Celebrating 50 years of care for community
- Monday 1 July 2024
- Written by Lauren Mitchell
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In 1974 in Australia, Cyclone Tracey devastated Darwin, the 40,000-year-old Mungo Man was discovered in NSW, and the Gough Whitlam government was re-elected. The later was instrumental in another milestone; the beginning of 50 years of community health in Bendigo.
July 1, 2024 marks half a century since the then-Eaglehawk and Long Gully Community Health Centre opened in Bright Street. It was the result of a sustained campaign to improve the health of people in the northern suburbs.
Today is also the first Monday of Paula May’s retirement from the service. Paula (pictured here cutting the 50th cake with board chair Melanie Eddy) began working in the Family Services team in 1979, just five years after it all began.