Becoming a volunteer with Macedon Ranges Health
Are you interested in volunteering?
Macedon Ranges Health encourages and supports volunteers in a range of settings. Possibilities include:
- Visiting Community Clients for social visit in their home.
- Transport to local shops may be required for some clients.
- Visit Residents in The Oaks Nursing Home and The Elms Hostel.
- Engage resident in conversation or read stories, or go for a walk around the gardens or for a cuppa.
Areas of interest of current residents requiring a volunteer are:
- Music
- Gardening
- Art & Craft
- Stamp collecting
- Reading outback stories
- Aviation
- Politics and current affairs.
Volunteers are also required to provide assistance with:
- Meals in The Oaks evening and lunch times
- Cooking program in The Oaks 1st Wednesday of the month 2.30pm
- Bingo every Tuesday in The Elms 2pm
- Art Program Fridays 1.30 to 3pm
- Supporting clients in Warm Water Exercise Mondays & Wednesdays
- Monthly outing on Saturday afternoon with staff and residents
- Christian Television last Friday of the month at 10-11.15am
- Morning tea on Tuesdays
- Administrative tasks and funding submissions
- Acquired Brain Injury Group, 1st & 2nd Fridays of the month
- Relief drivers for 12 seater bus, various days and evenings
- Drivers for movie, shopping outing monthly on Friday afternoon
- Community transport within Macedon Ranges
For further information please contact the Volunteer Coordinator on (03) 5428 0300.