Nuriootpa Medical Centre

26/06/2026

The AUSTRALIAN CHATTY CAFE INITIATIVE
https://chattycafeaustralia.org.au

The aim of Chatty Café Australia is to help connect communities and increase social interactions by getting people chatting – either in their favourite local neighbourhood social venues at “Have a Chat” tables or while travelling through other Aussie communities to meet the local folk at “Sip, Chat, Share, Care” venues. Everyone is welcome!

For further information regarding cafe locations near you, please refer to the details below.

Nuriootpa: https://chattycafeaustralia.org.au/venue/nuriootpa-soldiers-memorial-hall

Lyndoch: https://chattycafeaustralia.org.au/venue/lyndoch-lutheran-church-hall

Mount Pleasant: Library - 08 8562 2688

Join our community of Chatty Cafe venues and help connect your community – be recognised as a Chatty venue that cares about your customers well-being by helping them socially connect.

24/06/2026

Heat packs are a great way to keep warm but can cause serious harm when used incorrectly.

Extra care should be taken for those with fragile skin, such as young children and older people, as they can burn more quickly and at lower temperatures.

People with diabetes and people who have decreased sensation to their lower limbs are also at greater risk.

Follow these tips to stay safe and warm this winter.

For more information, visit sahealth.sa.gov.au/wintersafety

14/06/2026

15 - 21 June is Men's Health Week 2026. This week is dedicated to raising awareness for men's Physical as well as Mental Health.

The theme in Australia for this year is "See a GP". This can be a good starting point to check those niggling issues, or getting your health back on track if required.

Call us on 8562 2444 to book your appointment now.

Further information and resources can be found here: https://www.menshealthweekevents.com/

10/06/2026

🕓 Got a bit of time next month? Time to give blood and change lives?

❤️‍🩹 1 in 3 people in The Barossa Valley will need blood, and they need people like you to give it.

🩸 The Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Mobile Collection Team are rolling into town from 7 to 10 July.

📅 Don’t forget to pre-book your spot at lifeblood.com.au, on our app or on 13 14 95.

05/06/2026

As promised, here are some photos of our Crazy Socks for Docs Day.

Can you match the socks to our docs? (and other staff).

Our sock collection is by far the best....It’s unmatched!

We appreciate everyone getting involved, it was a great sock-sess! We really do work with a bunch of such good soles ❤

And the donuts for National Donut Day were great too!

05/06/2026

Today is Crazy Socks for Docs Day. This is an initiative of Dr Geoff Toogood, following his own mental health experience, of breaking down the stigma around mental health issues in doctors and health professionals.

To help raise awareness, our staff have chosen to wear their funkiest, brightest, crazy, out there socks to work. How many of our socks can you can spot!

More information can be found here: https://www.crazysocks4docs.com.au/

If you would like to read about Dr Geoff Toogood’s own story, check out: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/mental-health/personal-stories/geoff

Stay tuned for happy snaps later...

22/05/2026

BreastScreen SA will be out and about with their mobile mammogram bus and stationed at Tanunda from 21 July — 13 November 2026.

If you are approaching 40, or already there, mark these very important dates in your calendar.

You can call 13 20 50 or hop online at https://www.breastscreen.sa.gov.au to book

Please note this year's new new location at The Rex Barossa Aquatic Fitness.

13/05/2026

HAPPY NATIONAL RECEPTIONISTS DAY to all our wonderful staff, and those fulfilling this role elsewhere - Today we thank you for all the effort you put in to ensuring a friendly and welcoming environment.

As the first point of contact, we appreciate and recognise your dedication to keeping front of house (and beyond) running smoothly.

04/05/2026

Today is World Hand Hygiene Day, an initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO).

At its core, the 'SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands' movement is to ensure all health-care workers clean their hands at the right time and in the right way. WHO aims to ‘bring people together’ in support of hand hygiene improvement globally and aid the prevention of health-care acquired infections (HAIs).

Appropriate hand hygiene is an everyday duty for everyone, not just health care workers. Today is a good opportunity to acknowledge and revisit these practices to keep up to date with the requirements.

Happy handwashing everyone!

24/04/2026

Tomorrow, Saturday 25th April is the Anzac Day Public Holiday. Both Nuriootpa Medical Centre and SA Pathology (Nuriootpa) will be closed.

In an emergency, please present to Tanunda or Angaston hospitals, or dial 000 for an ambulance.

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