Grampians Integrated Cancer Service - GICS

25/09/2025

❓Do you provide in the Grampians region?

❓Do you have a cancer idea that could make real impact?

We are pleased to share that our 2025-26 Service Improvement Grants are coming soon. 💡

We'll be launching our next round of funding early next month - keep an eye on our socials / website and 'subscribe' to our email newsletter for more information.

Subscribe here 🔗 https://cdn.forms-content.sg-form.com/a9f31d39-7f2c-11ed-ad2a-b273b277972d

24/09/2025

Do you have a lived experience of cancer? Do you live in a rural and remote area?

Your voice matters - opening next week is a public consultation opportunity for the Optimal Care Pathway for People with Cancer Living in Rural and Remote Areas.

This consultation is your opportunity to help shape cancer care pathways that truly reflect community needs and strengthen outcomes for people with cancer in rural and remote areas.

This important initiative is being delivered by Deakin University and Cancer Council Australia, funded through the National Cancer Patient Support Program by the Victorian Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

Find out more and to receive the consultation link next week, express your interest here: 🔗 https://ecorra.deakin.edu.au/register-your-interest-ocp/

16/09/2025

GICS 2025 Annual Forum - we're on the count down ⏱️

Please join us for a dinner event on Tuesday 7 October at The Goods Shed, Ballarat, where we will be celebrating 20 years.

Have you registered? It's not too late - RSVP by Mon 22 Sept via the link below.

🔗 https://forms.office.com/r/nfyCQcVh8L?origin=lprLink

09/09/2025

✉️ We're inviting you to our 2025 Annual Forum ✉️

This year we are celebrating our 2️⃣0️⃣ year anniversary. We are pleased to be hosting a dinner 🍽️ event and are looking forward to sharing how our work has grown over the years. 🌿

📅 Tuesday 7 October 2025
ℹ️ In-Person Event
⏲️ 6 - 8pm
🏛️ The Goods Shed (Lydiard Hall) Ballarat
✅ RSVP - Monday 22 September

We are hoping you can come and connect with us for this exciting trip down memory lane. Places are limited register now!

🔗 https://forms.office.com/r/nfyCQcVh8L?origin=lprLink

mecwacare (Ballan) | Austin Health (BAROC) | Beaufort and Skipton Health Service | Central Highlands Rural Health | East Grampians Health Service | Grampians Health | MDHS - Maryborough District Health Service | Rural Northwest Health | St John of God Ballarat Hospital | West Wimmera Health Service | Victorian Department of Health

31/07/2025

Service Improvement Facilitator, Kirsten Ives, proudly represented GICS by attending Western & Central Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service (WCMICS) launch of the First Nations Cancer Coordinator Toolkit in Parkville yesterday.

For GICS, this event has reignited a strong commitment to improving cancer outcomes for First Nations peoples in the Grampians region. The event highlighted the importance of integrating cultural safety and community leadership into cancer care practices.

The First Nations Cancer Coordinator Toolkit provides a practical framework for guiding health services toward a future where equity, respect, and cultural understanding are at the heart of care.

Kirsten joined colleagues from across Victoria to support this pioneering resource and is pictured below with Kathy, Michael, Frezsa, Jenny, David, Sandra and Dilu from WCMICS). Seleena, Jane and Jenny from SMICS. Sian Wright from HRICS and Trish from LMICS.

⬇️ Download the toolkit here - https://www.vics.org.au/projects/wcmics-first-nations-cancer-coordinator-role

Photo Credit: Maddison Gray, WCMICS.

21/07/2025

📅 Save the Date - Tuesday 7 October 2025 📅

We are currently planning our 2025 Annual Forum where we will be celebrating our 20 year anniversary. We are pleased to be hosting a dinner event and are looking forward to sharing how our work has grown over the years.

We will be inviting GICS staff, committee members and member service staff we have partnered with, from both the past and present, to help us celebrate all things GICS. Places are limited – we will be reaching out to attendees to register their attendance via email. Find out more - https://lnkd.in/gkt9QZee

mecwacare (Ballan) | Austin Health (BAROC) Beaufort and Skipton Health Service | Central Highlands Rural Health | East Grampians Health Service | Grampians Health | MDHS - Maryborough District Health Service | Rural Northwest Health | St John of God Ballarat Hospital | West Wimmera Health Service |

16/07/2025

Read Now - GICS Winter 2025 Newsletter.

