McLaren Vale & Districts War Memorial Hospital Incorporated

10/08/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Kerry from Creative Beginnings for gifting this beautiful original painting to McLaren Vale Hospital. 🎨💛

Hand-painted by Kerry, the artwork depicts our much-loved heritage stables on the hospital site and measures 58 cm wide × 48 cm high.

We’re incredibly grateful for this thoughtful gift, created and given “With Love, Kerry x.” It will be treasured by our hospital community for years to come.

Thank you, Kerry, for sharing your wonderful talent and generosity with us. ❤️

06/08/2026

🎨 Host a Workshop or Event in Our Community Space!

Are you interested in running a workshop or an event in the beautiful Tsong Gyiaou Heritage Building at McLaren Vale Hospital?

We have two welcoming spaces available and would love to hear your ideas!

Previous workshops and events have included:
• Paint & Create
• Paper crafting and card making
• Wreath making
• Pressed flowers
• Terrarium making
• Yoga
• Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea

Whether you have a creative activity, wellbeing session or community event in mind, please get in touch to discuss the possibilities.

Hire fees from our community spaces help support McLaren Vale Hospital.

📧 Email us at [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you!

04/08/2026

🌿 Volunteer in the McLaren Vale Hospital Garden 🌿

Do you have half an hour, or perhaps a couple of hours, to spare? We’d love your help keeping the McLaren Vale Hospital gardens looking their best.

You’re welcome to volunteer at any time of the day or evening, on weekdays or weekends. Come by yourself for some peaceful time in the garden or get a group together and make it a social occasion!

When reception is open, you can pop in to borrow gardening gloves and a small weeding fork. If you do some weeding, simply leave the weeds in a neat pile for our gardener to collect.

We have a gardener who visits weekly, but only for a limited number of hours. Every little bit of volunteer help keeps our gardens beautiful and helps reduce gardening costs.

It’s a wonderful way to support this community-owned asset, whether you’re a member of the association or simply a community member who would like to contribute.

Every bit of help is genuinely appreciated. Thank you! 💚🌱

04/08/2026

Handmade jewellery by Creative Beginnings is available at the McLaren Vale Hospital reception area.

Browse earrings, necklaces and pendants handcrafted from polymer clay or poured resin, with prices starting from just $5. You might find the perfect gift for someone special or a little treat for yourself.

You’re welcome to come in and browse!

Other items not shown in the video include children’s clothing, dog products, more jewellery, succulent bowls/plants and cold drinks etc…

Creative Beginnings also runs art workshops on-site. Follow our page to stay up to date with upcoming classes and workshop announcements! 🎨✨

03/08/2026

🏥 McLaren Vale Hospital Reception Hours

Planning to visit or get in touch? Our reception is open:

🕘 Monday: 9:00am–11:00am
🕐 Tuesday: 1:00pm–3:00pm
🕘 Wednesday: 9:00am–11:00am
🕘 Thursday: 9:00am–11:00am
🕘 Friday: 9:00am–11:00am

🔒 We are closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

📧 For enquiries: [email protected]

We look forward to welcoming you.

02/08/2026

We’re pleased to share an opportunity for our community to help shape the future of maternity care in McLaren Vale and the surrounding region. ✨

The proposed Embrace Midwifery Birth Centre is holding a PUBLIC CONSULTATION to share its vision, answer questions and hear from our community.

If local maternity care matters to you, join the conversation at the McLaren Vale Visitor Centre on Sunday, 23 August, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Places are limited, so registration is essential.

See the post below for details and registration. 👇

Help Shape the Future of Maternity Care in McLaren Vale ✨

This is your opportunity to have your voice heard and be part of something that could make a lasting difference for families across our region.

Join us for our Public Consultation as we share the vision and plans for the proposed Embrace Midwifery Birth Centre in McLaren Vale. We want to hear from the community, answer your questions, and gather your feedback as we work towards creating a local birth centre designed by the community, for the community 🏡

Whether you're planning a family, have welcomed a baby, work in healthcare, or simply believe families deserve more local maternity care options, we'd love for you to be part of the conversation.

📅 Sunday, 23 August
🕜 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
📍 McLaren Vale Visitor Centre

Places are limited and registration is essential. Register via the link to secure your spot and help shape the future of maternity care in our region > https://tinyurl.com/46ntbvvs

01/08/2026

Help Shape the Future of Maternity Care in McLaren Vale.

McLaren Vale Hospital is pleased to share an important opportunity to help shape the future of maternity care in McLaren Vale, across the Fleurieu Peninsula and throughout surrounding regions.

The proposed Embrace Midwifery Birth Centre, planned to operate within the McLaren Vale Hospital site as part of the hospital’s reopening and revitalisation, aims to provide a safe, evidence-based birthing option for women and birthing people with low-risk pregnancies. The centre would expand access to continuity of midwifery care throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.

Embrace Midwifery Services STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION will explore the centre’s vision, proposed model of care and facilities, projected capacity, clinical governance, and collaborative pathways with local hospitals and tertiary maternity services. Embrace Midwifery will also outline the proposed involvement of Flinders University in research, education, student placements, workforce development, and the evaluation of maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Embrace Midwifery warmly invites stakeholders to contribute ideas, provide feedback, and discuss opportunities for partnership throughout the planning, development, and implementation of this exciting proposal.

📅 Thursday, 20 August 2026
🕑 2:00–4:00 pm ACST
📍 McLaren Vale and Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre, McLaren Vale

We look forward to an open and constructive conversation about creating a service that responds to the needs of women, birthing people, families, and our broader healthcare community.

This consultation will bring together key stakeholders for South Australia’s first privately operated freestanding midwifery birth centre.