Bendigo Community Health Services

07/06/2026

All of our BCHS sites are closed for the public holiday. Please take care and see details below 👇 if you need assistance.
All sites will reopen Tuesday.

07/06/2026

05/06/2026

The honour was all ours recently as we gathered at Bendigo TAFE to celebrate our latest round of graduates from our Essential Life Skills program. 🎓🎉

Lay Eh Htoo Paw (pictured below in purple) was one of the many dedicated learners who got together weekly to take classes on housing, taxation, Australian law, social support, English, education, employment, training and so much more.

“For me, taking this course has been like receiving a lifesaver,” she said. “Before, I knew very little about this country. I felt like a child who did not understand much. Now, this course has given me confidence. I have grown into someone who can share knowledge with others.”

Working in education at the refugee camp, Lay Eh waited three years for the opportunity to come to Australia and said she finds joy and comfort in the community in Bendigo.

“I can truly say this is the happiest time of my life as a young person,” she said.

Our orientation program is an important pathway for people of refugee background and is run by a very special bunch of people - our Settlement Services team! They wholeheartedly walk alongside our new arrivals providing all the care and support needed to settle here.

Thanks to our CEO Mandy Hutchinson for handing out their certificates, and to Bendigo Tafe for your continued partnership.

We’re so proud of all our graduates and we can’t wait to see you achieve your dreams!

Read more and see our full gallery of graduates at this link https://tinyurl.com/4t32njca

04/06/2026

We've got an exciting, fixed-term opportunity in our little Communications and Marketing team.

If you're after an interesting and varied role, and have a strong interest in health and wellbeing, social justice and equity then please click this link 👉 https://tinyurl.com/45n3bp7p 👈 for the full details and position description.

Applications close Monday, June 15 at 10pm.

04/06/2026

This video explains Helicobacter Pylori, in the Dari language with English subtitles.
Please watch and share if it can help you or someone you know.

02/06/2026

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02/06/2026

are ready to put in the reps for this year's Push-Up Challenge, which raises funds for those in our community who sometimes find the weight of their mental health too much.

Starting 👉 tomorrow 👈 the headspace Bendigo Stronger Together team will begin the task of completing 3,307 push-ups to honour the 3,307 lives lost to su***de in Australia in 2024.

There's strength in numbers and still time to sign up and join in!
Click this link https://tinyurl.com/3ksukvk7 to join or donate.

Let's do this together Bendigo! 💚

02/06/2026

Our news about being part of the Naloxone dispensing machine trial is, well, making news!

Catch the fabulous Lisa and Kirsten on WIN News Bendigo tonight.

Lisa was also on ABC Central Victoria's Breakfast with Fiona Parker this morning which you can listen back to at their website.

Huge thanks to our local news teams for the coverage. 🙌

Naloxone is like CPR - a simple, life-saving tool that anyone can use and we're proud to be one of 10 locations across Victoria that is part of the trial.

Victorian Department of Health

01/06/2026

Naloxone is already a proven lifesaver, and now BCHS is set to get a vending machine full of the overdose reversal medication as part of the Victorian Department of Health's dispensing machine trial.

Naloxone is an easy-to-use nasal spray that can mean the difference between life and death by temporarily reversing an opioid overdose.

Our Deputy Operations Manager of AOD Services Lisa Walklate shares why this trial is a good thing and why it will save lives 👉 https://tinyurl.com/mpbrt9js

01/06/2026

Join us and make a difference in our community! 💚

Our teams are growing and we are currently searching for:

👉 Physiotherapist (Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinic)
👉 Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Care Navigator
👉 Family Services Practitioners (Loddon Children's Health & Wellbeing Local)

Applications for all of the positions above close on Monday, June 8.
For more information, and to apply, click this link https://tinyurl.com/45n3bp7p