Gippsland Lakes Complete Health

11/09/2026

☀️ Sun's out. Time for a fresh start?

Your future self will thank you.

🟣Senior Cultural Lead – Lakes Entrance Aboriginal Health Association
🟣Nurse Practitioner - Aged Care
🟣Registered Nurse – Primary Health Care
🟣Registered Nurse - Pharmacotherapy & Community Alcohol and other Drugs
🟣Home and Community Based Nursing Manager - closes Sunday
🟣Educational Leader
🟣Specialist Family Violence Practitioner – closes Sunday

Apply here: https://ow.ly/L0zM50ZMpQZ

10/09/2026

Today is R U OK?Day, and we took the opportunity to slow down, share a BBQ lunch and check in with our team 💛

But looking out for the people we work with shouldn’t be something we save for one day in September.

A BBQ is lovely (and we’re certainly not knocking a free snag ), but supporting the wellbeing of our team happens all year round.

Today is also World Su***de Prevention Day, an important reminder that conversations and connection matter.

You don’t need to have all the answers to check in with someone. Sometimes simply asking, listening and helping someone connect with the right support can make a difference.

So today, and every day, who are you checking in with?

If you or someone you know isn’t travelling well, support is available:

💛 Lifeline – 13 11 14, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
💛 Su***de Call Back Service – 1300 659 467, 24/7
💛 13YARN – 13 92 76, 24/7 crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

If someone’s life is in immediate danger, call 000

07/09/2026

⏰ Late to the post. Never late with the appreciation...

We know, we know... Early Childhood Educators’ Day was last week. Consider this our slightly overdue permission slip 😬

Our fabulous Early Childhood Educators at the Children’s Centre and Early Learning Centre celebrated the day in the best possible way, with morning tea and lunch for everyone. Because people who spend their days nurturing little humans absolutely deserve to be nurtured with delicious treats!

This year’s theme, ‘The future starts with us’, couldn’t be more fitting.

Every day, our educators help little minds get curious, little hands get creative and little people become more confident in their big, wide world. There’s learning, laughter, messy play, stories, and questions (SO many questions 😆).

So, albeit a little belatedly, a huge THANK YOU to our Early Childhood Educators for the patience, creativity, care and heart you bring every single day ❤️

Happy Early Childhood Educators’ Day legends! ✨

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📷Some of the fabulous team at our Early Learning Centre.

31/08/2026

Eat more veg. It's a simple message! 🥕

Here we are at the launch of Get the Edge. Eat More Veg. CEO Anne-Maree Kaser has signed the 'Pledge for More Veg' on our behalf.

The campaign asks us to find room for one more serve of vegetables each day.

As a region known for growing great produce, it's a message that makes sense for Gippsland. And it's something we can get 100% behind, because we're all about helping people live their best, healthiest lives as Jaquie (right) and Ainsleigh (left) in our health promotion team know all too well.

Keep an eye out for the campaign around town over the next few weeks. 🥦💚

👉 Find tips, hacks and recipes at VegEdge.com.au

Gippsland Region Public Health Unit - GRPHU AUSVEG Plus One Serve

28/08/2026

Job list for this weekend....
1) Watch local football netball finals
2) Soak up the last of the winter sunshine.
3) apply for a job at Gippsland Lakes Complete Health!

🟣Alcohol and Drug Counsellor & Care and Recovery Worker
🟣Home and Community Based Nursing Manager
🟣General Practitioner
🟣Registered Nurse- Expression of Interest
🟣Alcohol & Other Drugs Dual Diagnosis Clinician - Mental Health & Wellbeing Local
🟣AOD Youth Outreach Worker
🟣Early Childhood Educator
🟣Specialist Family Violence Practitioner

More information here: https://ow.ly/QNBN50ZFXqR.

28/08/2026

Steve Fletcher is a valuable member of our Community Advisory Group, and he wants your vote!

Check out his film below, called Through My Eyes, explaining his approach to living with disability and learning new skills.

