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Ambulance - Are you covered? Emergency ambulance services are NOT free. Did you know that the average cost of an emergency transport is more than $1100? Is it worth the risk when the cost of membership is less than 25 cents a day? Ambulance Victoria Membership cover gives you protection against the cost of world class emergency treatment and transport services delivered by highly skilled and dedicated paramedics, aided by state-of-the-art equipment and resources.

Specifically it includes:

All emergency road ambulance transport;

All MICA (Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance) attendance and

treatment;

All emergency air ambulance and clinically necessary

non-emergency air ambulance;

All ambulance treatment when transport is not required;

All clinically necessary non-emergency patient transport;

The same level of cover for ambulance treatment and transport

services provided interstate as are covered back in Victoria.ly

Single

Quarterly Direct Debit Only Quarterly Direct Debit Only $21.90 $10.95 1 Year Membership 1 Year Membership $87.60 $43.80 3 Year Membership 3 Year Membership $262.80 $131.40 5 Year Membership 5 Year Membership $438.00 $219.00

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Fax 1800 997 799 Membership Application Form

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.

Please arrange payment for goods and services

received at BBNC prior to the end of month

processing to avoid incurring the $5 account fee.

Family Single

Public & Private dental care is available

once a fortnight at BBNC.

No need to travel out of town for

dental care.

When: Friday 17th June and every alternate

Friday during the school term.

Where: in the Family Centre at BBNC.

Why: To make new friends & start the learning

journey.

How: Come at 10am for an informal morning

tea, bring a piece of fruit to share.

Who: Any pre school aged children (& Carer).

Contact Kim Dufty at BBNC for more information.

Sharing the love of a good book

BBNC NEWS

Board Contacts

President

Mr. Neville Trotman

Vice President

Mrs. Georgie Leeming

Ms. Leanne Thomson

Members

Mr. Dan Pekin

Mr. Ryan Lloyd-Jones

Mr. Geoff Barcham

Mrs. Dani Smith

Mrs. Katie Little

Executive Administration

Mrs. Sabrina Watt

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 132 | JUNE 2016

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, promoting knowledge,

investing in the health and wellbeing of our

community for the future"

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 5570 1304.

An integral part of our Vision at BBNC, is Connecting

People, Promoting Knowledge. The latest initiative

"Growing Greater Readers" supported by the Balmoral

Opportunity Shop and the Shire of Southern

Grampians Beyond the Bell, does exactly that, through

the love of books.

We recently launched a "little library" at BBNC, where

young book lovers can browse through a range of pre

loved books with the option of taking home a book for

their own collection.

The "Growing Greater Readers" project is well placed in the BBNC waiting room and a

wonderful distraction to children who may be a little anxious while they wait for a dental

appointment or a visit to the doctor when they feel unwell.

We partner with the Balmoral Opportunity Shop, who screen, supply and then refill our

shelves when required with a broad range of reading materials. This Shire of Southern

Grampians initiative has been well received as it assists and encourages children to

read, a life skill worth nurturing.

Visit from Minister Tehan We welcomed a visit from Federal Minister Dan

Tehan on the 17th May. It was great to discuss the

importance of sustainable local health care

services that can respond quickly to community

need. Minister Tehan has three Bush Nursing

Centres in his electorate.

Lisa Hutchins

Centre Manager

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2

Pathology 9 - 10am $4

Men’s Shed 12pm lunch at club

rooms, visitors from Casterton

3

S/West Dental (Therapist)

10:30am - 2:30pm

4

5 6 7

Pathology 9 - 10am $4

Dr. Greta & Dr. Lyn

2 - 4:45pm

8

M&CHN 9:30 - 11:30am

Dr. Slabbert (Video Link)

9

Pathology 9 - 10am $4

Men’s Shed 1:30pm

10

Community Bus >

Horsham

8.15am departure

11

12 13

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

14

Pathology 9 - 10am $4

Dr. Coulson & Dr. David

10am - 4:45pm

15 16

Pathology 9 - 10am $4

Podiatrist

10:20am - 2:50pm

Men’s Shed 1:30pm

17

S/West Dental (Dentist)

10:30am - 2:30pm

18

19 20

WDHS Psychologist

9am - 3pm

21

Pathology 9 - 10am $4

NO DOCTOR

22

M&CHN 9:30 - 11:30am

Dr. Slabbert (Video Link)

23

Pathology 9 - 10am $4

Men’s Shed 1:30pm

24

Community Bus >

Hamilton

25

26 27

Podiatrist

10:20am - 2:50pm

28

Pathology 9 - 10am $4

Dr. Coulson & Dr. David

10am - 4:45pm

29 30

Pathology 9 - 10am $4

Men’s Shed 1:30pm

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

Doctor Dr Brian Coulson Alternate Tuesdays

Doctor Dr. Greta Prozesky Alternate Tuesdays

Psychologist Angela O ’Brien One Monday per month

Maternal & Child

Health Nurse Judy Joyce 2nd and 4th Wed

Diabetes Educator Megan McLeish One Monday per month

Optometrist Glenn Howell May & October

Podiatry Phuong Hung Two visits per month.

