Tuesday, 31 March 2026

 Jacinta ERMACORA (Western Victoria) (13:40): Last week I had the pleasure of calling in on Dhauwurd-Wurrung Elderly & Community Health Service in Portland. CEO Tamika Holt and her team showed me their upgraded GP clinic section, thanks to the $1.4 million in grants from the Regional Health Infrastructure Fund. A particularly lovely feature is that each of the rooms has been named for local medicinal plants. This links the work of the dedicated team at Dhauwurd-Wurrung with the strength of traditional Gunditjmara health care. I was happy to tell the team that they had been successful in their application to the Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Capital Renewal Fund. A grant of just over $154,000 will enhance the safety and security of the facility for both staff and mental health clients. South West Healthcare in Warrnambool will also benefit from $684,881 for improvements to the clinical consult areas of their community health and wellbeing building.