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Together We Grow Fun Fair event
Friday, November 29: Save the date! Bendigo Community Health Services (BCHS) is hosting a free event to mark 50 years of community health care in the Greater Bendigo region, and you’re invited.
Community health services have been an integral part...
Quality of Care Report 2023-24
We are proud to share Bendigo Community Health Services Quality of Care report for 2023-24.
In it we look back on advocating for the health and wellbeing of our community through our new initiatives, community alliances, services, and...
Men’s Health Clinic expands with addition of Dr Haris Noor
The Bendigo Community Health Services Sexual Health Hub is pleased to welcome Dr Haris Noor to the Men’s Health Clinic team. Dr Haris has joined Nurse Practitioner Peter Strange on Tuesdays to provide all things men’s health.
Dr Haris has...
This Girl Can inspires fun and fitness for women of all backgrounds
It’s almost time to pick up paddles, racquets and even pickleball bats for Bendigo’s This Girl Can week of mostly free, fun activities, designed to inspire.
Bendigo Community Health Services, Sports Focus, Vichealth and the City of Greater Bendigo are...
National recognition for Bendigo Family Day Care
Bendigo Family Day Care has been announced as a national finalist in the Excellence in Family Day Care Awards.
The nomination places the dedicated local team in the country’s top four for Family Day Care coordination, but in keeping with...
13 and thriving: headspace Bendigo’s birthday milestone
From little things, big things have grown.
This year headspace Bendigo is celebrating 13 years of helping local youth be in a healthy head space.
Since it first started operating in the region, community need has driven the youth mental...
There is still no safe vape
As national laws around buying vaping products change again, anyone battling a nicotine addiction is being urged to stay strong.
“This change could be a trigger for temptation,” says Bendigo Community Health Services (BCHS) Senior Leader Integrated Health Promotion Natalia...
Law to log off teens has much to contemplate
Families are in unprecedented territory when it comes to social media and Bendigo Community Health Services (BCHS) believes there is much to consider before imposing legislation that bans teenagers from the various platforms.
In an announcement that has caused much...
Get ready for Mental Health Month 2024
Our Health Promotion team is getting ready for a big Mental Health Month of sharing the ‘5 Ways to Wellbeing’. This beautifully simple checklist introduces ways to improve your psychological and emotional health, based...
Growing together in Bendigo
Any green thumb will say there’s an element of trial and error when it comes to gardening to local conditions. So imagine how much there is to learn when arriving from a different country.
Karen people love gardening, and it’s...
The big help that smalltalk offers
BCHS plates up a winning idea for healthy eating
BCHS’ submission into women’s pain highlights how we can prosper
A day for Donna and her fellow Bendigo Family Day Care Educators
From the moment you step through the front gate of Donna McArthur’s Kangaroo Flat home, you know you’re somewhere special.
There’s the little rowboat-turned sandpit in the front garden, the patio of tiny tables and outdoor toys, the warm welcome...
Locals discover skills for life at Wanyanimbik Wayawan, BCHS’ new alcohol and other drugs wellbeing centre
Bendigo Community Health Services has a new, dedicated multi-million dollar wellbeing centre for people seeking support with dependency issues.
Premier The Hon Jacinta Allan MP officially opened the centre this week, marking a major milestone during community health’s 50th year...
