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Issue 111 | May 2014

PO Box 20 BALMORAL, Vic 3407 Email: bbnc.admin@swarh.vic.gov.au Ph: (03) 5570 1304 Web: www.balmoralbnc.com.au Fax: (03) 5570 1482

President Mr. Neville Trotman

Vice President Mr. Bruce Laidlaw Mrs. Georgie Leeming

Members

Mr. Dan Pekin Mrs. Karen Rees Mrs. Di Austin Ms. Mardi Johns Mr. Geoff Barcham

Executive Administration Mrs. Sabrina Watt

Centre Manager Lisa Hutchins

Clinical Nurse Coordinator Ann Vaughan

Community Services Coordinator Lyn Iredell

Administration Coordinator Jodie Russell

Quality & Risk Coordinator Anita Weaver

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Centre Contacts...

Board Contacts...

Breast Screening – finding

cancer early, could save your life

BreastScreen Victoria’s mobile

screening service is:

- High quality digital screening

- Quick

- Free

- Available for women over 40

BreastScreen Victoria’s mobile

service will be in Hamilton 31st March

to 27th June at Melville

Oval, Lonsdale St

Pictured: Gavin Walter from Scott Petroleum and Ben McPhee,

local proprietor, are thrilled that completion has been achieved

before Easter.

Lisa Hutchins Centre Manager

Balmoral has Fuel………….

…...after 12 months of no local fuel access we are thrilled that 24 hour fuel access is now available on the old primary school site with entry from Hamilton – Natimuk Rd.

We thank Scott Petroleum and Ben and Heather McPhee for working with our community and investing in this vital infrastructure. Great job guys.

Glenn Howell - Optometrist

Visiting BBNC - Thursday 15th May

10am - 4.30pm

* Eye testing

* Prescription Glasses/Lenses

* Sunglasses

* Children’s Eye Health & testing -

Behavioural Optometry

Please bring your old glasses/lenses, also

Medicare or health care card

For an appointment please call

BBNC on 5570 1304

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

may

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 2612

Visiting Services... Doctors:

Dr. Jan Slabbert (virtual consultation)

Alternate Wednesdays

Dr. Brian Coulson & Dr Steven Brown

Alternate Tuesdays

Dr. Greta Prozesky & Dr Steven Brown

Alternate Tuesdays

Dr. Kate Graham: on maternity leave until further notice

WDHS Psychologist - Angela O’Brien: One Monday per month

M&CHN: 2nd and 4th Wednesday

Diabetes Educator - Megan McLeish: One Tuesday per month

Optometrist - Glenn Howell: May & October

Podiatry: One Tuesday & Wednesday per month.

Masseur - Darce Penrose: Available for appointments on

Thursdays. Ph: 5583 1502 or 0428 831 502

Continence Nurse - Annabelle Wilson: One Thurs per month

Dental Prosthetist - Andrew Bolwell: To be confirmed

SERVICE CALENDAR

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 Continence Nurse

9am - 12:30

Pathology 9 - 11am $4

Men's Shed 1:30pm

2

Pap Smear Clinic

10am - 3pm

3 4

5 PAG

Strength Training

7pm - 8 pm

6 Pathology 9 - 11am

Dr. Coulson &

Dr. Brown 10 - 4:45pm

Diabetes Ed 10:20 - 3:20

FEBS Class 10am - 11am

7

Strength Training

7pm - 8 pm

8

Pathology 9am - 11am $4

Men's Shed 1:30pm

9

Community Bus >

Horsham, leave Centre

8.15am. Return trip $10

10 11

12

PAG

Strength Training

7pm - 8 pm

13

Pathology 9 - 11am Dr. Prozesky &

Dr. Brown 2 - 4:45pm

FEBS class 10am - 11am

Podiatrist 10:20 - 3:20

14

M&CHN 9.30 - 11.30

Dr Slabbert (videolink)

3 - 3.20pm

Strength Training

7pm - 8 pm

15

Pathology 9am - 11am $4

Men's Shed 1:30pm Glenn Howell -

Optometrist

10:00am - 4:30pm

16

17 18

19 Psychologist

10am - 3 pm

PAG

Strength Training

7pm - 8 pm

20

Pathology 9 - 11am

Dr. Coulson &

Dr. Brown 10 - 4:45pm

FEBS Class 10am - 11am

21

Strength Training

7pm—8 pm

22

Pathology 9am - 11am $4

Men's Shed 1:30pm

23

Community Bus >

Hamilton, leave Centre

10am. Return trip $10

24 25

26

PAG

Strength Training

7pm - 8 pm

27

Pathology 9 - 11am Dr. Prozesky &

Dr. Brown 2 - 4:45pm

FEBS Class 10am - 11am

28 M&CHN

9.30 - 11.30

Dr Slabbert (videolink)

