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Ollie visits Prom Country Aged Care
RECENTLY, residents at Prom Country Aged Care were treated to a very special visitor. Jacksons’ Oliver, a 10 year old Strawberry Roan Quarter horse owned by staff member Margaret Roach, dropped […]
Prom Country Aged Care Life Membership Award to Sandy Bucello
MANY Foster residents will know Sandy through her numerous business and community roles over the many decades since she moved to the area. Not everyone will be aware of the […]
Caring a common link between retiring and new Prom Country Aged Care CEOs
CARING in a practical way for people young and old in all sorts of circumstance is the common link between Prom Coast Aged Care’s retiring chief executive officer Justin Wightman and […]
CEO movements at Prom Country Aged Care
Announcement of Resignation of PCAC CEO It is with regret that the Board of Management of Prom Country Aged Care (PCAC) wishes to announce the resignation of Justin Wightman, our […]
Stunning Mosaics unveiled at Prom Country Aged Care
A VERY special event took place at PCAC on Monday March 5 when not just one, but two large mosaics were unveiled. It was the culmination of a wonderful collaboration […]
THINKING AHEAD AT PROM COUNTRY AGED CARE
WORK began on five new resident rooms at Prom Country Aged Care in Foster on Monday May 22. There are sixty funded beds at the moment and one unfunded bed, […]
Full steam ahead at Prom Country Aged Care
FOLLOWING the recent resignation of CEO Claire Schmierer, who is moving back to Melbourne to be closer to her family, Prom Country Aged Care (PCAC) Committee of Management (COM) is […]
Prom Country Aged Care signs contract for new building
PROM Country Aged Care Inc. has signed the contract with chosen builder ADCO Constructions for the development of its new 60-bed aged care facility in Foster. Following a very competitive […]
Trust pledges $300,000 to Prom Country Aged Care
A generous pledge of $300,000 from The James Charitable Trust has given a welcome boost to the Prom Country Aged Care (PCAC) building project. President of the PCAC committee of […]
Prom Country Aged Care building fundraising campaign kicks off
THE Prom Country Aged Care building fundraising campaign is off to a great start with more than half a million dollars raised already – and the campaign was launched only […]
New CEO for Prom Country Aged Care
THE board of Prom Country Aged Care (PCAC), which comprises Banksia Lodge in Foster and Prom View Lodge at Toora, has appointed a new chief executive officer, Claire Schmierer. Ms […]
Prom Country Aged Care
Prom Country Aged Care (PCAC) is a community-based residential aged care service which was established in 1985 to meet the needs of people in the Prom Coast district. PCAC is […]
Shire promotes Barry Beach ports as ideal offshore wind farms base
SOUTH Gippsland Shire Council is actively promoting Barry Beach Marine Terminal and Port Anthony to state and federal governments and to renewable energy developers as the ideal operations base for wind […]
Prom Coast Seachange Festival – two wonderful weekends
BIGGER and better than ever, after two weekends packed with more than 60 events, the 2015 Prom Coast Seachange Festival wound up on Sunday evening, leaving organisers delighted – and […]
Happy opening celebration for Prom Country House
“I HAVE never seen a crowd with such beaming smiles,” declared the Member for Gippsland South, Russell Broadbent, as fifteen years after the need for a new aged care facility […]
200 admire Prom Country House
A STEADY stream of visitors took up the opportunity to tour the new Prom Country Aged Care facility, ‘Prom Country House,’ at an open day last Sunday. Chief Executive Officer […]
‘Prom Country House’ due to open soon
EXCITEMENT is mounting among residents and staff at Banksia Lodge in Foster and Prom View Lodge in Toora, as the brand new facility they will soon share in Foster nears […]
Foster RSL donates $5000 to aged care build
HIGHLIGHTS of the meeting of the Foster sub-branch of the RSL last Wednesday evening included the presentation of a cheque for $5000 towards the building project of Prom Country Aged […]
Symbolic sod turning marks start of aged care build
THERE was celebration aplenty, though last Friday’s turning of the sod marking the start of construction of the new Prom Country Aged Care facility in Foster did not go exactly […]
Town planning approval for aged care build
THE Prom Country Aged Care Inc. building project has reached a major milestone, with South Gippsland Shire Council approving a town planning application for the new 60-bed facility which will […]
Prom View Lodge achieves accreditation
STAFF, residents and families involved in Prom View Lodge are thrilled and proud that the Toora nursing home has achieved full – three-year – national accreditation. The framed certificate acknowledging […]
Be part of Foster’s aged care future!
