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CONSULTANCIES Details of consultancies (valued at $10,000 or greater) In 2023-24, there were three consultancies where the total fees payable to the consultants were less than $10,000 or greater. The total expenditure incurred during 2022-23 in relation to these consultancies is $268,032 (excl. GST). Consultant Purpose of consultancy Start Date End Date Total Approved project fee (excluding GST) Expenditure 2023-24 (excluding GST) Future expenditure (excluding GST) Mactown Consulting Pty Ltd Work Health Safety Advisory 1-Jul-22 31-Oct-23 As required $12,000 Nil Trewhella Susan Maureen Business System Consultations 1-Jul-22 31-Dec-23 As required $70,296 Nil Provider Assist (PA) Pty Ltd Aged Care an-acc support 1-Jul-23 30-Sep-24 As required $185,736 $46,434 Details of consultancies (valued at $10,000 or greater) In 2022-23, there were five consultancies where the total fees payable to the consultants were less than $10,000 or greater. The total expenditure incurred during 2022-23 in relation to these consultancies is $268,538 (excl. GST). Consultant Purpose of consultancy Start Date End Date Total Approved project fee (excluding GST) Expenditure 2022-23 (excluding GST) Future expenditure (excluding GST) Mactown Consulting Pty Ltd Work Health Safety Advisory 1-Jul-22 31-Oct-23 As required $37,060 NIL ALCRO GROUP PTY LTD Data Governance & Business Intelligence Roadmap 1-Nov-22 30-Jun-23 50,000 $43,240 $6,760 JUJUBES PTY LTD Finance Consultant 6-Jan-23 24-Feb-23 20,000 $19,769 NIL TREWHELLA SUSAN MAUREEN Business Systems Consultations 1-jul-22 1-Jul-23 As required $138,469 $142,000 DELOITTE CONSULTING Pty LIMITED Linen Service Performance 1-Feb-23 30-Apr-23 30,000 $30,000 NIL Details of consultancies (valued at $10,000 or greater) In 2021-22, there were six consultancies where the total fees payable to the consultants were less than $10,000 or greater. The total expenditure incurred during 2020-21 in relation to these consultancies is $276,632.91 (excl. GST). Consultant Purpose of consultancy Start Date End Date Total Approved project fee (excluding GST) Expenditure 2021-22 (excluding GST) Future expenditure (excluding GST) Blight Blight and Blight PTY LTD Architectural Advice 01 July 2021 30 June 2022 $15,000.00 Nil Schluter Sarah Robyn EAP Support for Staff 01 July 2021 30 June 2022 $15,120.00 Nil SLAP Architects Architectural Advice 01 July 2021 30 June 2024 $18,125.00 Nil Trewhella Susan Maureen Business Systems Consultations 01 July 2021 $63,585.00 $70,000 Mactown Consulting PTY LTD Workplace Safety Consultation 01 July 2021 30 June 2022 $67,425.00 $70,000 Provider Assist (PA) PTY LTD ACFI Assessment Review 01 July 2021 30 June 2022 $93,377.91 Nil Details of consultancies (valued at $10,000 or greater) In 2020-21, there were three consultancies where the total fees payable to the consultants were less than $10,000 or greater. The total expenditure incurred during 2020-21 in relation to these consultancies is $52,944 (excl. GST). Consultant Purpose of consultancy Start Date End Date Total Approved project fee (excluding GST) Expenditure 2020-21 (excluding GST) Future expenditure (excluding GST) Food Safety Acts Audit of Central Gippsland Health’s Food Safety Plan 7 Oct 2020 12 Oct 2020 $848 Nil Fragomen (Australia) PTY LTD Assessment of Employer Nomination Pty Limited scheme for Visa Eligibility 1 Apr 2021 30 Apr 2021 $5,809 Nil Gippsland Municipal Valuations Pty Ltd Property Valuation services 1 Oct 2020 8 Oct 2020 $7,447 Nil Karoo Consultancy Pty Ltd Evaluation of Short-Term Restorative Care Services $1,920 Nil Russell Kennedy Solicitors Legal Services 12 Aug 2020 12 Aug 2020 $2,500 Nil Zucini Pty Ltd of Clinical Practice Review of the Aspects 1 Mar 2021 24 Mar 2021 $2,325 Nil Syris Consulting Costing Project Consultation on Outpatient 1 Jul 2020 30 Jun 2021 $4,800 Nil Von Retzlaff Janine Marie Dietician Consultancy on Menus $8,500 Nil Simon Hugh Fraser External Review of MedicalServices Risks 29 Jan 2021 28 Feb 2021 $2,300 Nil RSM Bird Cameron Payroll Consulting Services $7,500 Nil Debra A Smith Assessment of Pathways to Good Health Program 1 Aug 2020 31 May 2021 $11,590 $11,590 Nil Riley Carmel P Review of Maternal and Child Health Service 1 Nov 2020 30 Apr 2021 $19,500 $19,500 Nil Service Industry Advisory Group Engagement for Enterprise Bargaining Agreement Negotiations 1 Jul 2020 30 Jun 2021 $21,854 $21,854 Nil Details of consultancies (valued at $10,000 or greater) In 2019-20, there were two consultancies where the total fees payable to the consultants were less than $10,000 or greater. The total expenditure incurred during 2019-20 in relation to these consultancies is $47,627 (excl. GST). Consultant Purpose of consultancy Start Date End Date Total Approved project fee (excluding GST) Expenditure 2019-20 (excluding GST) Future expenditure (excluding GST) JTA Corporation Workcover Premium review May 2020 June 2020 $32,015 $32,015 Nil SIAG Review and upgrade for Community Carers EBA October 2019 December 2019 $15,612 $15,612 Nil

