Pride Month Tea
On Friday the 16th of June, members of Banyule Community Health including staff, students and volunteers, gathered for a festive, fun, and sentimental afternoon tea to celebrate Pride Month. Pride…
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COVID Positive Pathways Program update
The COVID positive pathways program at Banyule Community Health (part of North East Metro Health Service Partnership) will stand down on 1st June 2023 and the last group of clients…
Banyule Community Health support the “YES” vote to a First Nations Voice to Parliament
“Banyule Community Health believe a Voice to Parliament is a meaningful step towards Australia’s First Nations Peoples having a say in the matters that affect them.” …
Go Purple for IDAHOBIT Day!
IDAHOBIT is May 17th and we’re encouraging all who visit our centre tomorrow to GO PURPLE or GO RAINBOW with us take a stand against LGBTQIA+ discrimination. We’ll be proudly…
Workplace Recognition Awards – March 2023
Throughout 2023, we continued to celebrate our staff, and officially recognise and acknowledge the work that they do! I am incredibly proud to announce that the employees of Banyule Community…
Change the date
Banyule Community Health supports the calls from First Nations people to the change of date of Australia Day, and embrace a new celebration date that reflects Australia’s true history. A…
Frances Baum Fellowship 2022 – Awarded to Cathy McKenzie
At the recent Annual General Meeting, Cathy McKenzie (Banyule Community Health Financial Counsellor) was awarded the Francis Baum Fellowship to address digital exclusion, financial hardship, and digital literacy. Cathy saw…
Banyule Community Health Recognised as an Inclusive Employer (2022-23)
Our results are in! We have been recognised as an Inclusive Employer 2022-2023. We are proud to share with you our Summary Banyule Community Health Diversity and Inclusion Report 2022 so…
PUBLIC NOTICE OF UPCOMING AGED CARE ACCREDITATION
We wish to advise that the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission will be visiting Banyule Community Health on 10th & 11th November 2022 to assess whether the quality of…
Since the 15th July 2020 (115 weeks), we have administered over 175,000 COVID-19 PCR tests at our Drive-Thru Testing Site and distributed over 177,850 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) since 10th January 2022 (37 weeks).
Congratulations to our Banyule Community Health Drive-Thru Testing site team on this HUGE achievement – that’s 26 months straight in rain, hail and sunshine! Together with community members we have…
Michael Smith elected as Chair of the Banyule Community Health Board
I’m pleased to inform our members, staff, volunteers, partners, and clients that Michael Smith has been elected as the Chair of the Banyule Community Health Board. Michael takes on the…
Peter Ogden, Banyule Community Health Board Director, retires after 32 years of community service
Peter and Wendy Ogden settled into the West Heidelberg community in the early 1970’s to raise their family. Both Wendy and Peter became key community members in the building of…