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We are excited to announce that, after the success of our inaugural Fluro Friday, we will be running the event again in 2016 to celebrate Mental Health Week. So, find your fluro socks, don a Hawaiian lei, swipe on some coloured zinc or borrow a high-vis vest to come along and enjoy a fun-filled day.  

Did you know that each year, approximately one in every five Australians will experience a mental illness? Our fun Fluro Friday event helps raise awareness of this important health issue in a positive way and helps make the invisible - visible.

We are excited to announce that we are seeking qualified Diabetes Nurse Educators for the new position of Diabetes Project Officer (0.6 EFT). The role offers the opportunity to support GPs linked to community health services to initiate insulin within a community setting. 

An opportunity exists with Southern Melbourne Primary Care Partnership for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) Access Project Officer. This part-time (0.6EFT) position seeks to engage the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to gain greater awareness of and access to health and welfare services available in the area.

We're excited to announce that we have joined the world of social media. We have now launched our Facebook page and look forward to sharing industry news with our partners, stakeholders and community members.

Even more importantly, we're looking forward to hearing from all of you. So please check out our page and make sure you 'like' us while you are there so you don't miss out on all our updates.

We'll be working hard to make sure our Facebook content differs from that on our website and in our e-communications.

We were thrilled to have the Hon. Tim Richardson MP and Domestic Violence Victoria CEO, Fiona McCormack join us on June 16 to formally launch our Family Violence Statement of Commitment. The breakfast event was well attended by CEOs and Managers from local government, community health, women's health and community agencies across our catchment.

We are excited to announce that we will be formally launching the SMPCP Family Violence Statement of Commintment in June and we ask you to 'save the date' in your diaries.

Many of our member organisations have already signed this important document as they are aware of the significance of this vital issue and the role their organisation has to play in contributing to cultural change within our society.