The work of building a brand new aged care facility in Foster is now in full swing, but to enable the project to be completed, Prom Country Aged Care has […]
Toora and Foster Community Bank’s 25th
A LIVE radio show by local Gippsland station South Coast FM and cupcakes iced in the Bendigo Bank colours of plum and coral marked the Toora and Foster Community Bank’s […]
2022-2023 “one of our most successful years” for South Gippsland Hospital
SOUTH Gippsland Hospital (SGH) in Foster is celebrating 2022-2023 for being “one of our most successful years of operation” as noted by Board Chair David Pollard at the Hospital’s 82nd Annual […]
‘Meet and Greet’ sessions with the South Gippsland Community Health Foundation
THE Board of the South Gippsland Community Health Foundation recently held their Annual General Meeting and are in the midst of planning for the next twelve months. They welcomed new […]
Finding your way around SGH now easier
FINDING your way around South Gippsland Hospital’s (SGH) neighbouring health service facilities, the Community Heath Centre and the Banksia Centre, is easier, with new signage now installed in and around the […]
Torana club honours Brock mechanic “Nowa”
A fleet of 11 Holden Toranas, all with gleaming paint and that distinctive engine note, drove in at Prom Country Aged Care’s (PCAC) Prom Country House in Foster on Sunday […]
Foster Health Precinct pride walk to celebrate Diversity and Inclusion
CONTINUOUSLY improving inclusion in Victorian Health Services relies on staff sharing a positive commitment towards building a workplace where everyone feels welcome to belong. Every year, on 17 May, South Gippsland […]
Monash MHR visits Foster
Monash Member of the House of Representatives (MHR) Russell Broadbent visited Foster on Monday October 10, 2022, with an appointment to talk with farmers about staffing, and “whatever else they’re […]
Corner Inlet people “break the bias” at International Women’s Day lunch
PEOPLE from throughout the Corner Inlet district assembled at Manna Gum Community House in Foster on Tuesday March 8, 2022 to enjoy lunch together and to “break the bias” on International […]
Three voting days left for shire election
Only three days are left before voting in the South Gippsland Shire Council’s postal general election officially closes at 6 pm this Friday October 29, 2021. All eligible voters’ completed […]
Vaccination rates locally remain excellent
Foster and Toora Medical Centres IT was fabulous to see all the joy in people at the end of lockdown in Melbourne. Our city friends have endured onerous restrictions for […]
Two Op-Shops become one
THE Little Op Shop at 18 Main Street is moving to join the Prom Community Op Shop at 78 Main street or affectionately known as the Garage. The two Prom […]
Another Lockdown
(By Dr Jenny Schram, for Foster Medical Centre). I AM writing this on a glorious Sunday afternoon for next Wednesday’s Foster Mirror, not knowing what our situation will be by […]
Foster Medical Centre
Lights back and keep vaccinating WINTER has certainly shown us its power last week. With heavy rain and gusty wind, it left behind fallen trees, cracked roofs, flooded rivers, and thousands of […]
The what, when and why of Op Shopping in Foster
AS we move into the cooler months, there will be a few changes to the opening days at both the Garage Sale Outlet (GSO) and The Little Opp Shop. These […]
Station Park a main entry point to Foster – Rotary
FOSTER Station Park, on the Great Southern Rail Trail (GSRT), has become one of the town’s main entry points, according to the Rotary Club of Foster. “So many people are […]
Foster opp shops open three days a week
BOTH branches of Foster’s Prom Community Opp Shop are trading three days a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and now on Fridays, too! The affectionately-known Little Opp Shop at 18 […]
SGHC Foundation helps build new rooms at PCAC
SOUTH Gippsland Hospital Community Foundation is helping to build three new rooms for residents at Prom Country Aged Care’s (PCAC) Prom Country House in Foster. The Foundation responded to a […]
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