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As the weather cools and days shorten it’s great to snuggle into a cup of soup and a comfy armchair, but keeping moving is super-important to maintain a healthy lifestyle. “Stay On Your Feet” is Western Australia’s falls prevention program for older adults living in...
Timboon and District Healthcare Service (TDHS) chief executive officer Rebecca Van Wollingen jumped at the chance to receive her COVID-19 vaccination today and hopes community members follow suit as soon as they are also eligible. “My message is that some members of the community are eligible...
TDHS continues to put the spotlight on our wonderful health and care workers in 2021 giving you the opportunity to get to know more of our “Champions of Change” who work at our healthcare service working together for a healthy community. This month, our new video...
Photo Caption: TDHS aged care resident Sam Bamford was among those to receive their follow up Pfizer shots from Barwon Health Regional Vaccination Hub workers on Friday, April 9. The national COVID-19 vaccination roll-out continued in Timboon earlier this month when frontline workers and aged care...
Photo Caption: (l-r) Consumer Participation Committee members Emily Morden, Simone Renyard, Bobbie French, Heather Bullen (chair), Scott Munro, Bronwyn Rantall and Ellen Podbury. Timboon and District Healthcare Service (TDHS) is committed to embedding genuine consumer and community participation opportunities in our service planning, development, implementation, and...
Mother’s intuition told Charlene Payne her son Nathan had special needs. While he wasn’t diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome until he was seven years old, her gut feeling told her Nathan was on the autism spectrum long before that. “He was born six weeks premature and everyone...
Tomorrow is the beginning of April and in this month's TDHS vlog, our community engagement officer Sabine McKenzie and community health nurse Amanda Nash discuss; 😷 Current services restrictions due to COVID-19 🦠 COVID-19 and the importance of getting tested ✅ The resumption of Social Support Group and...
The Timboon Cruisers bucked the trend at last weekend’s Murray to Moyne when a full contingent of local riders took to the saddle, despite overall numbers being well down. The cycling fraternity has pulled together a Timboon Cruisers team for at least the last 26 years...
What is Purple Day? Purple Day (26th March) is a global initiative dedicated to raising epilepsy awareness. Purple Day was founded in 2008, by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia, Canada. Motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy, Cassidy started Purple Day to get people talking...
By Hayley Weel TDHS Social Worker Advance care planning is the process of planning for your future health care. It helps to ensure your loved ones and doctors know what your health and personal preferences are and that these preferences are respected. Advance care planning benefits everyone:...
