Grampians Community Health

08/04/2026

Do you have experience supporting someone with alcohol, drug use, or gambling harm? Come and have a cuppa’ with Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (SHARC) in the Grampians this April 22 (Ballarat) and April 23 (Horsham).

You can expect to:

Connect with the teams at SHARC in a low-key setting

Find out about SHARC services and how you can get involved in changing the system

Share your experiences of local AOD services

Enjoy coffee, tea and snacks

Take home printed resources

Make sure you register your spot: https://shorturl.at/Gj5pn

07/04/2026

Our Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager Sarah was on ABC Wimmera last week discussing the Connecting To Your Community program that GCH is running. You can hear Sarah from the 1 hour 3 minute mark on the link below.
If you're interested in the C2YC program contact GCH on 5358 7400

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06/04/2026

FREE SKIN CANCER CHECK AND AWARENESS UNIT TO VISIT STAWELL

Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world and Lions Clubs in Victoria and Southern NSW are doing something practical about reducing that level and its impact on families.

The incorporated charity, the Lions V Districts Cancer Foundation, has put a Skin Check and Awareness Unit on the road, following excellent financial support from Lions Clubs and generous public and private supporters.

The Lions Club of Stawell are proud to announce that the Skin Check van will be visiting Stawell on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April at Grampians Community Health in Patrick Street.

The van will provide a free skin checking service to local people and will be operated by fully trained, certificated and professionally supervised volunteers. The unit will also be a valuable resource for local people to access not only the skin check, but valuable and timely information about skin care and self- checking techniques.

We know early detection of skin lesions potentially saves lives, so this visit will be a timely support and reminder to local people of the need to take care of their skin.

Following the skin check, visitors will be issued with a referral to their GP if there are any suspect spots or lesions. The Unit is not a medical clinic, so diagnosis or treatment requirements are not discussed – it simply provides the skin check and alerts the visitor to skin lesions that require further checking and attention: a great first step in ensuring urgent needs are addressed.

The airconditioned van has three fully equipped Checking rooms and an entry foyer, as well as a disabled lift and entry at the rear.

To book a free Skin Cancer Checking, local and surrounding residents should contact Grampians Community Health on 5358 7400 or by email at gch@gch.org.au

02/04/2026

GCH wishes everyone across our regions a very safe and happy Easter, If you're driving (yeah we know, as Xavier Rudd sang 'the cost of living is getting so high, high, high') please be careful on the roads for what is traditionally a very busy time across our area.

Reminder that we are closed for the public holidays but we'll be back on deck fuelled by chocolate and good vibes on Tuesday morning at 9am. 🐰

01/04/2026

On World Autism Understanding Day, we thought it would be great to share these Q & A posts that we have done with one of our neurodivergent staff.

Autism and neurodivergence more broadly isn't a tik tok trend, it isn't a slur, it isn't the stereotype you may have in your head, not an illness and it certainly isn't something new.

It's a spectrum that is wide and varied, with different people experiencing different things that can and do vary wildly. The more you know about Autism and wider neurodiversity the better you can help to understand and if need be support the neurodivergent people living, working and playing in our communities.

31/03/2026

At the recent ARRCH (Alliance of Rural and Regional Community Health) conference that was held in Ballarat this video was shown showcasing the ARRCH organisations and the beautiful parts of the world we all call home.

We loved this video and thought we'd share it with you all. See if you can spot any familiar faces or places from across the wider Grampians region.

Well done to Mark for Ballarat Community Health for putting this together.

This video tells a story about place, people and community. Filmed across rural and regional Victoria, it captures the work of community health services that sit at the heart of their local communities. From coastal towns to regional centres and remote areas, each location reflects the diversity of....

30/03/2026

Easter is coming up and it seems like we've had an early visitor to the Ararat office...

26/03/2026

Can you believe next weekend is Easter already? Anyway, here's some info on our closures over the public holidays 🐰