“My goal was to make more people aware of people with a disability, by talking about not only my own disability, but other peoples.”

Steve has entered the Focus on Ability short film festival. You have until midnight, TONIGHT, to vote.

https://focusonability.com.au/films/2026/through-my-eyes-12157

As a member of our Community Advisory Group, Steve is an advocate for accessibility in all our services.

The group is a chance to go behind the scenes and better understand the challenges and opportunities shaping healthcare here in East Gippsland.

If you want to get involved, you can!

Through My Eyes is a 2026 open entrant documentaries film by Steven Fletcher from Australia. Watch it free.

27/08/2026

Safe, compassionate support for people living with trauma

We've partnered with TraumaConnect by The Cairnmillar Institute to offer East Gippsland locals free access to the digital platform, which provides safe information about trauma and recovery.

The platform includes articles and practical information from clinicians and people with lived experience of trauma, along with videos designed to help people better understand the impacts of trauma. It can also be used by carers, family members and health professionals supporting someone through recovery.

"Sometimes people want to understand what they're experiencing before they speak to someone. Sometimes they're waiting for an appointment, or they're supporting someone they care about. This gives people somewhere safe to start. It's accessible and it's a targeted response, complementing our face-to-face delivery of care." - Trish Prighel, Family Violence Services manager

People living or working in East Gippsland can access TraumaConnect free of charge at https://ow.ly/aR6j50ZFsSo. For those who want to find out more about GLCH’s family violence support, call 5155 8300.

26/08/2026

This National Meals on Wheels Day, we want to pay tribute to the late John Nicholson of Eagle Point, pictured here with his wife Jacqui and GLCH volunteer engagement officer Karren.

John passed away peacefully at home on August 6, with his memorial service being held later this week.

John was a dedicated volunteer with Gippsland Lakes Complete Health. His family describe him as a man who was always ready to offer a helping hand, and someone who was generous with his time.

This is certainly our experience.

We thank all of our volunteers this National Meals on Wheels Day, including remembering John.

Go well.

17/08/2026

Diary date: Mark up your calendar, Friday Aug 28 is the day you need to reach for purple.

This year's Wear it Purple Day theme is Colours of Courage. Courage can look like speaking up, standing out and creating change. It can also take quieter forms of bravery, like living authentically, coming out, asking for support, standing beside someone, or choosing pride and hope in spaces where being yourself does not always feel easy.

The day is all about celebrating the many different forms of courage shown by LGBTGIA+SB young people, allies and communities.

To get ready, tell us what 'Colours of Courage' or Wear it Purple Day means to you. There's official merch on the line!

13/08/2026

👋Hello New Leaf Cafe Bairnsdale. New to the Catering for Good Directory! 🎉

The Catering for Good Directory helps YOU find local caterers offering healthier menu options, perfect for your next meeting, training session or community event.

New Leaf Café, at 270 Main Street, Bairnsdale, is all about delicious, high-quality food that makes healthy catering an easy choice. The team sources local produce wherever possible and loves getting creative with fresh menu options that go beyond the usual catering fare.

As Shannon from New Leaf Café explains: "A lot of people don't actually know too much about healthy eating, and they often choose the easy, processed options. It's good to have healthy choices available and an opportunity to learn that nutritious food can also be delicious."

And healthy doesn't mean boring. "You can still get tasty food. Healthy doesn't have to be bland," says Shannon. "Our meals are delicious, exciting, and we've introduced new options that give people something different to enjoy."

For the New Leaf team, it's about more than nutrition: "We love food, we love supporting local producers wherever we can, and we love being creative in the kitchen."

Joining the Catering for Good directory, part of the Healthy Eating Advisory Service, was also easier than expected. "We'd been putting it off for over 12 months because it seemed too hard, but Anna (in the GLCH Health Promotion team) made the whole process really easy," Shannon said. "We're excited to reach more local businesses and provide them with healthier catering options."

Looking for healthier catering for your next meeting or event? Check out the Catering for Good Directory and support local. 🔗https://ow.ly/Ahte50Zz8fo