is on this weekend and Timboon Cruisers are again pushing those pedals to raise important funds for Timboon and District Healthcare Service (TDHS) as they have done for at least the last 26 years. The riders pay for all...
If purple is your favourite colour, then you can go a bit purple-crazy this weekend to support Purple Day. Purple Day is a global initiative dedicated to raising epilepsy awareness, dispelling myths, and increasing support to those affected. Founded in 2008 by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova...
The Worldwide Endo March is a campaign aimed at raising awareness of Endometriosis, a common disease where tissue, similar to the lining of the womb that sheds during menstruation, grows in other parts of the body. Whilst endometriosis most often affects the reproductive organs, it is...
By Sabine McKenzie TDHS Community Engagement Officer What the last 2 years have taught me most of all, is that it’s not such a bad thing to stand still and smell the roses. Our houses have never looked this clean, including cupboards, and we have probably learned some...
By Sabine McKenzie As we have the opportunity this holiday season to get together with loved ones, it is more important than ever to get tested if you have COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild, even if you have been fully vaccinated as testing helps to...
THURSDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2021 AT 7.30 PM Join us from the comfort of your couch as we review another eventful year at TDHS. Due to continuing COVID-19 restrictions for our healthcare service, our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is again a virtual event only, so no need to get...
As our newly appointed Infection Control Nurse, Sam Spokes, knows all too well that misuse and overuse of antimicrobials, including antibiotics, are a major factor in increasing the rate at which antimicrobials resistance is occurring....
At 11am on 11 November 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of continuous warfare. The allied armies had driven the German invaders back, having inflicted heavy defeats upon them over the preceding four months. In November, the Germans...
Dementia impacts close to half a million Australians and almost 1.6 million Australians are involved in their care. The number of people living with dementia is set to double in the next 25 years. With so many people impacted now and into the future, it...