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‘Every aspect of our service and patient care at St John of God Geelong Hospital is inspired by our Mission and demonstrated through our Values of Hospitality, Compassion, Respect, Justice and Excellence. It is these Values which guide our holistic approach to caregiving. We currently have just over 120 volunteers working throughout our Hospital in many different roles. These roles can range from Patient Support & Hospitality, Patient Companionship and Patient Transport to Concierge, Maintenance, Café Support and attending to Patients flowers’.

We hear from Jade Bone who is new to the role of Volunteer Services Coordinator at St John of God Geelong. ‘Our volunteers are an invaluable and dynamic part of service to our patients, their families and visitors and our caregivers. They are our ‘above and beyond’, going the extra mile to help ensure patients and visitors to the Hospital have a positive and individual experience. Our volunteers come from all walks of life, bringing with them different skills, experiences and reasons for wanting to volunteer. They may be students who are looking for exposure in a Hospital setting or retirees who would like to give back to the community’.

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Want to know why you should ‘Pick My Project’ the Humans in Geelong Book? Listen to the podcast https://geelongmakers.com.au/ep-5-jacqui-bennett-humans-in…/

If voted in, the inspirational Humans in Geelong book would go FREE to all schools, libraries, community groups, tertiary institutions and our University etc. To inspire – connect – strengthen our community!

Voting is easy, choose ours to be shortlisted, then choose 2 other projects and send in your vote. Here’s the link:
https://pickmyproject.vic.gov.au/…/humans-in-geelong-book-t…

Please VOTE for the Humans in Geelong Book at www.pickmyproject.vic.gov.au. Every vote counts! Including from you, your family and your friends. PLEASE SHARE! If we get enough votes, this positive and inspirational community book about locals making a difference, would go totally FREE throughout the Geelong region to: schools, community groups, local Councils, libraries, tertiary institutions, our University etc.

Displayed is a pictures from some of your favourite stories that will be featured. Our good magnifies the good of so many. This Book will be produced locally, supporting jobs in our region.

You can vote from Monday 13^th August 9am – Monday 17^th September 5pm. Here’s the link: https://pickmyproject.vic.gov.au/rounds/pick-my-project/ideas/humans-in-geelong-book-to-inspire-connect-strengthen-our-community

With this book we will continue to INSPIRE – CONNECT – STRENGTHEN our community.

Also save the date for this year’s Humans in Geelong Expo, October 7^th, Deakin Waterfront from 10 – 3pm. It’s a free community event. Watch our website for updates to the program for the day.

Wendy Galloway has been an exemplary contributor to the Geelong Classical Music World for many years. She has been awarded an OAM for her contributions to Music and the Arts in Geelong. Wendy’s career in music has been as a violinist and a dedicated teacher as well as an adjudicator and examiner spanning many decades in Geelong, Melbourne and Sydney as well as in Sweden and Illinois, USA.

She grew up in Sydney and was a member of the Sydney Youth Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra and a regular participant in National Music Camps. Wendy came to live in Geelong with her family and looked for music groups for herself, for her family and for her music students. There was not very much available so the best thing seemed to be to create some opportunities which included the Bay City Strings and the Geelong Summer Music Camp.

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#inyourfaceMS This hashtag is one of the favourites used by Bree-Arne Manley.  Bree-Arne was diagnosed at 19 with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).  Since then, this remarkable young woman from Point Lonsdale has seized the day and has not let her disability deprive her of any opportunity to live life to the fullest.

“MS reared its ugly head just after I finished school.  The diagnosis smacked me in the face like a brick wall.  I was way too young to deal with it.”

Initially the disease affected her vision and she states that “I coped by denying I had MS.”  It wasn’t until she started to lose the use of her legs that she was forced to deal with the reality.  She “couldn’t hide it anymore”.

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Mental Health Week – The @Humans in Geelong Expo on October 7th will be the uplifting start to Mental Health Week – Wellbeing in Mind. It’s a free community event held at Deakin Waterfront from 10 – 3pm. The Barwon Health Mental Health Week Awards will be presented at 1.45 by Sally Buchanan-Hagen who has #livedexperience.

