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Celebrating the achievements of our 2025 Learners

Celebrating the achievements of our 2025 Learners

We celebrated more than 330 early-career team members at our Multidisciplinary Learner Awards Ceremony, proudly supported by Quest Frankston on the Bay. With learners completing programs across nursing, midwifery, allied health, pharmacy, medical imaging and medicine, the event recognised their dedication and growth throughout 2025. We presented 27 Awards of Excellence, honouring outstanding learners and …

Mock Move

Inside Peninsula University Hospital’s mock move

As we prepare for Peninsula University Hospital’s opening on 20 January 2026, we’ve been rehearsing patient transfers into the new tower with the help of our dedicated volunteers. Watch the highlights from our ‘mock move’ and see how it all unfolded.

Peninsula University Hospital opening date announced

Peninsula University Hospital will officially open its doors on 20 January 2026.  Minister for Health Infrastructure Melissa Horne and Minister for Mental Health Ingrid Sitt toured the 12 story tower this morning – a $1.1 billion redevelopment that will transform care for locals and generations to come.  “This is the largest ever health infrastructure project …

Peninsula Health CAC

Peninsula Health CAC holds final meeting ahead of Bayside Health merger

The Peninsula Health Community Advisory Committee (CAC) met for the final time on Tuesday before the merger to form Bayside Health takes effect on 1 January 2026. Board Chair, Karen Corry, and Board Director, Rita Cincotta, joined Executive Directors, senior staff and consumer advisors for the last meeting in the Ngarnga Centre at Frankston Hospital. …

Thank you to our Board Directors

This week the final Peninsula Health Board Meeting was held at the site of the new Peninsula University Hospital, which will open early next year. On 1 January 2026, Peninsula Health will merge with Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service and Kooweerup Regional Health Service to form Bayside Health, which will care …

New research to inform government policy related to healthy ageing

Australia’s aged care sector is facing a critical shortage of services and qualified health professionals. With Australia’s ageing population growing faster than ever, this shortage is set to intensify – posing serious risks to the quality and accessibility of care. In response, a new federal Aged Care Act will take effect in November 2025, introducing …

Mental Health team win Victorian Public Healthcare Award

Peninsula Health’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Service has won the award for Excellence in Mental Health and Wellbeing at the 2025 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards. The team was recognised for the Elimination of seclusion and mechanical restraints in their inpatient services, having become the first and only service in Victoria to completely eliminate the use of …

2025 Annual Report and Annual General Meeting

The Peninsula Health 2025 Annual Report was launched on Monday 24 November at the Annual General Meeting and Community Forum. The Annual Report is available here. An accessible version is available here. We also extend a heartfelt congratulations to our Life Governors, who were honoured for their significant contribution in volunteer or consumer advisor roles at Peninsula …

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