Tag: care

Pelican encounter

Long-time Millicent resident Lenny Gollan has lived almost 79 years in this region but has only recently had close contact with a juvenile pelican.
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Urgent care clinic set for city

Anew Medicare Urgent Care Clinic will open in Mount Gambier in November in a bid to ease congestion at the city’s hospital emergency department. The...

Cancer care study probe

The State Government has announced that proposed Cancer Care Centre upgrades for Mount Gambier and the surrounding region will not be tendered until a...

Lucy in line for service honour

Mount Gambier’s Lucy Lines of Two Lines Fertility will fly to Copenhagen tomorrow to attend the European Fertility Society award ceremony. Ms Lines has been...

TAFE course uptake doubles

The State Labor Government’s return of early childhood courses to TAFE has seen an almost doubling of uptake in just 12 months. The Certificate III...

Foster care transforms country couple’s lives

The lives of a local couple have been transformed after opening their home - and their hearts - to a foster child. Regional foster carer...

Crisis support restored

Mount Gambier women’s safety hub “The Haven is beginning to return to its regular opening days after a recent decrease due to volunteer shortages. Located...

Care assistant enjoys new challenge

Becoming a personal care assistant at Boandik St Mary’s was a life-changing event for local resident Ellen Feast. Ms Feast joined the Boandik team after...

Routine aged care site inspection finds issues

The 60-bed aged care facility at Millicent’s Sheoak Lodge has been found to be non-compliant in three standards following its latest three-yearly accreditation visit...

Dementia village plans shelved

Boandik Lodge has just announced it has made the “difficult decision” to defer construction on its Ridland Villas Dementia Village. Chief executive officer Gillian McGinty...