Resources and Publications
Bendigo Community Health Services (BCHS) provides and promotes a wide range of free resources to support your health, wellbeing, mental health, and understanding of your rights. We also keep you informed about our quality of care practices, annual reports, and publications.
Find useful resources & publications
Victorian fishing rules explained – Karen
- Resource type: Brochure
- Topics: Fishing
- Language: Karen
View or print a copy of our Victorian fishing rules brochure in Karen
Flood Safety Info (Dari)
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Dari, Emergency Preparedness, Flood
- Language: Dari
Essential flood safety information factsheet
Healthy Lunch Box Tips (Karen)
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Diet, Health, Healthy Eating, Karen, Lunch Box
- Language: Karen
Learn how to pack a healthy lunch box for your child
Flood Safety Info (Dinka)
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Dinka, Emergency Preparedness, Flood
- Language: Dinka
Essential flood safety information factsheet
Physical Activity Guidelines (Karen)
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Exercise, Health, Karen, Physical Activity
- Language: Karen
Learn how to keep active and healthy
Physical Activity Guidelines (Dari)
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Dari, Exercise, Health, Physical Activity
- Language: Dari
Learn how to keep active and healthy
Climate and Health
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Climate, Health, Karen
- Language: Karen
Learn how to mitigate the effects of climate on your health
Quality of Care 2023
- Resource type: Report
- Topics: Annual report
- Language: English
Read about our initiatives and impacts during 2022-23
Quality of Care 2022
- Resource type: Report
- Topics: Annual report
- Language: English
Read about our initiatives and impacts during 2021-22
Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan
- Resource type: Publication
- Topics: First Nations, Indigenous, Reconcilliation
- Language: English
Discover our plans to partner respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
BCHS Community Newsletter September 2024
- Resource type: Publication
- Topics: News
- Language: English
Catch up on the BCHS happenings of September 2024
BCHS Community Newsletter August 2024
- Resource type: Publication
- Topics: News
- Language: English
Catch up on the BCHS happenings of August 2024
BCHS Community Newsletter October 2024
- Resource type: Publication
- Topics: News
- Language: English
Catch up on the BCHS happenings of October 2024
Financial statements
- Resource type: Website
- Topics: Finance
- Language: English
Find our current and past financial statements on the ACNC website
A proud history
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: History
- Language: English
Learn the story of our past. This video was produced for our30th anniversary
Endometriosis & Pelvic Pain Clinic
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Endometriosis, women's health
- Language: English
Meet our Endometriosis & Pelvic Pain clinic staff and discover how they can help you
Client information
- Resource type: Publication
- Topics: advocacy, complaines, consent, diversity, Privacy, responsibilities, rights
- Language: English
Everything you need to know about using our services
Services at a glance
- Resource type: PDF
- Topics: Services
- Language: English
View or print a copy of our Services at a glance
Tough Talks Vaping
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Health, Health Promotion, Vaping
- Language: English
Hear from Bendigo Community Health Services Health Promotion Officers and other professionals on how to support young people to stop vaping.
Stepping Stones group
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Children, Family Services, NDIS, Stepping Stones
- Language: English
Bendigo Community Health Services’ Stepping Stones Group supports children who have a current NDIS early childhood plan
Victorian fishing rules explained – Karen
- Resource type: Brochure
- Topics: Fishing
- Language: Karen
View or print a copy of our Victorian fishing rules brochure in Karen
Stay safe when fishing
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Fishing
- Language: Karen
View or print a copy of our fishing safey fact sheet in Karen
Fishing in Victoria
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Fishing
- Language: Karen
View or print a copy of our Fishing in Victoria fact shee in Karen
Mosquito Borne Diseases
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Fishing
- Language: Karen
View or print a copy of our Mosquito Borne Diseases fact sheet in Karen
Understanding floods – Karen
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Flood
- Language: Karen
A Bendigo Community Health Services video for Karen people on how to stay safe around floodwater.
Physical activity guidelines – Karen
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Health, Physical Activity
- Language: Karen
Physical activity guidelines explained, in the Karen language, with English subtitles. A Bendigo Community Health Services video.
Stay safe during flood
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Flood
- Language: Karen
A flood safety message in the Karen language, developed for the Victorian January 2024 floods from Bendigo Community Health Services.
Undertanding the role of iron in the body
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Health, Iron
- Language: Karen
A Bendigo Community Health Services video explaining the role of iron in the body, in the Karen language with English subtitles.
Former refugees’ experiences with emergency preparedness
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Services, Refugees
- Language: Dari, English, Karen
A Bendigo Community Health Services video for emergency service providers, highlighting new arrivals' experience of emergencies in their home countries.
Victorian fishing rules explained – Karen
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Fishing
- Language: Karen
Victorian fishing rules explained, in the Karen language. This video is an initiative of Bendigo Community Health Services and the Victorian Fisheries Authority.
What is responsible fishing?
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Fishing
- Language: Karen
Explaining responsible recreational fishing in Victoria, in the Karen language. This video is an initiative of Bendigo Community Health Services and the Victorian Fisheries Authority.
Proposer responsibilities
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Refugees
- Language: English, Karen
An overview of what proposers are responsible for when assisting refugees to settle in Australia. Translated in the Karen language. Produced by Bendigo Community Health Services.
Victorian recreational fishing rules
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Fishing
- Language: Karen
Victorian fishing regulations explained in the Karen language, with English subtitles. A Bendigo Community Health Services video, with support from the Victorian Fisheries Authority.
Understanding public transport in Bendigo
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Transport
- Language: Karen
video explaining how to use the public transport system in Bendigo, in the Karen language, with English subtitles.
