This National Volunteer Week, several of our amazing volunteer groups are celebrating significant milestones.
Stories
Help save a life like Peter’s
Peter was enjoying his summer holiday in Sorrento with his family when disaster struck – but what appeared to be a disaster saved his life.
“I don’t care about the statistics—I’m going to beat them”: Andie shares her story on World Ovarian Cancer Day
Andie wasn’t expecting to be diagnosed with Stage Four Ovarian Cancer. But she’s not going to let it keep her down.
Well done to award nominee Jessica Reece
Jessica is an AOD Trainee Supervisor and AOD Lived Experience Educator at Peninsula Health, and is a finalist in the Centre for Mental Health Learning (CMHL) Awards for Excellence in Education
Peninsula Health staff reunited after serving in Afghanistan
Dr Andrew Rosengarten and ICU nurse Tara Whelan have a shared history – but didn’t realise until recently that they now both work at Peninsula Health.
The Greatest Gift: A Sister’s Surrogacy Journey
Sisters Tess and Kate have always shared a close bond, but over the last year, that bond has grown stronger than either of them could have imagined. After years of IVF treatments, Kate knew how deeply her younger sister Tess, and partner Martyn longed to become parents. Witnessing their struggle, Kate offered to be their …
New outpatient clinic gives bowel cancer patients quicker access to care
Peninsula Health is the first in the State to establish a specialist nurse-led clinic for patients who return a positive stool sample in the Australian Government’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. The weekly clinic enables patients with a positive faecal occult blood test to be seen by a nurse independently within one to two weeks, …
Scooting Towards 2025 at St Mary’s School Hastings
St Mary’s School in Hastings is boosting its active travel initiatives with the donation of two reconditioned scooters from the Men’s Shed Mount Martha. The school has recently received recognition as a Health Promoting School for Physical Activity and Movement through the Achievement Program. Big smiles will be rolling into St Mary’s School in Hastings …
Peninsula Health returns to Midsumma Pride March
Thank you to those who joined us on Sunday 2 February to celebrate the return of Peninsula Health at the Midsumma Pride March. Our community, consisting of Peninsula Health team members, consumers and friends and family, braved the heat for a day full of celebration. As the first Rainbow Tick Accredited health service, we were …
Medial Intern Spotlight – Dr Akshay Soni
You might recognise the friendly face of Dr Akshay Soni. After moving to Australia from India in 2017 to study science and medicine, Dr Soni’s medical studies brought him to Peninsula Health for his clinical training during the completion of his Doctor of Medicine at Monash University. This year, Dr Soni returns to Peninsula Health …