LOCH SPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH GETTING YOU BETTER TOGETHER. Loch Sport Community Health Centre is located at 233 National Park Road, Loch Sport . The Health Centre reception operates from 9am until 1pm Monday to Friday. Services provided at the Health Centre include a district nurse, podiatry, footcare and allied health services. The Health Centre can be contacted on 03 5146 0780 .

PREGNANCY CARE CLINIC HOW TO ACCESS THIS CLINIC Referral from your GP A referral from your GP is required for all patients wanting access to the clinic. Please include the below Maternity Referral Form: Download the Maternity Referral Form ‎ A copy of all available pathology and ultrasound reports should be included. For Antenatal Patients it is recommended that the below antenatal screening tests be included: FBE Blood Group and Antibody Screen Rubella Hepatitis B Hepatitis C HIV Syphilis MSU Downs Screening VITD (for high risk group) WHAT TO BRING Patients must provide their Medicare card at all appointments. Antenatal Patients are required to provide both their Medicare Card and Antenatal Care Record at all appointments. SERVICES AVAILABLE Antenatal Clinic Gynaecology Antenatal Pre Admission Service (ANPAS) All patients birthing at CGH, or those birthing elsewhere that may present at CGH during their antenatal period, are required to attend ANPAS appointments (between 16-20 weeks gestation) at no cost. During this appointment, the midwife will provide essential pregnancy information to you and your family, including information about having a baby at CGH. The midwife also obtains information from you to guide care and assist in planning additional services to meet your individual needs. CONTACT US Phone: 03 5143 8600 Fax: 03 5143 8945 Email: whims.admin@cghs.com.au Address: 155 Guthridge Parade, Sale, VIC, 3850 OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 8.30am – 5pm Closed Public Holidays

