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Portland District Health, Bentinck Street, Portland Vic 3305
PH: 03 5521 0322 FAX: 5521 0358
Portland District Health
Portland District Health provides an integrated health service which comprises acute, primary health and
aged residential care service. Our Service provides:
24-hour, 7 days a week Urgent Care Centre (Emergency Dept)
69 registered inpatient beds
2 operating theatres
8-bed day procedure unit—Plus chemotherapy/Dialysis/sleep studies
30 residential aged care – Harbourside Lodge
Comprehensive range of Primary Community and Home Care services
GP Superclinic (Active Health Portland)
PDH Specialist Centre (Visiting specialist centre)
Portland District Health is accredited with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, the Aged Care
Standards and Accreditation Agency Ltd and Home and Community Care National Service Standards.
PDH has an operating budget of around $24.4m and employs approximately 435 staff (260 EFT)
Portland’s health services are steeped in history with land set aside in April 1858 for an asylum for the
benefit of the afflicted or distressed inhabitants and sojourners for the time being of and in the said Town
and neighbourhood and for no other purpose whatsoever. The trustees who reserved that land were James
Blair, Charles Arthur Dodd, Francis Henty, Thomas Must and Thomas Finn.
As a Benevolent Society outdoor relief was distributed to “worthy objects” in the form of food, clothing, fire-
wood and small sums of money. Those in need of nursing care were lodged with private families. In 1912
permission was granted to convert the institution to a district hospital and it continued to operate from the
original blue stone building until 1954 when the needs of Portland and District outgrew the facilities. The
bluestone buildings were demolished and replaced by a new facility.
Today, Portland District Health is a public health service established under the Health Services Act 1988. Our
health service was formed on 1 July 2003 through the amalgamation of the Portland and District Community
Health Centre and the Portland and District Hospital.
The amalgamation, expansion and creation of these services have seen an improvement in patient, client and
resident access to a wide variety of services. It has, in effect, created a “one stop shop” health delivery ser-
vice where the community’s needs are streamlined efficiently and effectively.
Portland District Health, Bentinck Street, Portland Vic 3305
PH: 03 5521 0322 FAX: 5521 0358
VISION, MISSION AND VALUES STATEMENT
In December 2012, the Board endorsed the revised new vision, mission and values statement recommended to
the Board by PDH’s staff.
Vision:
To be a leading rural health service
Mission:
Portland District Health is committed to the health and wellbeing of its community
Values:
Respect
Is a willingness to show consideration to ourselves and others
Compassion
Is to acknowledge each other’s humanity, be understanding and care
Partnership
Is working together to achieve a common goal
Excellence
Is aiming to exceed expectation in the standards of health care, making best use of our
available resources
Equity
Equity is about fairness, justice and trying to do the
right thing.
Portland Harbour
Portland District Health, Bentinck Street, Portland Vic 3305
PH: 03 5521 0322 FAX: 5521 0358
Portland District Health in
Background
What are our Priorities for the future ?
Appropriate service delivery: To deliver services that meet community and stakeholder needs
Workforce: To attract, retain and develop human resources to effectively deliver services
Financial stability: To be financially sustainable
Governance: To strengthen the governance of Portland District Health
Systems and infrastructure: To ensure business continuity through the provision of reliable, appropriate and current technology
and infrastructure
Partnership and engagement: To engage key stakeholders and the community
Portland District Health, Bentinck Street, Portland Vic 3305
PH: 03 5521 0322 FAX: 5521 0358
Discover Victoria’s Birthplace, Portland, a place where charming
coastal life marries with the serenity of National Parks.
The combination of coastal, rural and low density urban areas
makes Portland a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.
Live by the sea, in town or on a farm - the choice is yours.
Located half way between Adelaide and Melbourne, Portland’s magi-
cal history is peppered with tales of great whalers, hard working
graziers and the inspirational Saint Mary MacKillop. Today Portland
enjoys more contemporary popularity derived from tourism.
Fishing is the obvious pastime with a choice of breakwater, surf or
river fishing with the harbour boasting one of the best boat ramps
in Victoria. Portland is becoming renowned for tuna fishing with vis-
itors coming from all over Australia to fish in our waters.
View of Harbour
Bridgewater trail walk
Portland District Health, Bentinck Street, Portland Vic 3305
PH: 03 5521 0322 FAX: 5521 0358
Portland hosts one of the deepest ports in Australia importing and
exporting various commodities such as logs, grain, live stock, alu-
minium ingots, wood chips, mineral sands, fertiliser, wind compo-
nents and servicing of oil rigs.
Portland Aluminium commenced in 1986 and today the smelter pro-
duces approximately 358,000 tonnes of aluminium a year. Alcoa is
Victoria’s largest exporter and nearly all of the aluminium produced
at Portland Aluminium is exported to the Asian market.
The smelter provides more than 600 direct jobs, as well as a con-
tractual workforce of around 150. Portland Aluminium injects over
$100 million into the Portland region each year.
Water sports on offer include yachting surfing, sail boarding and
wave riding, canoeing and water-skiing with the avid motorcyclists
catered for on forest routes through nearby mountain locations.