Vaping and your health
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Vaping
- Language: Karen
A Bendigo Community Health Services video about vaping, in the Karen language, with English subtitles.
Pre and post arrival health experiences of Karen people to Bendigo
- Topics: Health
- Language: English
A Bendigo Community Health Services video outlining the pre and post arrival health experiences of Karen people to Bendigo.
Understanding autism – Dari
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Autism
- Language: Dari
An outline of autism, in the Dari language.
Understanding medication prescription
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Medication
- Language: Karen
A Bendigo Community Health Services video, in Karen, with English subtitles.
Alcohol and its harmful effects
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Alcohol
- Language: Karen
A Bendigo Community Health Services video, in the Karen language, with English subtitles.
Understanding cholesterol – Karen
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Cholesterol, Health
- Language: Karen
Cholesterol explained, in the Karen language. A Bendigo Community Health Services video.
Karen history
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Karen history
- Language: English
A Bendigo Community Health Services video outlining the history of Karen people and the journey many Karen refugees take to settle in Bendigo.
Understanding autism – Karen
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Autism
- Language: Karen
A Bendigo Community Health Services video, explaining autism in the Karen language.
Recommendations for service providers
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Health, Refugees
- Language: English
Tips for health providers on working with people with a refugee background, from Bendigo Community Health Services.
Blood pressure explained – Karen
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Blood Pressure, Health
- Language: Karen
Managing blood pressure explained, in the Karen language
Understanding Ambulance Victoria membership
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Ambulance Membership, Health
- Language: Karen
Learn about the importance of having an Ambulance Victoria membership.
Emergency preparedness (Karen) Fire – Part 1
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Fire
- Language: Karen
Fire safety essentials
Emergency preparedness (Karen) Fire – Part 2
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Fire
- Language: Karen
How to prepare for a bushfire
Emergency preparedness (Karen) Fire – Part 3
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Fire
- Language: Karen
How to stay informed during a bushfire
Bushfire safety information – Karen
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Fire
- Language: Karen
A factsheet on bushfire safety information
Bushfire safety information – English
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Fire
- Language: English
A factsheet on bushfire safety information
Stay safe from extreme heat (Karen)
- Resource type: Video
- Language: Karen
Info on staying safe from extreme heat
Emergency Preparedness (Karen) Flood – Part 1
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Flood
- Language: Karen
How to stay safe in a flood and where to get help
Emergency Preparedness (Karen) Flood – Part 2
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Flood
- Language: Karen
How to prepare for floods
Emergency Preparedness (Karen) Flood – Part 3
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Flood
- Language: Karen
How to stay informed during a flood
Flood safety information (Karen)
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Flood
- Language: Karen
Info on how to stay safe during a flood
Stay safe around floodwater (Karen)
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Flood
- Language: Karen
Info on how to stay safe around floodwater
Former refugees’ experiences around emergency preparedness
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Services, Flood
- Language: English
Hear the experiences of former refugees around emergency preparedness
Emergency preparedness (Dari) Fire – Part 1
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Fire
- Language: Dari
Fire S=safety essentials
Emergency preparedness (Dari) Fire – Part 2
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Fire
- Language: Dari
How to prepare for a bushfire
Emergency preparedness (Dari) Fire – Part 3
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Fire
- Language: Dari
How to stay informed during a bushfire
Emergency preparedness facts (Dari) Fire
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Fire
- Language: Dari
Bushfire safety information
Beat the heat (Dari)
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Heat Health
- Language: Dari
A factsheet on beating the heat
Stay safe from extreme heat (Dari)
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Heat Health
- Language: Dari
Stay safe from extreme heat
Emergency Preparedness (Dari) Flood – Part 1
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Flood
- Language: Dari
How to stay safe in a flood and where to get help
Emergency Preparedness (Dari) Flood – Part 2
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Flood
- Language: Dari
How to prepare for floods
Emergency Preparedness (Dari) Flood – Part 3
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Flood
- Language: Dari
How to stay informed during a flood
Flood safety information (Dari)
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Flood
- Language: Dari
Flood safety information
Flood safety information (Dari)
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Flood
- Language: English
Flood safety information
Emergency preparedness (Dinka) Fire – Part 1
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Fire
- Language: Dinka
Fire Safety Essential
Emergency preparedness (Dinka) Fire – Part 2
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Fire
- Language: Dinka
How to prepare for a bushfire
Emergency preparedness (Dinka) Fire – Part 3
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Fire
- Language: Dinka
How to stay informed during a bushfire
Bushfire safety (Dinka)
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Fire
- Language: Dinka
Info on bushfire safety essentials
Beat the heat (Dinka)
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Heat Health
- Language: Dinka
Info on how to beat the heat
Stay safe from extreme heat (Dinka)
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Heat Health
- Language: Dinka
Learn how to stay safe from extreme heat
Emergency preparedness (Dinka) Flood – Part 1
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Flood
- Language: Dinka
How to stay safe in a flood and where to get help
Emergency preparedness (Dinka) Flood – Part 2
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Heat Health
- Language: Dinka
How to prepare for floods
Emergency preparedness (Dinka) Flood – Part 3
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Heat Health
- Language: Dinka
How to stay informed during a flood
Flood safety information (Dinka)
- Resource type: Fact Sheet
- Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Heat Health
- Language: Dinka
Flood safety information
What is cancer? Dari
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Cancer, Dari, Health
- Language: Dari
An explanation of cancer, in the Dari language with English subtitles.
What is cancer? Karen
- Resource type: Video
- Topics: Cancer, Health, Karen
- Language: Karen
An explanation of cancer, in the Karen language with English subtitles.