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM MS MANDY PUSMUCANS, INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Mandy is a registered nurse with additional qualifications in rural health and business management. Following a working life that commenced in Gippsland, Mandy worked in Melbourne hospitals, rural Victoria and then on to remote Australia, which included living and working in both remote Aboriginal communities in Central Australia and the main centre of Alice Springs. Mandy’s work has focused on social justice and equity of access for rural and remote communities, with particular focus on Aboriginal Australians. Mandy has been both an executive officer and then Board member of the Council of Remote Area Nurses Australia, a participant on the Council of the National Rural Health Alliance, and a member of the Royal College of Nursing Australia. DR TRACY MCCONNELL-HENRY, ACTING DIRECTOR OF NURSING Tracy is a registered nurse with a clinical background in critical care and organ donation. Her dedication to critical care nursing has seen her hold posts as clinical educator and resuscitation coordinator before being recruited to Monash University to develop the curriculum and coordinate the Critical Care program, delivering it across south east Victoria, to both regional and tertiary health services, as well as adaptions in the Masters programs in South Africa, Hong Kong, Malaysia and PNG. In addition to her teaching commitments Tracy immersed herself in research, publishing and presenting, primarily in the areas of phenomenology, rural nursing issues and decision making in the deteriorating patient. Additionally, she has been a peer reviewer on several international professional journals and a higher degree examiner. Tracy has a Bachelor of Nursing, Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care), Masters of Health Science (Nursing Education) and PhD by full publication. She has also previously been an Adjunct Research Fellow at Monash University, Tracy is driven to continue to strive for excellence in nursing care, motivated by the desire to have CGHS a place staff are proud to work and somewhere we choose to have our families and community cared for. DR DIVYANSHU DUA, DIRECTOR MEDICAL SERVICES (FRACP, FAGE) Dr Divyanshu ‘Divy’ Dua is Director of Medical Services at the Central Gippsland Health Service. Additionally, he is a visiting medical oncologist at the Latrobe Regional Health Service. He also holds the clinical dean position with the Monash Rural, Sale campus. A consultant medical oncologist and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP). Dr Dua trained in Internal medicine and Medical oncology in Australia as part of FRACP before completing a clinical fellowship in drug development, early phase trials and thoracic malignancies at the Guy’s Hospital, London (UK), and the Sarah Cannon Research Institute (UK). Thoracic malignancies – including lung cancer, mesothelioma and thymoma – continue to be of special clinical interest to Dr Dua. He also has particular interest in the treatment of Genitourinary malignancies – especially prostate cancer, malignant melanoma, CNS tumors and breast cancer. Dr Dua has also involved in clinical research in the field of geriatric oncology “cancer in the older people” services as part of his role as medical oncologist. Dr Dua has published several articles in peer reviewed international journals. He is actively involved in teaching and research through his current affiliation with the Monash rural medical school. His past academic affiliations include the Australian National University, Canberra. University of Adelaide, Flinders University, Monash Rural school of Medicine in Australia and King’s College London. MS KELLI MITCHENER, DIRECTOR QUALITY & LEARNING SERVICES Kelli is a registered nurse with a passion for quality, risk and governance. She began her nursing career in Melbourne spending 13 years in Intensive Care at Austin Health. During that time Kelli also gained experience through project roles; in clinical governance, resuscitation, quality improvement, rapid response systems and service development. Kelli moved into a variety of roles related to trauma, simulation and exercise training, and process redesign including time at the Office of the Emergency Services Commissioner, the Department of Health and Human Services and NSW Health. Kelli is a specialist reservist in the Royal Australian Air Force and deployed to Afghanistan in active operations. Kelli has a Bachelor of Science (Nursing), a Diploma of Critical Care Nursing, a Master of Enterprise, and is a member of the Australian College of Nursing. MS PELE REEVE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY & ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES Pele Reeve is a passionate and values-driven leader with over a decade of experience in aged care, health service delivery, and community wellbeing. Beginning her career as a physiotherapist, Pele has worked across a wide range of roles in the healthcare sector, progressing into senior leadership positions. As Director of Community and Allied Health at Central Gippsland Health, she is committed to creating a workplace culture where staff feel safe, valued, and empowered—leading to exceptional care outcomes for the community. With deep expertise in stakeholder engagement, healthcare regulation, service transformation, and team development, Pele brings a strategic yet people-centred approach to improving community health. MS MEGAN TYLER, DIRECTOR AGED CARE SERVICES Megan is passionate about providing the highest standard of care and quality of life to older people. She has worked across many areas of the health sector including the acute hospital setting, community care, specialist care and subacute care. Megan holds a Bachelor of Nursing from Monash University and prior to her role with Central Gippsland Health, was the General Manager at Lyrebird Village - Respect Aged Care in Drouin where she managed multiple teams and up to 118 aged care beds. MR ROBERT STRICKLAND, DIRECTOR CORPORATE SERVICES Robert has more than 20 experience in corporate services and senior executive roles in government, not for profit and private organisations across a broad range of industries including, primary health care, power generation, mining, construction, and port logistics industries. Robert is a Certified Practicing Accountant with CPA Australia and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors as well as holding a Bachelor of Business. Prior to his appointment at Central Gippsland Health, Robert held executive level roles with YFS Ltd, Western Health Alliance Limited (trading as Western NSW PHN), Marathon Health Ltd, Golding Contractors Ltd, Gladstone Ports Corporation, and Loy Yang Power.