Whales are still popular, and throughout the winter months, can be
viewed from a very close distance during the annual migration to
warmer waters.
Portland District Health, Bentinck Street, Portland
Vic 3305
PH: 03 5521 0322 FAX: 5521 0358
SPORTING ACTIVITES: Mountain Bike Riding
Horse Riding
Polocrosse
Football
Netball
Basketball
Tennis
Hockey
Soccer
Indoor / Outdoor Pool (YMCA -Aquatic Centre)
Health Fitness (YMCA)
Swimming Club
Little Athletics
Runners Club
Squash / Racquetball
Surf Life Saving
Portland District Health, Bentinck Street, Portland Vic 3305
PH: 03 5521 0322 FAX: 5521 0358
Some of Portland's other attractions include:
The Portland Cable Tram;
The Portland Botanical Gardens - One of the first public gardens to
be established in Victoria and feature a bluestone Curator's Cot-
tage, croquet lawns and 1300 dahlias planted each year;
Fawthrop Lagoon - A permanent wetland area set in natural bush-
land on the city fringe. It is home to many birds, plants and
aquatic life as well as having an excellent walking track;
A lavender farm and wineries from the Henty Wine region;
The WWII Memorial Lookout Tower - Built in an obsolete water
tower, the museum displays memorabilia connected to the war
and its many steps will lead you to a fantastic 360 degree view of
Portland;
Portland's Powerhouse Motor and Car Museum - the 4th largest in
Australia has a unique collection of veteran, vintage and classic
cars, motorbikes, tractors and engines.
Portland District Health, Bentinck Street,
Portland Vic 3305
PH: 03 5521 0322 FAX: 5521 0358
Portland is considered "Victoria's Birthplace" because in 1834 Victoria's
first permanent European settlement was established. Portland's Euro-
pean history began with whalers and sealers who seasonally inhabited
the area. In 1834 Edward Henty arrived from Tasmania in search of good
grazing land and established the Portland settlement. It wasn't until
1835 that Melbourne and other areas followed suit.
A short drive will take you to National Parks, including Mt Eccles National
Park, Discovery Bay National Park, Cape Nelson State Park, just to name
a few. For true historians, set your sights north-east, on Lake Condah
Aboriginal Mission, and learn about the history of Victoria’s indigenous
people. Or if in pursuit of a good drop of red or white, once again, head
north-east to the Coonawarra Wine District.
Heading east take in a coastal journey and the intrigue of the Shipwreck
Coast towards the famous Great Ocean Road….discovering little seaside
hamlets along the way. If the lure of the city is your thing, Geelong, or
Melbourne could be your ultimate destination for a weekend away.
The area is rich in maritime history and Portland's Maritime Discovery
Centre showcases many maritime artefacts as well as highlighting the
many ships that came to grief in the treacherous Southern Sea.
Portland has astounding geothermal energy, which helps heat many of
Portland's buildings including the Portland Leisure and Aquatic Centre's
indoor swimming pools. The water is also cooled for further domestic
consumption.
Bridgewater
Portland District Health, Bentinck Street, Portland Vic 3305
PH: 03 5521 0322 FAX: 5521 0358
If you enjoy watching wildlife, the "Discovery Coast" is a great place
to live. View Australia's only mainland gannet bird colony and nesting
site at Point Danger, take a boat ride to see the Australian fur seals at
Cape Bridgewater or be lucky enough to spot a Southern Right Whale
in Portland Bay in the winter months.
The Portland area also encompasses the spectacular scenery of the 3
bays Portland Bay, Bridgewater Bay and Discovery Bay. Cape Nelson
Lighthouse, built in 1884, is perched on the tip of Cape Nelson over-
looking Portland Bay and the treacherous southern ocean. Bridge-
water Bay is significant for its wonderful beaches, seal colony, and
Petrified Forest, while the mountainous sand dunes of Discovery Bay
will leave you spellbound.
Portland's historic past has left a legacy of more than 200 historic
buildings, many dating back to the 1800's. 48 of these buildings can
be seen on the pleasant 2-hour Self-Guided Historic Buildings Walk.
Bridgewater Bay
Portland District Health, Bentinck Street,
Portland Vic 3305
Several educational institutions are available for both Primary and Secondary
school options:
Private Primary Schools:
All Saints Parish School
St Johns Lutheran Primary School
Public Primary Schools:
Bundarra Primary School
Portland Primary School
North Portland Primary School
Portland South Primary School
Bolwarra Primary School
Portland Secondary Schools:
Portland Secondary College – Public School
Bayview College—Private School
Specialist Schools:
Special Development School
Nearby Private Colleges:
Hamilton College
Monivae College
Hamilton Alexander College
Good Shepherd College
Tertiary Education:
South West Tafe
Deakin University Warrnambool
RMIT University Hamilton
Portland District Health,
Bentinck Street, Portland Vic
3305
PH: 03 5521 0322
PORTLAND IS A GREAT PLACE TO:
LIVE
WORK
RAISE A FAMILY
SOCIALISE
ENJOY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND;
LIVE IN A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY
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