Youth Wellbeing Award nominations are due in by August 13^th. Do you know a 16-25 year old who is an inspirational person with lived experience or in the role of valued personal support person? For more information http://www.barwonhealth.org.au/mediacentre/column-1/media-centre/item/mental-health-week-2018 PLEASE SHARE.

Here is a poem by Humans in Geelong team member Brandon Dellow who is an advocate for Mental Health Awareness, encouraging the youths of today to watch out for each other, speak up, get help and support each other.

“Dear Mental Health

A short spoken-word poem I created about lived experiences with mental health. Personal reflections and questioning about self-identity.

I hope you enjoy.

It can be found on YouTube in the link below:”
https://youtu.be/9vIT5ycJ6wY

The full program of speakers, performers and exhibitors for the day of the Expo, will be on our website shortly.

 

“Don’t cling to something until it’s ‘perfect’,” Jem Savage advises aspiring artists and musicians. “Seek feedback and share your work. Don’t be afraid of criticism, because people want to encourage the arts.”

Jem boasts many talents as a musician, engineer and sound artist. He has worked with the Australian Art Orchestra as a musician, producer and on the sound and technical side of performances. As a freelancer, he has worked on projects with Andrea Keller and recently recorded The Surface Project’s Björk: Interpreted concert at Chapel off Chapel. He works in genres as diverse as jazz, contemporary classical and experimental music. He is currently studying his PhD within the faculty of Fine Arts and Music at Melbourne University, and co-curates the New and Experimental Arts Laboratory (NEAL) – a workshop and presentation space for contemporary and experimental music and art in Geelong.

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Walking Home Geelong 2018 was held Saturday and hundreds turned out to raise awareness and much needed funds for the Salvos to help the homeless of the Barwon region. People walked from four points.

The Queenscliff Station at 7.45

The Drysdale Station at 10.30

Leopold at the corner of the Bellarine Railtrail and Christies Road 11.30

Geelong Showgrounds at 12.15

They walked, jogged and ran to the party at the Steampacket Gardens.

Hundreds dusted off their walking shoes, pounded the pavement and had fun. I was very proud of the 50 or more students, staff and families of Leopold Primary School who participated.

Find more information at https://secure.salvosfundraising.org.au Photo shows 2017 ambassador Brit Davis and MCs Andy and Ben.

The Humans in Geelong Writing Competition 2018.

Kids – ‘Discover your Inner Journalist’. You could win a $100 or $50 JB Hi-Fi Voucher. Three age categories – High School, Upper Primary School Gr 3-6, Lower Primary P – Gr 2. First Prize $100 and Second Prize $50 will be awarded to each category. PLEASE SHARE.

The stories are to be factual, with a 400 word limit, about an inspiring person in your local community who is making a difference. If possible, feature someone who is originally from a different culture. It might be a coach, relative, neighbour, friend or volunteer.

First prize winners will have their stories published in Humans in Geelong www.humansingeelong.com (subject to editing and gaining permission from the person featured)

Stories MUST be emailed with ENTRY in the subject line to humansingeelong@gmail.com by Sunday 9^th September, stating your Full Name, Year Level and School.

Read a few of Humans in Geelong’s 250+ stories to gain inspiration and Good Luck! www.humansingeelong.com

Winners are to be announced at the Humans in Geelong Expo 2018, Sunday 7^th October at 10am Deakin Waterfront.

Expo Sponsored by: The City of Greater Geelong, Deakin University, Geelong Connected Communities and Snap Printing.

 

Travis has a long history of involvement in his community, despite his significant commitments at medical school. This Geelong youth’s passion for education is something well known to all of those around him. He has worked on the Melbourne University Health Initiative’s SWOT team—a team of volunteer tutors from Universities in Victoria devoted to tackling disadvantage in education.

Now in his fifth year at SWOT, Travis initially started by overhauling the Biology programme, bringing SWOT to a new, high standard. As coordinator, he directed a team of tutors and lectured Biology to students from all over Victoria who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Travis brought the SWOT masterclasses to Geelong, initially working with Western Heights and Matthew Flinders to have tutors run revision tutorials with their students each term. It took a lot to convince his fellow team members from Melbourne to make the trek to Geelong, but Travis’ commitment to his old school and to his community won out, with the programme still having an engagement in Geelong today.

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