CONSUMER FEEDBACK Central Gippsland Health is committed to the use of consumer, carer and community feedback to contribute to safety and quality improvements. Community members, consumers and carers are encouraged and enabled to provide feedback about the service. All formal feedback is acknowledged verbally or in writing and responded to promptly and with sensitivity. Feedback can be provided in a number of ways: Discuss with the relevant staff at Unit/Program/Department level Write a letter to the CEO at 155 Guthridge Parade, Sale VIC 3850 Telephone the Executive Suite on 03 5143 8319 Complete a consumer Feedback Form: Consumer Feedback Form Email ceoexecsecretary@cghs.com.au Tell your story on Care Opinion Australia Button

OUR REGION Central Gippsland Health is based in the diverse Gippsland region in the south east section of Victoria. It serves most of the Wellington Shire, excluding Yarram in the south of the Shire, which has its own health service. With services based in Sale (population approximately 14,000), Maffra (5,000) and the towns of Heyfield (2,000) and Rosedale (1,600), Central Gippsland Health is the major provider of health and community services in Wellington Shire. Total population of the Shire is around 42,000. The area is characterised by its strong agricultural, timber, aviation – both private and Defence Force – and tourism sectors. The lifestyle benefits for people living in the area are particularly strong, with the Gippsland Lakes, Australia’s largest inland waterway, and the Ninety Mile Beach in the south and east. Central Gippsland Health also provides services to smaller towns and districts, such as Dargo, in Victoria’s High Country to the north. There is also a strong education sector, with a range of primary and secondary schools, including a private school based in Sale.

HOME SUPPORT Central Gippsland Health provide a range of supports in your own home to assist you to continue living independently at home. These services are funded through a variety of programs such as the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP), Home and Community Care Program for Younger People (HACC), Short Term Restorative Care program (STRC), Transition Care Program (TCP), Home Care Package (HCP) which from 1 July 2025 will transition to Support At Home, and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Home Support services include: PERSONAL CARE This service provides people with support in activities of daily living that help them maintain appropriate standards of hygiene and grooming. These activities include support with: Eating Bathing Toileting Dressing Grooming getting in and out of bed moving about the house assistance with self-administration of medicine DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE This service provides people with assistance with domestic chores to maintain their capacity to manage everyday activities in a safe, secure and healthy home environment. This service is not a replacement for all domestic tasks but is designed to help people with the tasks they struggle with. These activities may include: Changing bed linens Vacuuming and mopping floors Cleaning one bathroom per visit Wiping cupboards and benches Date checking food items Minor food preparation Hanging / folding laundry Ironing Dusting Shopping assistance FLEXIBLE RESPITE This service supports and maintains care relationships between carers and care recipients, through providing good quality respite care for people so that carers can take a break. This includes: In-home day respite One on one support to assist someone in their own home to enable their carer to take a break. Community access respite One on one support to assist people to access their community undertaking activities they are interested in or need support to undertake, while giving their carer a break from caring responsibilities. DELIVERED MEALS This service prepares and delivers meals to people in their homes. The meals consist of a soup, main meal portion, a dessert and fruit. Meals can either be delivered daily as a chilled meal or weekly/fortnightly as frozen meals. Chilled Sale meals are delivered daily in the morning between 8am-9am or 11.30am-1pm Chilled Maffra meals are delivered daily between 11.30am and 1pm Frozen meals are delivered: weekly on Wednesdays to Sale, Maffra, Stratford weekly on Tuesdays to Heyfield and Rosedale fortnightly on Tuesdays to Gormandale fortnightly on Wednesdays to Loch Sport SOCIAL SUPORT GROUPS This service assists people to participate in community life and feel socially included through structured, group-based activities that develop, maintain or support independent living and social interaction. These activities include: group-based activities held in or from a facility/centre (e.g. pre-set or individually tailored activities promoting physical activity, cognitive stimulation and emotional wellbeing) group excursions conducted by centre staff but held away from the centre VOLUNTEER TRANSPORT This service aims to assist you and your carer if you are unable to transport yourself for medical appointments in regional Gippsland and Melbourne. Drivers are not allowed to lift a wheelchair into the boot or assist you in walking into the appointment. You can have a companion with you when you travel. SUPPORT AT HOME PACKAGE FEES SUPPORT AT HOME PACKAGE/PRIVATE CLIENTS FEES CHSP CLIENT FEES HACC CLIENT FEES COMMUNITY HEALTH CLIENT FEES INFANT PROGRAM FLYER NEW PARENTS GROUP INVITATION 2025 PLAYGROUPS IN WELLINGTON

ONCOLOGY HOW TO ACCESS THIS CLINIC REFERRAL FROM YOUR GP You need a referral letter from your GP or medical practitioner to access this service. Your doctor will send your referral letter to us. Alternatively you can forward your referral via gpcorrespondence@cghs.com.au Once we receive it, we will contact you to arrange your appointment. WHAT TO BRING Medicare card List of medicines you are currently taking (or the boxes), including medicines you have bought without a prescription, such as herbal supplements and vitamins CLINIC CONSULTANTS Dr Divyanshu Dua

