Health minister to launch laverton’s first combined gp health service

Event: Official Launch of cohealth at The Laverton Community Hub
Date: 12.45 – 1.30pm, Friday 12 June, 2014
Location: cohealth clinic, Laverton Community Hub – Corner Donald Street & Railway Avenue, Laverton

This Friday, Minister for Health Jill Hennessy will inspect the new cohealth Clinic at Laverton Community Hub Clinic, together with Hobsons Bay Mayor, Colleen Gates.

The clinic will bring desperately needed GP and health services, in a one-stop integrated model, to one of Melbourne’s fastest growing populations.

What:

1. Ministerial ribbon cutting ceremony to launch cohealth clinic at The Laverton Hub
2. Tour new clinic, interview community representatives
3. Light refreshments will be available after the ceremony

Who:

• Member for Altona District, and Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services, Hon Jill Hennessy
• Colleen Gates, Hobsons Bay Mayor
• Kay Rundle, cohealth Chair
• Lyn Morgain, cohealth Chief Executive
• Laverton Community Hub colleagues, cohealth staff, and local community members

When:

Friday 12 June, 2015, 12.45 – 1.30pm

Where:

cohealth at The Laverton Community Hub – Corner Donald Street and Railway Avenue, Laverton

The head of cohealth, a leading provider of community health and support services in Melbourne’s northern and western suburbs, Ms Lyn Morgain, said the service will offer GPs, nursing
services, occupational therapy, podiatry, family counselling, and diabetes education, while Vision Australia will run vision clinics and Dorevitch Pathology will run pathology services.

“The clinic will offer a range of health services that meet the specialised needs of families, children, vulnerable people and communities, including refugees and asylum seekers living in the
Laverton area”, Ms Morgain said.

“Core to our work in Laverton will be a focus on prevention and early intervention services, and chronic disease management.

“We understand there are a number of marginalised groups within this area, including culturally and linguistically diverse communities – all communities we have worked with for decades in
Melbourne’s fast growing western and northern suburbs.

“We are very excited to be at the Laverton Hub and to make health and support services more accessible for the local people.

Leading up to the opening of the new clinic on 29 June, cohealth will participate in The Laverton Community Hub Open Day on Saturday 20 June and welcome community members to visit the
clinic, meet staff and register with the clinic.