News & Media

This year National Diabetes Week will be on 10th – 16th July and EACH will be hosting two FREE seminars for people in the community living with Type 1 or 2 Diabetes: Type 2 Diabetes – Coming to…

The 2016-2018 Eastern Metropolitan Region – Mental Health and Alcohol & Drug Catchment Plan has been funded by the Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services, to support three-yearly cycles of strategic planning for Mental Health…

EACH Housing’s residential development designed for individuals with physical disabilities at Officer in Melbourne’s South East has been covered in the media. Mail News Group’s Pakenham/Officer Gazette and the Berwick Leader have featured the story: Read the Pakenham/Officer Gazette article…

Volunteer Mentors Needed! Help Learner Drivers Get Behind The Wheel! The EACH L2P Learner Driver Mentor Program aims to assist Learners Drivers between the ages of 16 – 20 years of age who have been identified…

Mail News Group’s Ranges Trader Mail has covered the work of EACH’s ‪Youth‬ Technology Project. Read the article here.

EACH Housing is expanding its network of community housing with a residential development designed for individuals with physical disabilities at Officer in Melbourne’s South East. EACH received a grant from the Federal Government through the Supported…

We are proud to have our Chinese Peer Connection program recognised at the 2016 Minister for Health Volunteer Awards, winning Outstanding achievement by a ‪volunteer‬: improving public healthcare. The program supports members of the Chinese community…

EACH has launched a Youth Technology Project to help young people, families and service organisations manage issues associated with modern technology use and mental health. The Project aims to support young people and their families struggling…

Cranbourne Berwick News have featured a story on the work of EACH’s Supporting Kids in Primary School program (part of our ‪‎Mental Health‬ service) in Melbourne’s South East region. Read the article here.

Last month EACH staff helped to put on a Men’s ‪‎Health‬ Check Day at Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place (MMIGP). A total of 12 men participated in the day, seen by EACH staff including a GP,…

We are extremely pleased and proud to announce that EACH has been selected as the lead agency to operate the headspace Dandenong and Narre Warren centres. EACH will now operate a total of four headspaces: Port Macquarie, Knox,…

EACH’s Tobacco Free Clinic was invited to present at a Smoking Cessation Forum: High Priority Populations hosted by the Victorian Department of Health & Human Services in Melbourne on 21st April 2016. Around 200 service providers…

VICSERV’s Conference Towards Recovery: hope, innovation, co-design 19-20 May 2016 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre The Towards Recovery conference offers an exciting program that will centre on key concepts such as innovation; co-design; hope and recovery;…

EACH CEO, Peter Ruzyla, on behalf of the employees and Board, welcomed the Royal Commission report into Family Violence which was presented to the Victorian Government on 29 March 2016. EACH firmly believes in the principles…

EACH’s Health Promotion Team are excited to introduce the creation of our EACH Refugee & Asylum Seeker Action Group (ERAAG). The Group recently held an introductory professional development session entitled – Changing the Conversation. It was…

EACH is proud to be returning as a presenting partner at Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2016. This year we are presenting the film Margarita with a Straw.  The film will be shown on Saturday 9th of…

Work on improving oral ‪‎health for some of our youngest community members has been mentioned in this week’s Free Press Leader. The Smiles-4-Miles program is developed by Dental Health Services Victoria and implemented by EACH in…

It was fantastic having Tony Clark, Labor for Deakin and Jacqui Ward from the Self Advocacy Resource Unit speak at our New Horizons AGM yesterday. New Horizons is a self-advocacy and mutual support group for adults with…

EACH’s Reconnexion service which supports people experiencing anxiety, stress, depression and benzodiazepine (tranquillisers & sleeping pills) dependency, has featured in The New Daily. The article looks at the danger of tranquillisers and how to stay safe…

Congratulations to four workplaces in Knox who were recognised as Health Promoting Workplaces at a recent Healthy Together Knox Workplace Workshop, for meeting state-wide evidenced based benchmarks for chosen health areas of the Healthy Together Victoria…

Event: Dreaming on the Edge Retreat 2016 When: 16th -18th March 2016 2016 Where: Candlebark Farm – 531 Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road Healesville VIC 3777 The Dreaming on the Edge Retreat aims to build unity, motivation and…

Seventeen Early Childhood Services in the Outer East region of Melbourne have received a Smiles 4 Miles award recently, recognising their work on improving the oral health of some of our youngest community members. Smiles 4…

The Herald Sun and Leader Community News are reporting on the shortage of ‪‎drug‬ and ‪‎alcohol‬ services, while telling the story of a participant from our Maroondah Addictions Recovery Project (MARP) service. Read the full story HERE.

Melbourne’s annual Midsumma Festival kicked off last Sunday with a Carnival day, which transformed Alexandra Gardens into a hub of markets, community group stalls, family activities and into the night – a big party! EACH returned…

Global bioscience company Chr. Hansen has been officially recognised by the Victorian State Government as a Health Promoting Workplace after reaching state-wide benchmarks in the areas of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity. Knox City Council Mayor…

Some of our newest and youngest community members will discover the joy of reading, with Blackburn English Language School (BELS) holding a book giveaway assembly for their students on Friday 11th December 2015. EACH’s Health Promotion…

EACH is proud to be a sponsor and supporter of Tilde – Melbourne’s trans and gender diverse film festival, which took place at The Melbourne Lithuanian Club from 13 to 15 November 2015. Tilde Melbourne’s international…