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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is commemorated each year on 15 June to highlight one of the worst manifestations of ageism and inequality in our society, elder abuse.Elder abuse is any act, or failure to act, which causes harm or distress to an older...
In this month's video newsletter, our Community Engagement Officer Sabine McKenzie catches up with our new Dietitian Casey Tesselaar. The pair discuss the important role Dietitians play in supporting a whole range of community members.Watch it here on our Youtube channel where you can see...
The Winter 2022 edition of our Quarterly Newsletter hits the streets tomorrow, with copies available in The Cobden Timboon Coast Times and also at various locations including the Timboon newsagency and here at TDHS.Stories included in this edition include;Lesley Togni shares her diagnosis with...
The theme for this year’s National Palliative Care Week (NPCW) is “It’s your right” seeking to raise awareness about the right of all Australians to access high-quality palliative care when and where they need it....
Time to book a Heart Health Check With one Australian having a heart attack or stroke every 4 minutes, you have the power to change this statistic. If you're 45 and over, or 30 and over if you're of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you...
Volunteering for Timboon and District Healthcare Service (TDHS) provides the flexibility Melissa McKenzie is looking for to give something back to her community.The 45 year-old Port Campbell resident signed up as a volunteer less than two years ago and now enjoys doing Meals on Wheels...
National Volunteer Week is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering.At Timboon and District Healthcare Service we have a diverse volunteer workforce consisting of 60 volunteers.We continue to be extremely grateful and overwhelmed by the generosity and willingness of our volunteers to dedicate and commit themselves...
Timboon and District Healthcare Service is a lifeline for people in your community.Will you please donate today to help train and equip our wonderful staff?. Dear Community Member,Thank you for being such an important part of the Timboon and District Healthcare Service (TDHS) community.Kind people like...
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12 on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.International Nurses Day is a time to celebrate nurses around the world and highlight the wide scope of nurses shaping the health of all Australians.This theme for 2022 is Nurses:...
Vaccination is our best defence against influenza viruses. Even fit and healthy people should get the flu vaccine to protect themselves and help to stop the spread of influenza. This vaccination prepares your immune system to fight influenza viruses as it uses parts of killed...