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In celebration of National Meals on Wheels Day (Aug 31), everyone at MTHCS thanks all of our Meals on Wheels volunteers for delivering our meals with a friendly face and warm hello.

Speech pathology services free to access in the Mallee - The Royal Flying Doctor Speech Therapy Program is free to access and services a number of towns across...

Join Our Social Support Groups. Would you like to join our weekly social support groups? We would love to welcome new members! Groups are offered...

Call out for volunteer drivers. Have you got a few hours to spare to make a big impact in your community? Jane (pictured above) is one of our volunteer drivers who naturally brings a smile to the face of those around her. Thanks to Jane we have recently...

Your patience helps! A big thank you to everyone in our communities for being understanding and patient as we try to deliver the best health care possible amid staff shortages. Like every other workplace, MTHCS is under a lot of pressure to provide important services with fewer staff...

Intergenerational fun! Our residents love nothing better than having some youngsters in the house! So when Lara and Tyson (the children of our wonderful nurse Tamara Allan) dropped in this week, a socially-distanced game of...

Sea Lake community asked to be involved in rural health research. Pictured is Dr Nerida Hyett from the Murray Primary Health Network (PHN) and MTHCS CEO Lois O'Callaghan, who met recently to discuss Dr Hyett's research for the Sustainable Rural Health Project. This is an important piece of research for the Buloke, Loddon and Gannawarra shires that aims to codesign and trial health care services...

Winter booster for COVID-19. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has updated its recommendations for winter dose COVID-19 vaccinations. The updated recommendations are: Adults aged 50 to 64 years are now recommended to receive a winter booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Love was in the air at MTHCS Sea Lake last week when Jim and Pat Prater celebrated 69 years of wedded bliss - a wonderful achievement! Jim had a lovely posy of flowers for his beloved Pat, confirming his wife’s comment that he was “the best husband in the world”. Congratulations Jim and Pat from everyone at MTHCS. We are honored...