This month at the

Balmoral Early

Learning Centre We are now well into Spring as it is nearing the end of October,

however the rain has not stopped! While the rain has been pouring

outside most days, the children have been busy bees inside making

the most of being able to use our wonderful “wet weather board

games” such as the shopping list game, two by two memory game

and even twister! There has also been lots of quality craft making

going on in the Balmoral Early Learning Centre as the children made

some beautiful butterflies, worms and flowers for our big Spring display.

As the children are very fond of play dough I decided to wet some

clay for the children to experience different textures and to build on

their fine motor skills. At first they weren’t very interested but once Miss

Lana sat down with them and showed them her lovely pottery skills the

children were intrigued and played with the clay for a long period of

time, even asking to play with it again the following week.

The children are also very interested in building cubby houses as we

have recently found out. We have made many indoor cubby houses

out of climbing frame equipment and blankets, tables, sheets, and an

outdoor cubby house built from wooden boxes and curtains. The chil-

dren love hiding in their hand built cubby houses and it is a great

group activity, encouraging them to all work cooperatively together.

There has also been a big sensory tray inside filled with birdseed,

funnels, scoops and water wheels. The children have been very

engaged in the birdseed sensory tray, which has been another

experience to encourage group participation and cooperation.

I would just like to thank the Balmoral Op Shop for donating some

lovely John Deere tractors and headers for the children to play with.

They have been a massive hit, and are played with all day every day

that we open! Thanks guys!

We have now started discussing numbers for 2017 so if you would like

to enquire about a position for your child, please contact me.

Keira Dickerson

Childcare Team Leader

BBNC NEWS

Board Contacts

President

Mr. Neville Trotman

Vice Presidents

Mrs. Georgie Leeming

Mrs. Katie Little

Members

Mr. Dan Pekin

Mr. Ryan Lloyd-Jones

Mr. Daniel Thomson

Mrs. Dani Smith

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 137 | NOVEMBER 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.

It has been 12 months since the South West Dental

Service, funded by the Commonwealth

Government, commenced their first dental clinic at

the BBNC. We are fortunate to have this opportunity

to access dental care in a small community and

thank everyone who have supported and used the

service. Good oral health means better health and

prevention of chronic illnesses such as heart disease,

lung disease and diabetes. You are never too young

or too old to visit the dental clinic. Priority access is available to healthcare card

holders.

For further details please contact SW Dental Services Hamilton on 55518347.

Privacy is a right of all health care clients in Australia. If you are using BBNC

services, your information is confidential as stated in the Health Services Act. The

public often assume that support staff at the BBNC have medical information

about clients. Usually they do not and if they are privy to information through

their role they cannot share it.

We are very fortunate to live in a community where people are connected and

concerned for others. However, please be aware if you enquire about

someone’s health status or BBNC information that is confidential, the staff are

unable to disclose details.

We thank you for your understanding.

Kim Dufty

Acting Centre Manager

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1

Centre Closed

Melbourne Cup Public

Holiday

2 3

Pathology 9 - 10am $4.00

Men's Shed 1:30pm

4

Playgroup

SW Dental - Dr Gove

Wimmera Hearing Van

Community Bus - Horsham

5

6 7

Podiatrist 10:20am - 2:50pm

8

Pathology 9 - 10am $4.00

Dr. Julia

2 - 4:45pm

9

M&CHN 9:30 - 11:30am

Dr. Slabbert (Video link)

10

Pathology 9 - 10am $4.00

Men's Shed 1:30pm

11 12

13 14

WDHS Psychologist

9:30am - 3pm

Diabetes Educator

10:20 - 2:50pm

Podiatrist

10:20am - 2:50pm

15

Pathology 9 - 10am $4.00

Dr. Coulson & Dr. David

10am - 4:45pm

16 17

Pathology 9 - 10am $4.00

Optometrist 10am - 4:30pm

Men's Shed 1:30pm

18

Playgroup

SW Dental - KyShen

Community Bus - Hamilton

19

20 21

Podiatrist

10:20am - 2:50pm

22

Pathology 9 - 10am $4.00

Dr. Prozesky & Dr. Julia

2 - 4:45pm

23

M&CHN 9:30 - 11:30am

Dr. Slabbert (Video link)

24

Pathology 9 - 10am $4.00

Men's Shed 1:30pm

25 26

27 28 29

Dr. Coulson & Dr. David

10am - 4:45pm

30 Dec 1

Dec 2

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

Dr. David Chen Alternate Tuesdays

Doctor Dr. Greta Prozesky

Dr. Julia Jaensch 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?

Strength Training

Mondays & Wednesdays

6:30pm – 7:30pm

Cost: $5 per session

Tallies' Terrific

Tuesdays Every Tuesday during the school term

10am - 11am

Cost: $3.00 per session

If you would like any more

information regarding these

activities please don’t hesitate to

call the Centre

Public & Private dental care is available once a

fortnight at BBNC.

No need to travel out of town for dental care.

Balmoral Playgroup Term 4

Playgroup is for children from newborn to 4 years.

Parents are asked to bring their children along

and enjoy a relaxed morning of activities and

have the chance to meet other parents in the

community.

We will be coinciding playgroup with the

Hamilton Library bus every fortnight.

Playgroup Dates

for Term 4:

Friday 4th November

Friday 18th November

Friday 2nd December

Please remember to

bring a piece of fruit to

share

Please contact Leah at

the Centre for further

information regarding

playgroup

Ph: 5570 1304

Invitation for New

Bookworm

Members

Do you enjoy reading?

