News & Events

Dementia training increases team confidence

September 20, 2024

Constantly striving to stay atop the latest techniques, our care providers including Registered, Enrolled, and Endorsed ...

Team walk for suicide awareness

September 19, 2024

Rural Northwest Health extends its congratulations to Warracknabeal Registered Nurse Jade Taylor, and team, who helped ...

Fashion to bloom at Hopetoun

September 19, 2024

Be alert: scammers active

September 18, 2024

Home maintenance launching soon

September 16, 2024

Yarriambiack region My Aged Care clients who have patiently sat on the waiting list for gardening and maintenance services ...

It was all yellow…

September 13, 2024

It was yellow, yellow, and yellow as far as the eye could see this week as our teams recognised R U OK Day. At Hopetoun, ...

Butterflies brighten Hopetoun

September 13, 2024

Hailing the arrival of some glorious spring weather, our residents brightened the already vibrant Hopetoun campus on Monday ...

Pre-schoolers’ craft brings joy

September 11, 2024

Helping our residents to feel young again on Thursday were Hopetoun Pre-School students who visited to partake in some ...

One year and going strong…

September 11, 2024

Rural Northwest Health is thrilled that its Home Support Program (HSP), recently celebrating one year of operation within ...

Tammy oversees night shift

September 10, 2024

Proving that cats know the very best places to go, our beloved Tammy kept an eye on the night shift proceedings on Thursday, ...

Safety our top priority

September 9, 2024

Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our staff, patients, and visitors is our top priority.   On August 29, ...

Agency staff use reduced

September 6, 2024

Rural Northwest Health is pleased to announce the significant progress made in recruitment efforts across our campuses ...

Construction begins: Please exercise caution

September 5, 2024

Rural Northwest Health Warracknabeal Campus will be a hive of activity over the next few months with construction of a ...

Whooping cough increasing

September 4, 2024

Victoria's Chief Health Officer Dr Clare Looker has advised that cases of Pertussis (whooping cough) continue to increase, ...

Motor skills tested at Hopetoun

September 3, 2024

Making chocolate chip cookies must be a very serious business, if the sheer concentration displayed on our lovely Hopetoun ...

COVID outbreak stood down

September 2, 2024

Rural Northwest Health is pleased to advise that the COVID-19 outbreak affecting Yarriambiack Lodge has now been officially ...

Biographies, bikkies and bugs at Hopetoun

September 2, 2024

Our Hopetoun residents have been keeping their hands and minds active over the past fortnight as they enjoyed a range of ...

Happy Father’s Day

September 1, 2024

Emissions reduced

August 31, 2024

Confirming its commitment to sustainability, Rural Northwest Health has significantly reduced its energy usage and carbon ...

RNH recruitment booming!

August 30, 2024

Further cementing its position as one of the leading Wimmera Mallee employers, Rural Northwest Health is proud to announce ...

Be proud of who you are!

August 30, 2024

Today is Wear it Purple Day. Founded in 2010, Wear it Purple Day is celebrated on the last Friday of August as an ...

Telehealth boost for Aged Care

August 26, 2024

RNH was recently excited to learn that four of its aged care facilities were successful in receiving funding to increase ...

Health Services Plan: Recommendations for a more connected system

August 26, 2024

In July 2023, the Victorian Department of Health commissioned an Expert Advisory Committee to examine the design and governance ...

COVID outbreak at Lodge

August 23, 2024

RNH wishes to advise that an outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at Yarriambiack Lodge with three residents testing positive ...

“Get those checks” – Cancer survivor’s plea

August 22, 2024

Around 50 people rode a rollercoaster of emotions when Warracknabeal cancer survivor Karen Bibby shared her journey as part ...