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EMERGENCY CARE The Emergency Department at Sale Hospital provides a seven day a week, 24 hour a day emergency care service, treating more than 16,500 patients each year. This high acuity area is staffed by experienced medical and nursing staff to effectively manage the varied cases that present to this department. The Emergency Department will always treat the sickest and most seriously injured people first, so if your injury or illness is not serious, the following healthcare providers may be able to help you with advice or treatment: LATROBE URGENT CARE CLINIC The Latrobe Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) is open seven days a week, from 8am to 10pm. It is located at: Latrobe Community Health Service, 42-44 Fowler Street, Moe. You don’t need to make an appointment; you can just walk in. But if you would like to make an appointment, please call 5127 9111, or book online via HotDoc. MORE INFORMATION THE VICTORIAN VIRTUAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT The VVED is a public health service for non-life threatening emergencies. You can access emergency care from anywhere in Victoria, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You will be connected to doctors and nurse practitioners who are trained to assist you. Interpreter services are available for patients who prefer to speak in their own language. MORE INFORMATION NURSE ON CALL Nurse on Call puts you in touch with a registered nurse for professional advice 24 hours a day. The service is free. Phone 1300 60 60 24 MORE INFORMATION DOCTORS ON DEMAND An Australian telehealth platform that provides access to doctors on line 24 hours a day. Appointment fees: $60 (8am-6pm), $90 (6pm-8am), $90 (Sundays and public holidays) MORE INFORMATION MY EMERGENCY DOCTORS For unexpected symptoms or non-life threatening illness or injury including abdominal pain, fever, allergic reactions, sports injuries, rashes, fainting, back pain, urinary tract infections. No appointment required. The service is 24 hours either over the phone (1800 123 633) or video call. The service is free in far East Gippsland townships by calling 1800 577 401. MORE INFORMATION NATIONAL TELEMEDICINE DOCTORS Consult a doctor or GP Mon-Fri 9am-9pm and Sat-Sun (9am-1pm) Telehealth GP appointment 10 minutes $40.50 (if not bulk billed) Long consult 25 minutes $97.85 (if not bulk billed) Phone (02) 8834 7760 MORE INFORMATION PSYCHOLOGIST National Telemedicine Doctors 50 minutes $168 (if not bulk billed) Phone (02) 8834 7760 MORE INFORMATION CUB CARE Urgent paediatric consults Open daily in Victoria from 5pm-11pm. Fees are $179 weekday evenings and $219 weekends/public holidays. Cub Care charges by the evening rather than per appointment so you can consult with an emergency paediatrician as many times as you need MORE INFORMATION

ALLIED HEALTH We offer a wide range of allied health services designed to support the health and wellbeing of our community. These services are delivered in various settings, with some available exclusively to hospital inpatients, while others support outpatients and community clients through a range of funding programs. To find out if you're eligible to access our allied health services, please contact the Community Rehabilitation Centre on 03 51438 561. NDIS ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADULT SERVICES

SPECIALIST OUTPATIENT CLINICS DIALYSIS The Dialysis Unit, a satellite centre for St Vincent’s Hospital, provides haemodialysis for people in Central and East Gippsland as well as visitors to the region. There is an emphasis on education and training of patients and staff, and involvement in community health awareness programs. To enquire about regular or holiday dialysis, contact staff on 03 5143 8170 . ONCOLOGY The Oncology Department operates within the hospital to provide support and administer chemotherapy treatments to patients. It works in close association with the Medical Unit, Central Gippsland Health Palliative Care Services, and the Gippsland Regional Integrated Cancer Service. A palliative care facility located in the Medical Unit is available to patients who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness, where family and carers who wish to continue caring for the patient receive appropriate nursing support. PHARMACY The Pharmacy Department is staffed by pharmacists, pre-registration pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The department is open from 8.30am until 5pm Monday to Friday, with an on-call pharmacist providing after hours and weekend services. The wide range of services offered include: Imprest drug distribution Clinical ward pharmacy services IV additives and Parental Nutrition Cytotoxic drug preparations e.g. chemotherapy Radiopharmaceutical preparations Drug information Drug trials Outpatient dispensing Medical and nursing staff education Support pharmacy services to smaller hospitals and private hostels PATHOLOGY (PROVIDED BY DOREVITCH PATHOLOGY) The Pathology Department provides a range of diagnostic tests to both inpatient and community based patients. The department is open for outpatients from 8am – 5pm, Monday to Friday. An after hours ‘on-call’ service is provided to the hospital.