Naracoorte, September 08, 2024

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Behind the eyes of a carer

Behind the eyes of a carer

By Resthaven
Resthaven Manager Service Development, Tam Henwood, is passionate about the Staying at Home in Regional South Australia Program. As the primary carer of her mother, Tam’s involvement with the initiative is not exclusive to the office, having participated in a retreat earlier this year with her mother who lives with dementia.
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Pop in to Naracoorte and donate blood to save lives

Pop in to Naracoorte and donate blood to save lives

By Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
The people of Naracoorte are being encouraged to make an appointment now for the next local opportunity to donate blood. Lifeblood’s Pop-up Blood Donor Centre will be operating at the Naracoorte Town Hall Function Centre from Monday 20 November to Thursday 23 November.
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Tony Pasin visit to Longridge

Tony Pasin visit to Longridge

By Longridge Aged Care
Longridge Board of Governance along with Longridge Senior Management have become increasingly concerned about the forecast of intermittent power outages this coming summer. Given that Longridge does not have a generator, Chairman of the Board of Governance, Mr. Bill Vine, recently contacted Tony Pasin to discuss funding access.
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Bulkbilling rates

Bulkbilling rates

By Charlotte Edmunds, Office of Tony Pasin MP
Bulkbilling rates have been dropping consecutively every single month since Labor came to Government with data showing a total Medicare bulkbilling rate of 77%, and 80.2% for non-referred GP appointments, in the 12 months to June this year. […]

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Snake season

Snake season

By Nasik Swami
Be on the lookout for hungry and angry venomous snakes. That’s the message from a local snake catcher as the weather starts to warm up in the South East. […]

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Walk for cancer

Walk for cancer

By Nasik Swami.
It’s quite rare to see a human Lego-Man walking along the highway on a casual day. And if you do, you might wonder why. Meet Alex McIntyre, 36, and he is the South East’s Human Lego-Man with a purpose. Mr McIntyre promised his mother, Livvy Reiter, that he would walk the 100km […]


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Innovative respite retreats

Innovative respite retreats

By Resthaven.
Resthaven now offers a new government-funded program that aims to support older South Australians living with dementia to stay at home for as long as possible by offering a retreat for them and their carers. The ‘Staying at Home in Regional South Australia’ program forms part of the Government’s response to the Royal […]


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You’re not alone

You’re not alone

By Nasik Swami.
If you are suffering from any form of mental illness, you are not alone. Help is available for you in the south-east region, says the Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN). Responding to questions from this newspaper on the mental health challenges facing the region, the network said research showed one in […]


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Charlotte’s long walk for mental health

Charlotte’s long walk for mental health

By SANE.
Charlotte Northam is walking 1200 kms from Melbourne to South Australia to prove that living with mental ill health isn’t the end of the line. Charlotte Northam wants people to know that while living with mental ill health can make the surface a little bumpy, it’s still possible to walk confidently along the […]

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Mental health crisis

Mental health crisis

Calls for more regional funding on mental health.
By Nasik Swami.
Smaller regional towns like Naracoorte are being deprived of adequate government funding to cushion the mental health crisis they are facing. And the government needs to increase its national funding for mental health to support these regional towns where people are living with mental […]

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Pop in to Naracoorte and donate blood to save lives

Plea for blood

By Nasik Swami. Daily, one in three patients requires blood in Naracoorte, and they need the public’s support to ensure there is enough supply. The Australian Red Cross Lifeblood says the demand for blood in Naracoorte and its surrounding towns was at its highest level in a decade and needed the community to make blood […]

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Seniors benefit from early home modifications

Seniors benefit from early home modifications

By Kate Laver, Stacey George and Yaz Dedovic at Flinders University. Most older Australians would prefer to remain in their home for as long as possible, but few consider age-friendly modifications that reduce safety risks and ensure they avoid injuries during their golden years, according to new research. Flinders University researchers interviewed 16 Adelaide residents […]

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