Our news highlights include:
- GICS Annual Forum - Save the Date
- Colonoscopy Access Project Updates & Funding Announcement
- GICS PD Grants Wrap Up
- GICS Staff Updates
- Showcasing our work at conferences
- NEW Patient Resources

Check it out here 🔗 https://bit.ly/4eS9WXf & don't forget to subscribe.

mecwacare | Ballarat Austin & Radiation Oncology Centre (BAROC) Austin Health |
Beaufort and Skipton Health Service | Central Highlands Rural Health | East Grampians Health Service | Grampians Health | MDHS - Maryborough District Health Service | Rural Northwest Health | St John of God Ballarat Hospital | West Wimmera Health Service

23/06/2025

Voluntary Assisted Dying Navigator Service Victoria will be running an online webinar on Wednesday 25 June at 5.30pm about Organ Donation and Voluntary Assisted Dying for VADANZ members.

This senior expert panel discussion will explore the political, policy, practical and pharmacological considerations in the interface between VAD and organ donation (OD) in Australia and New Zealand. The panel will bring diverse experience including observations from a recent Churchill scholarship; leadership in the development of national policies and 'bedside experience' in OD and VAD.

Register and find out more here - https://www.vadanz.org.au/webinars/

Grampians Health | West Wimmera Health Service | Central Highlands Rural HealthMDHS - Maryborough District Health Service | St John of God Ballarat Hospital | Austin Health (BAROC) | East Grampians Health Service | East Wimmera Health Service | Rural Northwest Health | mecwacare (Ballan) | Beaufort and Skipton Health Service

19/05/2025

The Cancer Nurses Society Of Australia (CNSA) is currently seeking Expressions of Interest from CNSA members to join a Steering Committee that will contribute to the development of an Optimal Care Pathway (OCP) for LGBTQAI+ people with cancer.

🔗Please send EOI's by Wednesday 21 May 2025.

Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gRyw_Kam

Grampians Health | East Grampians Health Service | St John of God Ballarat Hospital | Central Highlands Rural Health | MDHS - Maryborough District Health Service | mecwacare (Ballan) | Rural Northwest Health | West Wimmera Health Service | Beaufort and Skipton Health Service | Austin Health Ballarat Austin & Radiation Oncology Centre (BAROC)

09/05/2025

GICS are pleased to share this new resource that has been developed to support those who care for someone with a cancer diagnosis.

The impacts of cancer are not only felt by the individual with a cancer diagnosis, but extends to their carers.

As a result, this one-page resource has developed as a conversation starter for health professionals to engage in conversations with carers of people with cancer – often the forgotten sufferers of a cancer diagnosis.

We hope you and your teams find this a useful resource – please share far and wide.

Learn more here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gZ5DB4iH

mecwacare (Ballan District Health Care) | Austin Health Ballarat Austin & Radiation Oncology Centre (BAROC) | Beaufort and Skipton Health Service | Central Highlands Rural Health | East Grampians Health Service | Grampians Health | MDHS - Maryborough District Health Service | Rural Northwest Health | St John of God Ballarat Hospital | West Wimmera Health Service

07/05/2025

‼️ Last Chance to Apply ‼️

❓ Do you provide cancer care in the Grampians region?
❓ Do you want to upskill but don’t have the funds?

This your last chance to apply for our Professional Development Grant Funding to undertake a training course, or attend a conference, prior to 30 June.

We want to support our healthcare workers by providing funding for capacity building across the local sector to staff providing cancer care in one of our member health services.

Further information can be found on our website 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gPPw-Wjj

Or you can Apply Now 🔗 https://bit.ly/3QWFBf1

mecwacare (Ballan District Health & Care) | Austin Health Ballarat Austin & Radiation Oncology Centre (BAROC) | Beaufort and Skipton Health Service | Central Highlands Rural Health | East Grampians Health Service | Grampians Health | MDHS - Maryborough District Health Service | Rural Northwest Health | St John of God Ballarat Hospital | West Wimmera Health Service

02/05/2025

This National Palliative Care Week (11–17 May), Palliative Care Australia are encouraging open and honest conversations about end-of-life planning.

⬇️⬇️ Register to attend this webinar below ⬇️⬇️

What’s your plan? 💬

This National Palliative Care Week (11–17 May), we're encouraging open and honest conversations about end-of-life planning.

Talking about death and dying isn’t easy—but it’s essential. That’s why we’ve teamed up with our friends at Advance Care Planning Australia to bring you a free webinar designed to build confidence and skills for having these important conversations.

🧠 Learn about:
✅ Key principles of contemporary advance care planning
✅ Best-practice communication strategies
✅ Inclusive, culturally sensitive approaches
✅ Where to find the right tools and resources to support your ongoing learning and practice.

With the right tools and approach, these conversations can become more effective, meaningful, and empowering.

Register now 👉 https://palc.evexus.net/au?event_id=166