Volunteering in the 70s: hair washing, baby feeding and supervising exams
It was in 1969 that a Blacktown mum, Gwen Tomlin, started volunteering in Parramatta Hospital.
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Our volunteers
Four decades of giving from remarkable vollie duo
Dharruk resident Jan Graham started giving back to health in the Mount Druitt area in 1973.
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Volunteers grant Blacktown physio wish
The Blacktown Hospital Auxiliary volunteers have purchased a state-of-the-art $9000 treadmill for the physiotherapy department at Blacktown Hospital.
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Uniform supports selfless spirits
Westmead Hospital volunteers have been helping patients, visitors and staff find their destinations and improve the patient experience for more than 40 years.
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Blacktown Hospital’s longest-serving vollie: 91 with no plans to slow down
Vera remains a key member of the hospital’s auxiliary and has retained the secretary position for three years and was President for 37 years.
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90 years strong: “We hope Beryl can continue with us until she’s 100!”
When 27-year Mount Druitt Hospital volunteer veteran Beryl Gardiner was born in 1928, penicillin was discovered and many women gave
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Vale: beloved volunteer Pat Moir
We are saddened to hear that fellow volunteer, Mount Druitt Hospital support and friend Pat Moir passed away from illness
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Vital health checks for volunteers
As part of Volunteer Week, Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals’ volunteers were encouraged to take time out to think about themselves and have their own health checks by a health professional.
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Blacktown vollie and veteran: “I still recall the faces of men who had fallen”
Anzac Day 25 April means so much too many Australians.
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More than three decades of transporting patients
Mount Druitt Hospital Volunteer Transport drivers have been delivering people from their homes to their medical appointments since 1984.
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