Nine things you'll gain from quitting Improve your health: The health benefits of quitting smoking begin just six hours after your last cigarette! And the longer you stay quit, the healthier you’ll be. Save money: Want an extra $9000 a year? If you smoke a...
Climate change Climate change is caused by increases in the amount of greenhouse gases (such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) in the atmosphere, which cause the earth’s average temperature to rise. Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere, raising air and sea temperatures. They are...
BEAT THE HEAT Heat kills more Australians than any natural disaster Extreme heat can affect anybody. Heat can cause illnesses such as heat cramps and heat exhaustion which can lead to the life-threatening condition, heatstroke. Heatstroke is fatal in up to 80% of cases. Those most...
The Terang & Mortlake Health Service Annual General Meeting will be held Monday 14 December at 6pm. You can view the AGM right here on our website. [vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/490541827" title="2020 AGM Live Stream"]...
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Tips for a budget-friendly Christmas Christmas is a notorious budget-buster. But with these simple tips for success, it doesn’t have to be. Set a spending limit for all gifts We all have so much, and really, Christmas should be about being together, not the opportunity to stack up...
Terang & Mortlake Health Service staff have been recognised for exceeding the state-wide compliance target for staff vaccination for influenza for 2020. Achieving greater than the state-wide target of 90% vaccination rate of your healthcare workers is an outstanding achievement. ...
Watch your portion size Packaged food, take-away food and restaurant meals have been getting bigger and bigger over the last couple of decades, and are now served in very large portions. We may think bigger serves are better value for money, but they’re actually costing our...
The Minister for Health, Martin Foley MP, is pleased to invite applications for part time board positions of Terang & Mortlake Health Service with terms of office commencing from 1 July 2021. Safe and high quality healthcare for all Victorians is a priority of the Victorian...
Download the 2018-2019 Terang & Mortlake Health Service Annual Report ...