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05/11/2026

Why pay more???
For a limited time, every item of clothing at the LRH Community Op Shop is just $1!
Whether you're looking for a bargain, a wardrobe refresh, or your next op-shop gem, now's the perfect time to visit.
Our 🪙🪙🪙🪙🪙Dollar Dazzler Super Sale 🪙🪙🪙🪙🪙 kicked off today and will continue until the racks are bare and all the best bargains have found new homes.
You'll find the LRH Community Op Shop at 81 Argyle Street, Traralgon (next to The Good Guys) and we're open 'til 4pm today and 10am-4pm tomorrow. Next week, we're open Wed, Thurs, Friday from 10am-4pm.
Every dollar you spend goes towards our new Gippsland Cancer Wellbeing Centre project, supporting cancer patients and their families with holistic and complementary treatments such as massage, exercise, fatigue management, education, art and music.
You can also donate directly here: https://lrh-cancer-wellbeing-appeal.raiselysite.com/
⚠ AND before you send any of your good furniture items to the nature strip for hard rubbish collection, give us a buzz on 5173 8589 or 5173 8587 and we'll discuss taking them off your hands!

04/11/2026

Clinical trials are opening up new treatment opportunities in Gippsland.

A new research project between Latrobe Regional Health and Monash University is looking at how to make clinical trials more accessible to people living in regional areas.

Dr Michelle Gooey has been awarded a Monash Partners Fellowship to explore what gets in the way of people taking part.

For many people, this can be the distance and transport to travel to appointments, to simply not knowing what's available.

LRH has been growing its clinical trials program since 2019, reaching a milestone of 60 trials in 2026.

But there's more work to do to make sure Gippslanders have the same opportunities to be involved in medical research as people living in metropolitan areas.

The UNITED project will bring local communities, researchers and health services together to help make that happen.

Go to the comments for a link to read more.

29/10/2026

Our Health and Safety Team was on the tools today, firing up the BBQ for National Safe Work Month 🌭🔥♨️

There were sausages, burgers, plenty of chatter and some important conversations about how we make LRH a safer place to work.

For us, workplace safety goes well beyond policies and ticking boxes, it’s all about our people. Feeling safe at work, knowing you can speak up when something doesn’t feel right and trusting that action will be taken.

We're putting serious work into improving safety at LRH, from strengthening our Health and Safety Team to investing in staff wellbeing and taking a closer look at how we identify risks and learn from incidents. And we’re not just talking about it during National Safe Work Month, it’s something we’re working on all year round.

So whilst today’s BBQ was a good excuse to raise awareness and treat everyone to lunch, it was also about hearing from our staff and giving them another opportunity to tell us what we could be doing better 🤔

Thanks to everyone who came along, shared their thoughts and grabbed a snag. And to our amazing BBQ crew for proving that playing with fire doesn’t always end in charcoal! 😅

25/10/2026

Happy Occupational Therapy Week!

What does occupational therapy look like in everyday life?

It’s helping people do the things that matter to them.

This includes everything from everyday tasks and returning to work, to reconnecting with hobbies, family and community.

This Occupational Therapy Week, we’re celebrating our amazing occupational therapy team at LRH and the many ways they help people participate in life, in ways that are meaningful to them.

This year’s theme of Participation highlights the importance of supporting people to be involved in activities, relationships and communities.

Swipe through to meet some of our occupational therapy staff and find out how they help people to build skills, overcome challenges and take part in everyday life.

23/10/2026

Have you talked to your loved ones about your future healthcare wishes?

It’s not always an easy conversation, but planning ahead can help make sure your wishes are known if you’re ever too unwell to make decisions for yourself.

LRH nurse Meg Day recently joined Suzanne on Gippsland FM Reading Room to talk about advance care planning and why it’s important to start the conversation while you’re well.

“Do it when you're well. Don't wait until you're in medical crisis. Don't wait until you're feeling unwell,” Meg said.

“Sometimes with family, we might need to open the door to a conversation, then revisit it in a few weeks or months when everyone’s had a chance to think about it.”

