Photo courtesy of Brian Bennion, South East Advertiser
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Australia’s oldest living
recipient of the Victoria
Cross, Keith Payne, is
on a mission to educate
school children about
their nation’s proud
Anzac heritage.
The aim of the Bears to School program
is to place a Great War uniformed teddy
bear in every classroom in Australia
by encouraging communities and
businesses to donate a bear to their
local school. Each bear is accompanied
by a story card and specially developed
learning resources and activities to be
used in class or at home.
Ramsay Health Care has joined
this special initiative as a corporate
supporter of Bears to School by
donating five bears – including one
to Holland Park State School near
Greenslopes Private Hospital.
Craig McNally, CEO of Ramsay Health
Care, explained that supporting Bears
to School was another example of
Ramsay’s strong commitment to
Australian veterans and their families.
“As we commemorate the final year of the
centenary of WWI, it is more important
than ever to educate the next generation
about our past to ensure the magnitude
of those sacrifices is never forgotten. We
hope our support of the Bears to School
initiative helps to preserve the legacy of
our military history”.
Ramsay Health Care has donated
bears to:
• Holland Park State School,
Holland Park, QLD
• Glenferrie Primary School,
Hawthorn, VIC
• Parkside Primary School,
Parkside, SA
• Westmead Public School,
Westmead, NSW
• Hollywood Primary School,
Nedlands, WA
For more information about the
Bears to School program, visit
AnzacBears.com.au.
Pregnancy & family planning
Greenslopes Private Hospital has
hosted its first on-site maternity
education event for couples planning
to start a family.
Guests were provided with a
complimentary brunch while hearing
from the following specialists in
Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and
Paediatrics:
• Dr Dora Ng – Pregnancy planning
• Dr Brad Robinson – What to really
expect when you’re expecting
• Dr Ken Law – Fertility issues & IVF
• Dr Chris Toumpas and Dr Upasana
Kapoor – Specialist care for
newborns
Midwives from Greenslopes Maternity
took the couples on a private tour of
the maternity ward, which houses a
24/7 Special Care Nursery for babies
born from 32 weeks, and a Well Baby
Nursery to cater for the individual
needs of both mother and baby.
Finally, there was an informative
demonstration by CPR Kids, which
conducts regular baby and child first
aid classes at Greenslopes Private
Hospital.
The hospital’s modern and state-ofthe
art maternity service opened in
2013 as part of a major expansion at
Australia’s largest private teaching
hospital. Since then, staff and doctors
have helped to bring more than 5,000
babies into the world.
Greenslopes Maternity offers 26
private bedrooms fitted out with flat
screen TVs, coffee machines, and
modern ensuites.
For more details about the
maternity service, visit
greenslopesmaternity.com.au.
Greenslopes
sends bears
to school
Keith Payne promoting
Anzacbears.com.au