BBNC NEWS

Board Contacts

President

Mr. Neville Trotman

Vice President

Mrs. Georgie Leeming

Mrs. Katie Little

Members

Mr. Dan Pekin

Mr. Ryan Lloyd-Jones

Mr. Daniel Thomson

Mrs. Dani Smith

Executive

Administration

Jodie Russell

Centre Contacts

Centre Manager

Lisa Hutchins

Clinical Nurse

Coordinator

Kim Dufty

Community Services

Coordinator

Lyn Iredell

Administration

Coordinator

Jodie Russell

Quality & Risk

Coordinator

Anita Weaver

Issue 143 | JUNE 2017

Caps off to Bendigo Bank

Visit us online at www.balmoralbnc.com.au

Contact Details

PO Box 20 Balmoral, VIC 3407

Email: bbnc.admin@swarh.vic.gov.au

Web: www.balmoralbnc.com.au

Ph: (03) 5570 1304 Fax: (03) 5570 1482

Centre Hours

Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm,

Closed weekends & Public Holidays

"Connecting people through quality

safe care locally”

We value your

feedback

To do our utmost to

improve our services to

you, your feedback is

important to us. If you have

a complaint, compliment,

suggestion or concern we

urge you to let us know.

Forms are available at the

Centre or alternatively

phone the Centre on

55701304.

Lisa Hutchins

Centre Manager

The Bendigo Bank are a valued partners of the Centre and

we were thrilled to have a visit from Justin Bryant, Branch

Manager of the Coleraine Bendigo Bank branch to present

members of the Balmoral Men Shed with new Cap’s. The

caps are red so you will not miss the men out and about.

Respite Transport Assistance

I would like to remind our community that transport assistance is

available for medical appointments and specialist access,

however our capacity to deliver this is limited due to the minimal funding we receive for

this area. We ask that family members, friends and those that have capacity to support

those in need are approached in the first instance. We need to work together as a

community to ensure this valuable service is able to prioritize those with genuine need. I

also ask that the decisions of my staff with regard to priority of access be respected.

Decisions are made in accordance with our access to services policy. Information is also

provided in our service user handbook. Please speak to our Community Services or

administration staff if further information is required.

Access to G.P appointments

Please be patient with us as we work through the shortage of G.P appointments at

present. We are working with our partners to address this and ensure improved access to

services in the future. If you have health concerns please consult with our nursing staff

who can assess your care needs and arrange priority access

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1

Pathology 9-10am $4.00

2

Playgroup

Community Bus > Horsham

3

4 5 6

Pathology 9-10am $4.00

Dr. Prozesky 2 - 4:45pm

7

Dr. Slabbert (Video link)

8

Pathology 9-10am $4.00

9 10

11 12

CENTRE CLOSED

QUEENS BIRTHDAY

13

Pathology 9-10am $4.00

Dr. Coulson 10am - 4:45pm

14

Maternal & Child Health

Nurse

15

Pathology 9-10am $4.00

16

Playgroup

Community Bus > Hamilton

17

18 19

Diabetes Educator

Podiatrist

20

Pathology 9-10am $4.00

Dr. Prozesky 2 - 4:45pm

21

Dr. Slabbert (Video link)

22

Pathology 9-10am $4.00

23 24

25 26

Podiatrist

27

Pathology 9-10am $4.00

Dr. Coulson 10am - 4:45pm

28

Maternal & Child Health

Nurse

29

Pathology 9-10am $4.00

30

Playgroup

Community Bus > Horsham

Visiting Services After Hours

Health Advice

National Nurse on Call

Is a phone service that provides

immediate, expert health advice from

registered nurses, 24 hours a day, 7 days

a week. Call 1300 60 60 24 for the cost of

a local call from anywhere in Victoria

Coleraine Medical Centre

NON URGENT OUTPATIENTS will be seen

by the doctor on call Saturdays, Sundays

& Public Holidays at 9am. Clinic phone

5553 2045 will be answered by a triage

nurse after hours.

Hamilton Medical Group

After Hours Clinic Service 8pm

weeknights. Clinic open 4pm Saturdays.

Sundays & Public Holidays 10am & 4pm

AH: 5572 2422

Field Name Availability

Doctor Dr. Jan Slabbert Alternate Wednesdays

(via video link)

Doctor Dr Brian Coulson Alternate Tuesdays

Doctor Dr. Greta Prozesky Alternate Tuesdays

Psychologist Service to be confirmed

Maternal & Child

Health Nurse Danielle Hobbs 2nd and 4th Wed

Diabetes Educator Megan McLeish One Monday per month

Optometrist Glenn Howell April & October

Podiatry Phuong Hung Two visits per month.

Masseur Darcy Penrose Thursdays

Continence Nurse Annabelle Wilson On demand

South West Dental Dr. Mercado &

KyShen Tang Last Friday each month

Payments can be made by cash, cheque or direct deposit into our bank account

BSB: 083 440 Account: 515592666 Pease include your name as a reference Need to make a payment?