Advance care planning lets you record your values, beliefs and preferences for future medical treatment, and appoint someone you trust to make medical treatment decisions on your behalf if you’re unable to do so yourself.

And it’s not just about end-of-life care. An unexpected accident, heart attack or serious illness could leave you temporarily unable to communicate your wishes.

Talking with your family and loved ones about what matters most to you can help them understand your wishes and feel more confident if they ever need to make decisions on your behalf.

"Would my loved ones know what sort of decisions I want made? If I couldn't make that decision for myself, would they know what I want, not what they want?” Meg said

A simple conversation today could make a big difference in the future.

Find out more about advance care planning through the Victorian Department of Health and the Office of the Public Advocate.

Listen here and select September 28 2026: www.gippslandfm.org.au/program-guide/reading-room

Go to the comment section to find a bunch of resources:

22/10/2026

Thank you TRFM for coming to our Restart a Heart day and chatting with our amazing nurse educator Jess Villa. Members of the public learned vital CPR skills and how to use an AED (automatic defibrillator).

21/10/2026

🍽Silver medal meals

People eating meals from the LRH kitchen may be enjoying a dish prepared by a silver award-winning apprentice chef.

Our kitchen team member and first-year apprentice Thomas Hill won a silver medal in the cookery section in this year’s Australia Gippsland Region competition.

World Skills celebrates excellence in the vocational education and training sector.

The competition challenges entrants to showcase their skills, creativity and technical knowledge under pressure.

Cookery competitors were given two-and-a half-hours to prepare and serve a main course and desert from a list of set ingredients.

Thomas is a 17-year-old TAFE Gippsland commercial cookery student from Morwell.

Read more: lrh.com.au/news/silver-medal-meals/

19/10/2026

Traralgon Tennis Association is serving up a great day for a great cause!

Grab your friends, family or colleagues and join Rally in Red on Sunday 15 November, a fantastic tennis and pickleball fundraiser for cardiac care at LRH.

Whether you're a seasoned player or just keen for some fun on the court, Rally in Red is a wonderful way to get active, connect with the community and help make a difference to local heart patients (everyone knows someone).

Format is round robin doubles. Wear something red to get into the spirit of the day.

Team registrations are filling fast, but if you're keen, there'll be a court for you.
AND THERE'S A FREE BARBECUE thanks to AGL Loy Yang.

Rally your mates for a cause close to our hearts.
Email [email protected] or call Susie on 0448 551 610 to register.
Get in before 1 November!

16/10/2026

Learning CPR and how to use a defibrillator could help save a life.

And you don't need to be a health professional to make a difference.

About 60 community members joined LRH staff to learn the essentials with CPR mannequins and automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for Day.

Even Leiha the therapy dog who is a well known LRH visitor got in on the session!

Our deterioration and resuscitation clinical nurse educator Jess Vila said the aim was to give people the confidence to act in an emergency.

“We want to encourage and empower the community to learn how to do effective, good CPR and also use the AEDs to give a shock to people who are experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrests,” she said.

🫀 Every second counts

About nine in 10 people who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest die. Early CPR and defibrillation can improve their chances of survival.

And cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, regardless of their fitness.

“The fittest people have them. We've seen soccer players have them. We've seen everybody who's marathoners have them. It doesn't really matter,” Jess said.

🚨 Know what to do if someone collapses:
➡️ Check if they're responsive and breathing normally.
➡️ Call Triple Zero (000) and follow the operator's instructions.
➡️ Start CPR if they're unresponsive and not breathing normally.
➡️ Use an AED as soon as one is available, following its voice prompts.

If someone is with you, ask them to call for help or find an AED while you start CPR.

“If you know somebody that you love and they would fall in front of you and they would die, you want to be able to at least give them the best chance of living," Jess said.

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Traralgon, VIC
3844

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4:30pm
Friday	9am - 4:30pm
Sunday	9am - 4:30pm

Website

http://www.lrh.com.au/

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