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integral part <strong>of</strong> our community aged care<br />
service, assisting clients without access<br />
to transport to remain in their own homes.<br />
Transport is provided, for example, to<br />
medical and allied health appointments,<br />
exercise classes, planned activity groups<br />
(day centres), local shopping and<br />
related trips. During the year 127 clients<br />
received 1,588 community transport<br />
services. Community transport hours<br />
have reduced in the last 12 months with<br />
the introduction and referral for clients to<br />
the Public Transport Assistance Scheme<br />
delivered by the taxi service and increased<br />
utilization <strong>of</strong> the Red Cross Car.<br />
Volunteers<br />
Approximately 129 volunteers support the<br />
Timboon and District <strong>Health</strong>care Service<br />
programs and community members. We<br />
express our sincere appreciation to the<br />
valuable group <strong>of</strong> volunteers who give<br />
their time to assist the frailer members<br />
<strong>of</strong> the community through the following<br />
programs:<br />
• 98 MOW’s volunteers.<br />
• 7 Planned Activity Group volunteers.<br />
• 23 Community Transport Volunteers.<br />
• 1 Friendlies volunteer.<br />
These programs rely heavily upon<br />
volunteer support and play an important<br />
role in assisting older members to remain<br />
within the community. Our Annual<br />
Volunteers Christmas lunch for our meals<br />
on wheels drivers was attended by many<br />
<strong>of</strong> our volunteers in both Timboon and<br />
Cobden.<br />
Two <strong>of</strong> our outstanding volunteers were<br />
recognised during 2011 National Volunteer Week.<br />
Nancy Guy<br />
Nancy Guy has been a key volunteer at the Timboon<br />
Friendlies Group over the past 28 years and was<br />
recognised during Volunteers week 2011 for her<br />
considerable assistance to this program.<br />
Timboon Friendlies meets twice a month and provides<br />
recreational and social activities for vision impaired<br />
people led by Enid O’Connor, Timboon and District<br />
<strong>Health</strong>care Service’s Diversional Therapist.<br />
Peter Murphy<br />
Peter Murphy was one <strong>of</strong> the 105 nominees for the<br />
Inaugural Minister for <strong>Health</strong> Volunteer Awards 2011,<br />
held on Wednesday 11th May in the Olympic Room<br />
at the MCG. The awards were hosted by the Victorian<br />
Minister for <strong>Health</strong> The Hon. David Davis, MLC.<br />
Peter was recognised for his significant community<br />
role as convenor <strong>of</strong> Timboon Red Cross Patient<br />
Transport Service. Peter has been a Red Cross<br />
volunteer since December 2003 and has held the<br />
coordinating position since July 2004.<br />
At the end <strong>of</strong> 2011 Peter will be retiring from the Red<br />
Cross Patient Transport Service. During his time he<br />
has demonstrated his commitment to the Red Cross<br />
by giving up his time to help others to attend their<br />
medical appointments in such places as Melbourne,<br />
Ballarat and Geelong.<br />
Timboon and District <strong>Health</strong>care Service and the local<br />
community wish Peter all the best and thank him for<br />
his volunteer efforts.<br />
Timboon and District<br />
<strong>Health</strong>care Service<br />
thanks all its very<br />
valuable volunteers.<br />
Nancy Guy - Volunteer<br />
Quality <strong>of</strong> Care Report 2010-11<br />
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