BELLARINE Community Health\u2019s (BCH) bid to establish a mobile \u2018HealthCare Bus\u2019 for the Bellarine is off to a flying start thanks to a local community group.<\/p>\n
The Ocean Grove Angling Club has kicked off community donations towards the bus with a cheque for $2000.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur members fundraise by doing barbeques regularly and we\u2019re always looking for ways to put that money back into the local community,\u201d club president Gary Adams said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we heard about the health bus we all thought that was a great idea and we\u2019re really pleased to be able to support it.\u201d<\/p>\n
An announcement about the \u2018HealthCareBus\u2019 was made recently at the BCH annual general meeting.<\/p>\n
The BCH Board has earmarked $100,000 fromexisting funds towards establishing t-he bus. About $50,000 more is needed to get the bus rolling around the Bellarine.<\/p>\n
The 28-member strong Ocean Grove Angling Club, which has been supporting anglers since 1974, hopes to raise more funds to support BCH.<\/p>\n
The BCH HealthCare Bus will deliver services to clients in all 11 towns on the Bellarine.<\/p>\n
It will be Wi-Fi enabled, allowing clinicians to deliver services via telehealth to clients with restricted access to transport.<\/p>\n
Donations towards the BCH \u2018HealthCare Bus\u2019 can be made via the link on the BCH website at\u00a0bch.org.au, and there are also electronic donation points at some BCH sites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BELLARINE Community Health\u2019s (BCH) bid to establish a mobile \u2018HealthCare Bus\u2019 for the Bellarine is off to a flying start thanks to a local community group. The Ocean Grove Angling Club has kicked off community donations towards the bus with a cheque for $2000. \u201cOur members fundraise by doing barbeques regularly and we\u2019re always looking […]<\/p>\n