Every session includes a bit of:

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, an initiative to raise public awareness of a disease

that claims the lives of 80 Australians every week.

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month has a positive message saving lives through early detection

as bowel cancer is one of the most treatable types of cancer if found early.

Planned Activity Group Bus loaded and our third attempt we

made it to Kiss and Run Open Range

Eggs. We met with Caroline Kissel,

who explained the workings of a hen

& egg farm, an work that goes into

sorting the eggs into the right size,

colour, weight to be cleaned and

ready for marketing and delivery. We

all walked around with the hens in

their free range paddock. The hens

pecked at our legs and walked

around with us while we checked out

the shed the eggs are collected from

and where they roost at night. We

had a great day after having lunch

in Hamilton on our way home.

We headed off on a tour of 2 school

sites out Telangatuk area after a nice

lunch at the Centre. We enjoyed

afternoon tea by an open fire in

Robyn’s Garden. Special thanks to

Laurel for sharing all her research and

paper work she has collected on the

schools of the area and the growth

of the Consolidated School over the

years before the school closed and

relocated to the Harrow Road site.

This was at great history lesson and

we plan to visit more old school sites

in the area.

The Quiz and Craft afternoon kept

our hands and minds very busy; The

craft project “The One Million Stars to

End Violence” had the group

weaving a star with ribbon supplied

by the Hamilton Library. The stars will

be sent to Melbourne and put on

display.

For the last event for the month we

head to Pigeon Ponds to support the

Cuppa for Cancer fundraiser, lots of

plants for sale and we will enjoy a

cuppa with lots to eat.

Lyn Iredell & Bec Kearns

Community Services

June Program Date Event

Monday 5th Lunch at Centre - meet our new local policeman

Monday 12th No PAG due to Queens Birthday public holiday

Monday 19th 10am Departure to Sylvania Mohair Farm & Horsham

Monday 26th Lunch at Centre - bring a tea towel and a story to

share

Men’s Shed June Dates

Thursday 1st Mystery

trip dept 9.30am

Thursday 8th

Thursday 15th

Thursday 22nd

Thursday 29th

Netty’s

Strength

Training

Monday & Wednesdays

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Cost: $5 per session

Where: BBNC Function Room

Term 2 to resume back on

Wednesday 19th April

A pap smear clinic will be held at the BBNC on

Friday 28th July from 10am - 3:30pm.

This clinic is FREE so please bring your Medicare Card.

The clinic will be conducted by Sue Watt Women's

Health Nurse from WDHS.

For more information or to make an appointment please

call the Centre on 5570 1304

Tallie’s Terrific

Tuesdays

Classes run every Tuesday

during school term

from 10am - 11am

Cost: $3.00 per session

Public & Private dental is available last

Friday each month at BBNC.

No need to travel out of town for dental care.

Account Fees We wish to remind clients that due to the

rising cost of administration there has been

a $5 per month account fee introduced for

the provision of account services.

Have you had your flu vaccine???

Flu Vaccine still available

Cost is $25.00 and is free for people 65

years and over and or people with some

pre existing medical conditions.

If you would like more information

regarding these clinics please call the

Centre on 5570 1304

Balmoral Playgroup “Look at what we did last month……….

we made autumn leaf dream catchers and

some new friends.”

June Dates: Friday 2nd, Friday 16th & Friday 30th

“Love your smile, visit the dentist”

Playgroup is for children

from newborn to 4 years.

Come along from 10am to

enjoy a relaxed morning of

activities and meet other

parents in the community.

For more information call

the Centre on 5570 1304

This month at the

Balmoral Early

Learning Centre With Keira starting maternity leave, Lana has taken over her role

until Keira’s return. Congratulations to Keira and Matt on their

beautiful baby – Thomas Matthew! We cannot wait until you

can bring him in for show and tell.

In May, we focused much of our time on creating special gifts

for Mother’s Day. We worked hard at creating cards with plenty

of glitter (because every Mum loves a little glitter). We also

made ANZAC biscuits at the request of the children, as they

decided that their mums would love them for breakfast on

Mother’s Day.

We learnt how to make the colour orange and had fun

experimenting with colour mixing. The children now understand

how the primary colours red and yellow create orange. The

children used these three colours to create collages using fine

motor skills such as cutting, tearing, gluing and sticking.

We also used natural resources to create Autumn inspired

artworks, further inspired from our new knowledge of the colour

orange. The children enjoyed raking up the falling leaves to

create beautiful art works such as sun catcher and collaborative

collages.

We also picked our tomatoes from the garden and created

homemade pasta to produce a very tasty dish. The children

learnt to measure ingredients, knead the dough, laminate the

pasta and crush the tomatoes. They also learnt personal

hygiene skills and turn taking.

Lana Burgess

Childcare Team Leader