Masseur Darcy Penrose Thursdays

Continence Nurse Annabelle Wilson 3rd Thursday of the month

South West Dental Dr. Craig Gove &

KyShen Tang Alternate Fridays

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

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

Planned Activity Group Our first trip for the month was to see

the movie The Lady in the Van. The

Lady in the Van tells the true story of

Alan Bennett's strained friendship

with Miss Mary Shepherd. Mary was

an eccentric homeless woman

whom Bennett befriended in the

1970s, before allowing her to

temporarily to park her Bedford van

in the driveway of his Camden

home. She stayed there for 15 years.

As the story, develops Bennett learns

that Miss Shepherd is really Margaret

Fairchild (died 1989), a former gifted

pupil of the pianist Alfred Cortot.

She had played Chopin in a

promenade concert, tried to

become a nun, was committed to

an institution by her brother,

escaped, had an accident when

her van was hit by a motorcyclist,

for which she believed herself

responsible, and thereafter lived in

fear of arrest.

Our Cuppa for Cancer guest

speaker this year was Mr Ron

Penrose. Ron spoke of his passion for

painting portraits and during Ron’s

presentation he demonstrated his

skills of producing a portrait from a

picture of Albert Einstein which is

now proudly displayed in the PAG

room. We raised a grand total of

$192.30 for cancer research. Thank

you to everyone who supported this

event.

After a lovely lunch at the Centre

we had a busy afternoon making

sensory bands. A sensory band is a

pocket or glove that has

attachments such as buttons and

ribbons added to it for patients to

twiddle in their hands. The quiz

master, Mary, did a great job

organising the afternoon’s questions

and answers.

Other events for the month are a

quilt display by Marg Thompson,

Cuppa for Cancer at the Pigeon

Ponds Hall and the Doris and Shirley

Show at the PAC in Hamilton.

Men’s Shed have been very busy

each Thursday afternoon, filling

orders for garden seats, steps and

lots more. Community members are

most welcome to come to the Shed

on the 2nd June to join us for a BBQ

lunch.

Lyn Iredell & Bec Kearns

Community Services

Date Event

Monday 6th Lunch, guided tour and history of Hamilton.

Leave Centre at 10:30am

Monday 13 QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Monday 20th Lunch at the Centre. Visit the children at the school

Monday 27th Lunch at the Centre. ‘Art is Us’ with Joy & Betty

June Program

Men’s Shed

Dates

Thursday 2nd

Thursday 9th

Thursday 16th

Thursday 23rd

Thursday 30th

This month at the

Balmoral Early

Learning Centre

We have welcomed our new team leader Keira Dickerson

this month. She has been working here for a few weeks

transitioning into the role and getting to know all of the

children and the centre. Welcome to the team Keira!

All of the children have thoroughly enjoyed playing with the

hairdressing experience. They have been using it many

different ways. Some of the children have taken it over to

our natural experience with the African animals and

dressed the elephants with the hair ties and clips – the

animals looked so pretty!

Jessie has been teaching the children about healthy food

and the healthy food pyramid. Some of the older children

thoroughly enjoyed learning about where the foods go on

the pyramid. They were so curious about the different food

pictures and what they were.

The children have had a big interest in drawing these past

few weeks. Some of the children have started to copy

different items and draw them on their page. These children

were so proud of themselves to accomplish this.

Rebekah Simons

Acting Childcare Team Leader

If you would like any more

information regarding these

activities please don’t hesitate to

call the Centre

Strength Training

Mondays & Wednesdays

6:30pm – 7:30pm

Cost: $5 per session

Venue: BBNC

Tallie Talay

Respite Carer & Case Management

Why is it so important to exercise our brains? Our brains are composed of different areas and functions, and we can strengthen them

through mental exercise- or they get atrophied for lack of practice. The benefits are both

short-term (improved concentration and memory, sustained mental clarity under stressful

situation), and long-term (creation of a “brain reserve” that help protect us against

potential problems such as Alzheimer’s).

What are 1 or 2 things that are

guaranteed “brain drains”? – High-levels of anxiety and stress, that are

guaranteed to distract us from our main goals

and waste our limited mental energies.

– A very repetitive and routine-driven life, lacking

in novelty and stimulation. We have brains to be

able to learn and to adapt to new environments

The trick therefore, is to take on new challenges

that are not way too difficult/ impossible, and

learn how to manage stress to prevent anxiety

from kicking-in.

What are three easy and quick mental exercises that

everyone should be doing daily? – For stress management: a 5-minute visualization, combining deep and regular breathings

with seeing in our mind’s eye beautiful landscapes and/ or remembering times in our past

when we have been successful at a tough task

– For short-term memory: Try and remember our friend’s telephone numbers.

– In general: try something different every day, no matter how little. Take a different route

to work. Talk to a different colleague. Ask an unexpected question.

Approach every day as a living experiment, a

learning opportunity.

Hamilton Mobile Blood Donor Centre

Visiting Hamilton Monday 27th June until Friday 8th July

at Melville Oval. Call 13 14 95 to make an appointment

EVERY BLOOD DONATION CAN SAVE THREE LIVES

Tallie’s Terrific Tuesdays

Every Tuesday during the school term

10am - 11am

Cost: $3.00 per session

Venue: BBNC