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Gippsland PHN is offering 14, $2,000 grants to community and service organisations and community palliative care providers to undertake palliative care promotion and awareness activities.
The Expression of Interest is open now and closes at 5.00 pm on Friday 2nd May 2025!
You can access it here: EOI – Community Grants – promoting palliative care education and awareness
The grants can support any costs your activity or event might incur for expert speakers, materials, advertising, catering, venue hire, etc.
We ask that you at least schedule your event and begin planning by June 30, 2025.
National Palliative Care Week 2025 is 11-17 May, and although that may be a little too soon to stage an event or activity, the resources provided by Palliative Care Australia will be especially useful if you are looking to get involved.
These can be accessed here: National Palliative Care Week 2025 Campaign Resources – Palliative Care Australia
If you have any queries or want further information, please contact our team via email catherine.lambert@gphn.org.au
You can also request the supporter toolkit for National Palliative Care Week, as well as a list of resources, peak bodies and organisations to support successful applicants to stage their promotion and awareness activities. These may assist you to decide if you want to submit an EOI and help spread the word to your communities about palliative care, local service systems, planning for this stage of life including advanced care planning or any other palliative care or end of life care topics.
We look forward to receiving your EOI submission.
Students need good health and wellbeing to learn, thrive and reach their full potential – in school and in life. For some students, accessing a General Practitioner (GP) can be challenging for a range of reasons.
The DiSS program, funded by the Department of Education, aims to provide equitable, accessible and professional primary health care services to students in secondary schools. The program complements existing student wellbeing programs aimed at improving health literacy and encouraging preventive health.
Program objectives are to:
In the Gippsland region, the DiSS program has been servicing nine schools since late 2017. Since then and up to 31 December 2024, there have been a total of 5,951 appointments made to see the ‘DiSS GP’ across these Gippsland schools. The program has developed into an integral part of school life for students accessing the DiSS service. Quality and accessible health care is provided by dedicated health professionals, experienced in working with youth. School staff who support the program and the general practice staff who deliver the program, have developed a collaborative team approach.
In 2025, there are currently two vacancies for general practices in the Gippsland region to deliver primary care services to secondary schools:
Warragul Regional College is situated in West Gippsland. Warragul Regional College has enrolment numbers of approximately 800 students and has whole-of-school year levels on their campus, which provides all students across year levels with access to a DiSS GP and Practice Nurse on the nominated school day for a DiSS clinic.
Maffra Secondary College is a rural 7-12 college, situated in the town of Maffra, which is located two and half hours from Melbourne but within an hour’s drive of both the sea and the mountains. Student enrolment numbers are approximately 600 and the majority of students travel to and from the school by bus from neighbouring towns. Maffra Secondary College is a whole of year level campus which provides students across all levels with access to the DiSS GP and Practice nurse on the nominated school day for a DiSS clinic.
To learn more about the program click here: One session a week – Doctors in Secondary Schools
If your general practice is community and youth-centred and would like more information on how to become involved in the delivery of general practice services into the Doctors in Secondary Schools Program, please email: Diss@gphn.org.au.
Gippsland PHN have released new public tender, seeking one or more providers to deliver Community Led Integrated Health Care services to communities in Gippsland from 1 May 2025 to 30 June 2026 subject to the provision of ongoing funding. There may be the option to extend the contract for a further year pending ongoing funding and at the sole discretion of Gippsland PHN.
Contracts are expected to be awarded in May 2025.
The total budget for this procurement is up to approximately $400,000.00 ex GST.
The public tender was closed at 5.00pm on Friday 21 March 2025.
Gippsland PHN have released a new public tender, seeking a provider to deliver a health service navigation (care connector) model for multicultural people residing in Gippsland to assist them to understand, navigate and engage with healthcare services in a culturally responsive manner.
Contracts are expected to be awarded in May 2025 and ceasing 30 June 2026.
The total budget for this procurement is up to approximately $159,500.00 ex GST.
The public tender was closed at 5.00pm on 30 March 2025.
If you want to receive an automated email advising of the tender release, you must be registered with Gippsland PHN’s TenderLink portal. It’s free to register – access is available via the link on our website – https://portal.tenderlink.com/gphn/
To assist you with you to build your Tender and for some practical tips, please see Toolboxes available here: https://gphn.org.au/procurement-and-tendering/all-about-tenders/
Gippsland PHN had released a new public tender, seeking one or more providers to deliver falls, strength and balance programs that are tailored to older people. It is anticipated that these programs will be delivered in multiple locations across Gippsland.
Contracts are expected to be awarded in May 2025 with service delivery from June 2025 until 30 June 2026.
The total budget for this procurement is up to approximately $200,000.00 (ex GST).
The public tender was closed at 5.00pm on Sunday 6 April 2025.
If you want to receive an automated email advising of the tender release, you must be registered with Gippsland PHN’s TenderLink portal. It’s free to register – access is available via the link on our website – https://portal.tenderlink.com/gphn/
To assist you with you to build your Tender and for some practical tips, please see Toolboxes available here: https://gphn.org.au/procurement-and-tendering/all-about-tenders/
Gippsland PHN have completed public tender for Consultant and Evaluation Support for a Multidisciplinary Team Care Commissioning project currently being delivered in Gippsland.
The contract to deliver service on behalf of Gippsland PHN is awarded to successful provider GROSVENOR PERFORMANCE GROUP PTY LTD.
Service delivery has commenced in April 2025.
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Gippsland PHN is committed to providing inclusive services and work environments where people of all backgrounds, sexualities, genders, cultures, spiritual beliefs, age, bodies and abilities are valued, supported and celebrated.
Gippsland PHN acknowledges the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people/s as the traditional Custodians of Country across the Gippsland region.
We acknowledge the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people/s continuing connection to Land, Water and Community.
We pay our respects to the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People/s, Cultures, and their Elders past and present.
We also recognise, respect and affirm the central role played in our work by people with lived experience, their families and/or carers.
Gippsland PHN acknowledges Alfie Hudson for the healing circles artwork. Alfie is a Gunai Kurnai man and created this artwork which represents health professionals being committed to work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members for the best health outcomes.
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