David’s knowledge and insight through his role as the Member for Bendigo in regard to the Federal Labor Party’s policy was prominent in the community securing the support and funding needed to establish the centre.
Our 30th anniversary video showcases David’s effort and commitment, particularly in regard to his one-on-one meeting with Gough Whitlam in Canberra where they agreed community health was essential to any community.
Bendigo Community Health Services 30th Anniversiy Video
Beyond this work, David led the foundation committee to establish the centre. His experience, leadership and decision making through those formative years created the foundation for the organisation we are today and has led to the care and support of thousands of people through community health in the years since.
We asked Life Member and our first community health nurse Denise Main who was there from the beginning about David and her response was “I believe David Kennedy provided the inspiration and influence that energised the development of community health for Eaglehawk and Long Gully, he was a luminary in that sense. The Community Health Centre would not have gone from strength to strength without David Kennedy. His leadership was a vital contribution to community health.”
We would like to acknowledge the significant work David Kennedy has undertaken in the early years of Bendigo Community Health Services and congratulate him on Life Membership.
