4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (404+ words) My Story challenges stereotypes and conventional practices in disability support by sharing lived experiences on stage. A powerful theatre production exploring disability rights and lived experience is coming to Bairnsdale next month. Stories from the Waiting Room: Lived Experiences of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (353+ words) Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, with Julie, Manager of the Paynesville Neighbourhood Centre, and Rachel, Fresh Futures Project Coordinator, celebrating their successful funding achievement. Local families in Paynesville will benefit from a $43, 770 funding boost after the Paynesville Neighbourhood Centre…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (383+ words) Bairnsdale Regional Health Service cardiac nurse, Brad Mander. (PS) Your heart beats around 100, 000 times a day, and more than three billion times over an average lifetime. It works continuously, often without much thought, and following National Heart Week, Bairnsdale Regional…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (403+ words) Bairnsdale's Emily Seager (far left) joined 15 other regional advocates at a national mental health forum attended by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (centre). (PS) A young Bairnsdale advocate has helped bring regional voices to the national stage, taking part in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (344+ words) A half-day workshop in Bairnsdale held on April 1 helped Gippsland business owners understand and comply with the new mental health obligations. (PS) Victoria's new Psychological Health Regulations are now in effect, requiring employers to identify and manage psychosocial hazards in…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (174+ words) Wendy Yarram takes a break in Bruthen on her journey to Omeo. "Bruthen has changed a lot " there are more tourists now. I knew it as a child because my uncle owned the bakery on the corner of Ronald and…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (296+ words) Guest speakers Nick Mc Callum and Trent Cotchin with Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia community engagement manager, Linley Watson, and local prostate cancer specialist nurse Ashley Leach. Laughter, football legends and a strong focus on men's health drew a crowd…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (416+ words) St John Ambulance Victoria is calling on residents in Bairnsdale and Sale to step forward and become volunteers, as demand for community-based first aid and emergency support continues to grow across regional Victoria. With online volunteer interviews scheduled for February…...