3 - 3.20pm

Strength Training

7pm—8 pm

29

Pathology 9am - 11am $4

Men's Shed 1:30pm

30 31

Author Cathryn Hein will

present her book

“Rocking Horse Hill”

Thurs 22nd May at BBNC

news HEALTH PROMOTION

MAY IS BOWELSCAN MONTH…. Bowel cancer is diagnosed in more than 3,400 Victorians and over 12,500 Australians every year. In the early stages, bowel cancer often causes no symptoms. People at relatively high risk of bowel cancer can arrange with their doctor to have regular tests to check that everything is OK. Symptoms The most common symptoms of bowel cancer are: - Blood or mucus in the faeces. - An unexpected change in bowel habit. (for example, diarrhoea or constipation for no obvious reason) - General discomfort in the abdomen. (feelings of bloating, fullness and/or cramps) - Constant tiredness. - Weakness and paleness. Risk factors The causes of bowel cancer are not clearly understood. However, we know that some risk factors make it more likely that a person will develop bowel cancer. These include: - Getting older - bowel cancer more commonly affects people over the age of 50. - Strong family history of bowel cancer. - Having ulcerative colitis (inflamed colon lining) for more than eight to 10 years. Screening for bowel cancer Screening may assist in finding cancer or colorectal polyps (which can become cancerous) as early as possible. The earlier a cancer is found, the easier it is to treat and the more likely it will be curable. Bowel cancer is highly (90%) curable if found at an early stage. The screening test that is used is called the faecal occult blood test (FOBT). This is a simple test for the early signs of bowel cancer. It involves taking tiny samples from two or three bowel motions using a test kit. The samples are collected at home and then sent to a laboratory for testing. Screening kits will be available for purchase early in May from the Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre. To find out more about bowel screening, contact Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre 55701304.

Di McLean &

Kim Dufty Health Promotion

Gluten Free Lifestyle Regional Conference

Hamilton Sunday 15th June 2014

10am to 2pm at WDHS Kitchener Street

$50 per person or $45 concession including lunch

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

http://www.trybooking.com/EIXL

Enquiries: (03) 9808 5566

Purchase your

Bowelscan kit from

BBNC early in May

for $10

Men's Shed... Thursday 1st May

Tues 6th Mystery Trip

Thursday 8th May

Thursday 15th May

Thursday 22nd May

Thursday 29th May

PLANNED ACTIVITY GROUP news

May Program…

Monday 5th ~ Lunch at Centre, Games & Quiz afternoon

Tuesday 6th ~ Men’s Mystery Trip to Heywood

Monday 12th ~ No PAG today

Tuesday 13th ~ Lunch in Hamilton, PAC “I remember it well”

Monday 19th ~ Lunch at Centre, Movie afternoon

Thursday 22nd ~ Author, Cathryn Hein’s visit and morning tea, gold

coin donation to Cuppa for Cancer

Monday 26th ~ Lunch at Centre, trip to Pigeon Ponds, Cuppa for

Cancer, Fashion Parade & Stalls

To start the month we spent the day in the Centre and watched a Movie called “The

Queen” . When the news of the death of Princess Diana breaks upon a shocked British

public, Queen Elizabeth ll (Helen Mirren) retreats behind the walls of Balmoral Castle

with her family, unable to comprehend the public response to the tragedy. As the

unprecedented outpouring of emotion grows stronger, the British Prime Minster and

the Queen find themselves at odds in the wake of national mourning. Taught and

revealing, The Queen is an intimate portrait of a leader and nation in turmoil.

After watching the Movie we had lots of discussions on where we were and what we

were doing when the news of Diana’s death was announced in Australia.

Craft and what we will be doing next, this month, we knitted jumpers for little

Penguin’s. These jumpers play an important role in saving little penguins affected by oil

spills. Knitted jumpers are placed on oiled penguins to keep them warm and prevent

them from preening and swallowing toxic oil. A patch of oil the size of an adult

thumbnail can kill a little penguin.

