Dargo Bush Nursing Centre Inc.

21/04/2026

Accessing After-Hours Care in Gippsland from 13 April 2026.

From 13 April 2026, after-hours health advice for Gippsland will
be available through 1800MEDICARE (1800 633 422).

1800MEDICARE is a free 24/7 service where callers can speak
with a registered nurse who can help determine the most
appropriate care option.

Additional after-hours options in Gippsland:

Victorian Virtual Emergency Department www.vved.org.au

*Urgent Care Clinics*
Latrobe Urgent Care Clinic 42–44 Fowler Street, Moe
Warragul Medicare Urgent Care Clinic 170 Normanby
Street, Warragul

*Chemist Care Now*
Participating pharmacies may provide treatment for some
common conditions or resupply certain medicines without
needing to see a GP first.

For life-threatening or emergency situations, please call 000.
From 13 April 2026, the after-hours telehealth GP service
(HealthAccess, 1800 272 767) will no longer be available in
Gippsland.

For more information, visit the Gippsland PHN website:
www.gphn.org.au/latest-news/after-hours-care-april-2026

20/04/2026

The days are getting shorter, the weather is getting cooler, and it's time for our annual Flu Vax Clinic! We've touched base with a number of you already and booked you in. If you are still needing to book in and haven't yet heard from us, give us a call!

Phone (03) 5150 2420 to book in!

20/04/2026

Gippsland Region Public Health Unit - GRPHU kindly loaned us an air scrubber over the period that we recently experienced bushfires. Air quality was often deemed poor during some of the days that the fires were around us. Given that the potential for patients with respiratory concerns was high, we wanted to ensure the air quality within the centre was the best it could be.

Now that bushfire season has ended for this half of the year, we were arranging to have the unit returned to GRPHU. We were absolutely thrilled when they offered to gift the unit to the Dargo Bush Nursing Centre! Our need for a HEPA air scrubber will be ongoing over our bushfire seasons, so this is an extremely beneficial unit to have here in our Centre.

Thank you so much to GRPHU for gifting the unit. Keep a look out for some further information about the Gippsland Region Public Health Unit, we'll be sharing more about the important work they do ☺️

01/04/2026

📣👀🤓ATTENTION DARGO BNC MEMBERS🤓👀📣

RFDS Flying Doctor Mobile Eye Care Clinic is coming back to Dargo!!
We have limited spots available for this clinic so get in quick!

Appointments available on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st April 2026.

To book an appointment please call the number listed on the flyer for RFDS (03) 8412 0444.

01/04/2026

🍫🌈🐰Easter Long weekend Open Hours🐰🌈🍫
The Dargo Bush Nursing Centre will be closed over the Easter Long Weekend, resuming business as normal Tuesday 7th April.
Please remember to always phone "000" in an emergency. For all other health advice and support, please utilise the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department as listed via the QR code on the poster below. We apologies for any inconvenience.
On behalf of the Dargo BNC, we wish everyone a safe and happy Easter🐇

16/03/2026

🩷🌸🩷NEXT MONDAY!!!🩷🌸🩷
There are still spots available on the bus for a day out to Lakes Entrance,
Call us on 51502420 if you would like to come on a fun day out 🥰

🩷🌸🩷🌸🩷 Breast Screen Bus 🩷🌸🩷🌸🩷
Our Breast Screen Bus Trip is booked and ready to go on Monday March 23rd.
The Breast Screen appointments are FULLY BOOKED!
However we still have seats spare on the bus for a trip to Lakes Entrance for lunch.
Call us on 51502420 to book a seat on the bus, ALL WELCOME!
Bus will be leaving Dargo Hall at 7:00am and we will be returning at 6:00pm.

16/03/2026

We recently had another wonderful Annual Staff Training Day here at the BNC!
It was so lovely to have Steph from 3 Rivers Training back in Dargo to refresh us and provide education on Managing Immunisation Emergencies, CPR + Defibrillation and Manual Handling (Movement and Transfer of Clients). We had lots of fun during these sessions but more importantly, this is an annual upskilling requirement for all of our Nurses, Admin staff, Cleaners and Home Support Workers.
Thank you Steph😊and see you again next year!
We were then lucky to have members of the Briagolong CFA Brigade John, Val and John come to Dargo and provide us with Fire and Chemical safety training within the internal and external aspects of the BNC building and practical fire extinguisher training which is always fun and a necessary skill for us all!🧯👩‍🚒

These days allow our staff to all be together and handover everything relevant to BNC operations – an essential aspect of keeping our Centre running smoothly!

Thanks so much to the Dargo Store for our amazing Lunch as well!🤤

11/03/2026

The Dargo Bush Nurse Centre and Board of Management would like to warmly welcome Deb Saltmarsh to the Dargo BNC Team as our new Administration Officer 😊
Welcome Deb 💛

11/03/2026

🩷🌸🩷🌸🩷 Breast Screen Bus 🩷🌸🩷🌸🩷
Our Breast Screen Bus Trip is booked and ready to go on Monday March 23rd.
The Breast Screen appointments are FULLY BOOKED!
However we still have seats spare on the bus for a trip to Lakes Entrance for lunch.
Call us on 51502420 to book a seat on the bus, ALL WELCOME!
Bus will be leaving Dargo Hall at 7:00am and we will be returning at 6:00pm.

05/03/2026

The Centre will be closed on Monday 9th March for Labor Day Public Holiday and will reopen as per normal Tuesday 10th March. Please remember to always phone "000" in an emergency situation. For all other health advice and support, please utilise the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department. Details for accessing are on the poster below.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

09/02/2026

Charee from Red Cross is coming back to Dargo! We’ve certainly missed her!

Thursday 19th February at 10.30am at The Dargo River Inn. Charee will be here to facilitate some chats after recent events and wants to hear about what matters most to you.

Followed by a FREE BBQ lunch.

RSVP’s are essential for catering so please refer to Charee’s contact details on this poster and let her know you’d like to come ☺️

29/01/2026

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to postpone our Skin Check Clinic for next Wednesday 4th February with Mr Sarkar.

We will let you know as soon as we possibly can, the new date for this Clinic. We apologise for any inconvenience.