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CEO of Benetas, Sandra Hills, has welcomed new research showing older Australians have a huge zest for life, but that this is tempered by some fundamental concerns about health and the cost of living.
The fifth and final Macedon Ranges Health Colour Fun Run & Walk was an outstanding success this year with over 600 participants and 100 volunteers taking part in the event.
For many, Christmas is a time of joy and happiness, spent with those closest to you, but for many people it is the most difficult time of the year.
With stress levels heightened by many factors; financial strain, family tensions, feelings of loneliness, the festive season can prove hard for people, and even harder for those with mental health issues.
Over the past seven months and more, Benetas and Macedon Ranges Health have been working hand-in-hand towards amalgamation. 1 July becomes an important date in the history of both organisations, signifying the momentous milestone where legally, the two became one.
May 2018: It’s been just over five months since the exciting announcement that Macedon Ranges Health will join with leading Victorian not-for-profit aged and community care services provider, Benetas.
29 May 2018: In the Macedon Ranges we are working together towards a future where women and children live free from violence.
19 March 2018: Macedon Ranges Health celebrates its 60th birthday with a community lunch and staff cocktail party
31 January 2018: We have a number of celebrations and projects planned as MRH celebrates 60 years since the Gisborne and Bush Nursing Hospital opened on the 23rd March 1958.
31 January 2018: Macedon Ranges Health has won a 2018 Studer Group "Australian Healthcare Organisation of Distinction” Award. This award celebrates organisations that perform at an exceptional level and have achieved major improvements in organisational performance.
11 December 2017: MRH honoured our volunteers at a special Christmas themed afternoon tea last week.
29 November 2017: At the 2017 AGM, MRH Board and management shared key achievements for the 2016/17 year with community members and industry stakeholders.
16 November 2017: The amalgamation of Macedon Ranges Health and Benetas has been supported following a vote by Macedon Ranges Health Members this week.
22 October 2017: The fourth Macedon Ranges Health Annual Colour Fun Run & Walk was an outstanding success this year with over 650 participants and 100 volunteers taking part in the event.
12 October 2017: MRH will be launching a new dance class on Thursday 2 November
21 September 2017: Macedon Ranges Health won the “Not For Profit/Public Sector” category at the 2017 Macedon Ranges Business Excellence Awards.
21 September 2017: Join PS My Family Matters for the Healthy Minds Expo on Wednesday 18 October 2017.
14 September 2017: We were delighted to welcome LASA Victorian State Manager Veronica Jamison and Residential Aged Care Principle Advisor Sharyn McIlwain to Macedon Ranges Health (MRH) today.
14 August 2017: Four Macedon Ranges Health Employees graduate from the Warner Institute’s highly regarded "Building Confidence Working In Ageing Support & Disability Program.
1 August 2017: Macedon Ranges Health (MRH) will open a new Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub at the MRH Centre in Lyell Street, Gisborne.
1 August 2017: MRH welcomed a fantastic group of women to the MRH Centre for a workshop with the Royal Women’s Hospital on Friday 28th July.
1 August 2017: Macedon Ranges Health is delighted to be a finalist in the Not for Profit/Public Sector category for the 2017 Bendigo Bank Macedon Ranges Business Excellence Awards.
1 August 2017: Registrations are now open for the 2017 MRH Colour Run & Walk and we are delighted to be bringing this event to Gisborne for its fourth consecutive year.
20 July 2017: The Men's Shed is very proud of Shedman Terry's recent completed project: a beautiful rocking horse for his granddaughter.
27 June 2017: MRH welcomed Rob Mitchell MP to meet with representatives from the Board and Executive Team on the due diligence process currently being undertaken to establish a best practice aged care community in Gisborne.
6 June 2017: Macedon Ranges Health signed a deal to become a corporate member of Gisborne Rotary.
6 June 2017: Representatives from the Gisborne Golf Club Ladies Committee visited Macedon Ranges Health on Tuesday 6 June to present Don Tidbury (CEO) and Robyn Parish (Manager - Aged Care) with a cheque for the purchase of a Vital Signs Monitor and overbed tables for Gisborne Oaks.
16 May 2017: Macedon Ranges Health (MRH) was celebrated as a “Finalist” at the 2017 Leading Age Services Australian (LASA) Excellence In Care Awards.
11 May 2017: Our very own Community Nurse Louise Beer was one of only five national finalists for "Nurse or Midwife of the Year” at the 2017 HESTA Nursing and Midwifery Awards.
3 May 2017: Macedon Ranges Health (MRH) and Benetas have agreed to explore partnership opportunities in the provision of aged care and community services in the Macedon Ranges.