Men’s Shed have been working with the Grade 6 students, RSL & Historical Society to

make and paint white crosses to represent the men and women that severed in World

War 1 from the Balmoral & District area. A lot of work went into researching names of

all the people that served, the students have been studying and finding out more

detail about individual people and events from World War 1. The crosses

were displayed at the ANZAC Service in Balmoral.

Until Next Month………………………..

“ Did you know….. A koala joey finds its

way back to the pouch using its sense of smell and forearms to climb”

Lyn Iredell &

Heather Smith

Community Services

Fuel flows again at Balmoral; it is great to have fuel in town.

A BIG thank you to Benny, Heather and Scott’s Petroleum,

Well done!!!

LIVE ACTIVE

news

Well our 2013/14 swimming program has again come to a close

with a wonderfully successful few weeks had by all. The splashing,

laughing and the saying “Not this one again” were still features of

the program with up to 15 people participating in the aquatic

exercise classes. The fun never stopped with many different new

exercises trialled which brought lots of challenges and half near

drowning’s (only kidding).

Braving the elements was never an issue as the dedicated team of

swimmers, week after week never opposed the idea of getting in

and having a swim. The eskimo laden trainer still bellowed from the

pool deck, directing, screeching but mostly laughing at the many

antics the synchronised swimmers achieved or accidently accomplished which bought many entertaining moments!

So with many glum faces our fun has stopped but look forward to our next instalment of not just water exercise but as we see it……

“An hour of fun in the company of good friends with a splash of exercise thrown in!”.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the Balmoral and District Pool Committee for allowing us to use this wonderful facility enabling

us to have such a well patronised program up and running in our small community.

A final thank you must go to all the ladies who came along making this year our most

successful program ever!!!! Thank you for the laughter, crying, and the memorable

moments as our classes bought so much happiness and fun to my week!

Tallie Talay & Jannette Tinning Live Active Team

Strength Training

Mondays & Wednesdays 7pm – 8pm

Cost: $5 per session

Venue: Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre

For more information contact Tallie Talay at the Centre

Balmoral Playgroup

Held every Wednesday morning, during school terms. Time 10.00am – 12.00noon

Cost $1 per child over 6 months of age. We ask everyone to bring a piece of fruit to share for morning tea.

Tea/coffee provided.

Playgroup is a great opportunity to meet other parents with children of the same age.

It helps children develop independence and confidence in a group situation while still having mum/dad close by.

The kids soon get to know familiar faces and look forward to the playgroup experience every week.

Playgroup is a parent run program. Everyone who attends are welcome to be involved as much or as little as they like.

If you’d like to know more about Balmoral Playgroup please feel free to call Leah on 0429 853 941.

Or call in and see us on Wednesday.

Maintain your summer fitness from the Swimming

with the Stars program with FEBS classes on

Tuesdays 10am - 11am

Cost: $3 per session

Venue: Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre

Flexibility

Endurance

Balance

Strength

Simone Aitken Childcare Team Leader

news EARLY LEARNING CENTRE

This month at the Balmoral Early Learning Centre....

As part of our curriculum, we make a portfolio for each child. The portfolio shows the children’s learning and development throughout the year with photos, artwork, learning stories and much more. This year I have invited the families of the children to decorate these with their child. Carrie was lucky to have her mum and sister come in to help her decorate hers this week.

Principal 2:Partnerships-Create a welcoming environment where all children and families are respected and actively encouraged to collaborate with educators.

We have had a water tub out with ice and sea creatures. The 1-2 years olds have used this experience a little but have really taken an interest in the taps in the bathroom. We think it’s the running water that intrigues them.

Jann was slowly pouring the water into the tub the other day and these children stood there the whole time touching the running water. To extend their interest in running water I have set up a play experience with a little water feature. So far, the children love it! Learning; Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating.

Over the years, we have had many children coming into the centre with strong interests reflected by their culture. We try to base most of our experiences around the interests of the children; and as many children are from a farming background, we are reflecting on what resources we could use to support this better. After some discussion we have decided to go on the lookout for small metal farm machinery toys. It was suggested that I ask the community to see if anyone has some farm machinery toys and has no further use for them. If you do have some and you would like to donate them, we would be very grateful. Identity: Develop strong foundations in both the culture and language of their families and of the broader community without compromising their cultural identities. If you are interested in booking your child into care please give me

a call on 0448 980 027 for more information.