Then this club just might be for you!

The group meets on a Thursday afternoon

from 2pm at the BBNC, the day prior to the

mobile library visiting Balmoral.

They meet for a coffee and an informal

discussion about the book.

For more information regarding the

bookworm club please call the Centre and

speak to Kim Dufty.

The next meeting will be on: 3rd November

All books to be picked up from the BBNC

Wimmera Hearing Van

The van will be visiting the Centre on

Friday 4th November

If you would an appointment please

call the Centre to arrange a time

Ph: 5570 1304

DonateLife Thank You Day is a national day to

honour all living and deceased organ and

tissue donors and their families and to

acknowledge their generosity, which saves

and transforms the lives of others.

For more information and to find out ways to

support the day or to become an organ donor

visit www.donatelife.gov.au

Planned Activity Group Our annual trip away was 3 great days filled with lots to see and do. All

aboard bags packed we headed to Ararat for lunch and visited the local art

gallery before having a guided tour around Ararat. This took us up and down

streets, out to Green Lake, up to the One Tree Hill Look Out, which is a must

for everyone that goes to Ararat as from there the view was just amazing. It

offers unparalleled views over the surrounding landscape. Then it was onto

Maryborough, after settling into Wattle Grove Motel we were ready for our

evening meal at the Maryborough Highland Society Pipes Bistro.

Next morning we were ready for the day ahead, first stop was the

Information Centre to meet our guide for the day, Steve. Steve talked the

talk all day as he explained and directed us around Maryborough and

surrounding district, giving a living history report on buildings and places of

interest, what a day we went everywhere. Back to motel before getting

ready to go out again for an evening meal at the Chinese Restaurant this

was another great meal. Wednesday ready for home via Avoca for lunch

then Arthur took on the role as our guide and directed us via this road and

that until we arrived on to the highway near Dadswell Bridge. Our last stop

was at the Big Koala for an ice cream before we arrived home in Balmoral, a

great time had by all.

Final of the footy tipping, big thank you to Bec for collecting and adding up

the scores each week. Congratulation to our winners 1st Laurel 2nd Len Equal

3rd Joy, Arthur, Ruth & Beth. Special thank you to Clare at the Balmoral Post

Office for sponsoring the Prizes for all our winners.

Down town shopping in Balmoral is always great to find a bargain, what an

afternoon everyone had shopping and buying a few more treasures to take

home. Thanks for the ladies at the Opportunity Shop for making us all feel so

welcome.

To celebrate Seniors Week, we used funding from the Southern Grampains

Shire to help with transport to Hamilton and Harrow to attend events. In

Hamilton we saw the Melbourne Cup exhibition at the Art Gallery, watched

the movie of the play War Horse and enjoyed a meal at the Thai Restaurant.

Our trip to “Pathways to Harrow” was another great day out.

We enjoyed a day at the Balmoral Golf Club, where we walked, we looked

and found lots of wild flowers everywhere.

Lyn Iredell & Bec Kearns

Community Services

Date Event

Monday 7th Lunch at the Centre and movie afternoon

Tuesday 8th Brit Brit Red Cross Open Gardens. Leaving Centre at 10am

Monday 14th Lunch at the Centre and craft afternoon making rope pots

Monday 21st Picnic lunch at the Hamilton Botanical gardens, then visit the

kiss and Run egg farm

Monday 28th Lunch at the Centre, please bring along a holiday memory to

share with the group

November Program

Men’s Shed

Dates

Thursday 3rd

Thursday 10th

Thursday 17th

Wednesday 23rd Mystery Bus Trip

Thursday 24th

Family Single

Tallie Talay

Respite Carer & Case Management

Oral health: A window to your

overall health Did you know that your oral health offers clues about your overall health — or that

problems in your mouth can affect the rest of your body? Protect yourself by learning more about the

connection between your oral health and overall health.

What's the connection between oral health and overall health?

Your mouth is teeming with bacteria — most of them harmless. Normally the body's natural defences

and good oral health care, such as daily brushing and flossing, can keep these bacteria under

control. However, without proper oral hygiene, bacteria can reach levels that might lead to oral

infections, such as tooth decay and gum disease.

The mouth is often an entry point for infections, which may spread to other parts of the body and there

are associations between oral infections and heart and lung diseases, and diabetes.

Maintain Good Oral Hygiene By:

Brush thoroughly twice a day

Flossing daily

Eating a balanced diet and limiting snacks between meals

Using dental products that contain fluoride, including toothpaste

Limit soft drinks, cordial & fruit juices

Limit sugary food

Protect your teeth from injury – wear a mouthguard when playing sports

See you dentist for regular checkups

Good oral hygiene means good health!

The National Shingles

Vaccination Program

A vaccine to prevent the shingles infection will

be available to 70-year-olds free

of charge from November this year.

A single catch up dose will be funded for 71 -79

year olds until 2021.

Shingles is a painful blistering rash caused by the

same virus that causes chickenpox.

As a person gets older the risk of developing

shingles and complications increases.

One in three people will develop shingles in their

lifetime.

Vaccination is still recommended for those who

have had shingles in the past, however you

should wait at least a year between an episode

of shingles and the vaccine.

Contact the BBNC nurses or your GP for more

information.

Pap Smear Clinic

at the BBNC on Friday 2nd

December from 10am - 3pm.

This clinic is FREE so please bring

your Medicare card.

Conducted by Sue Watt Women’s

Health Nurse from WDHS.

For more information please call

the Centre on 5570 1304

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.