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The Border Watch : March 1st 2019
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NEWS TIPS newsroom@tbw.com.au Mental health a major pillar of government care plan RAQUEL MUSTILLO MENTAL health has become a major pillar of the Federal Government’s national health care plan, with the Coalition working on a series of fronts to battle the issue, Minister Greg Hunt says. The minister told the crowd of Wednesday night’s public health forum the Federal Government was extending and expanding mental health programs for young Australians. Mr Hunt said the government had expanded funds for youth mental health provider headspace and was considering expanding the program to include adult needs. “We have made a lot of progress over the last few years in this space,” he said. “Nobody here is immune from it.” He said mental health among the senior population was another key focus of the government, as well as eating disorders, which he said MENTAL BOOST: Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt and Barker MP Tony Pasin discussed the Coalition Government’s mental health strategy at a public meeting in Mount Gambier this week. affected almost half a million Australians. Mr Hunt specified eating disorders, including anorexia and bulimia, as being among the major beneficiaries of a new Medicare scheme accessible from November 1. “We have just created a new Medicare program which instead of having 20 subsidised visits for a psychologist or dietitian, it is now up to 60,” he said. “It is intense therapy to help people of all ages in what can be the longest lasting and in many ways, the highest mortality rate of any other mental health issue.” Mr Hunt said primary health care was another focus of the Coalition Government, with an increase of bulk billing rates and around 2000 medicines listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme since 2013. He said a further announcement relating to out of pocket costs would soon be released. NEWS 3 Academy in fifth year THE James Morrison Academy of Music kicked-off its fifth year in Mount Gambier this week with a new cohort of first-year students. Jumping into the new year with a bang, students from all over Australia will collaborate for the opening of Morrison’s Jazz Club tomorrow night for a swinging night of jazz with Mr Morrison himself. Doors will be open from 8pm with music from 8.30pm. Tickets are available from the Sticky Tickets website. The club’s regular schedule will start next week with big band night on Thursdays and various groups on Fridays and Saturdays throughout the semester. Dr Try dical Clinic Be careful in the heat! Please see your doctor if you are not feeling well. We have appointments available. Call us on 8723 9586. Dr Richard Try Dr Anthony Farnbach | Dr Bindi Venugopalan Dr John Birss | Dr Rasika Rampatige Doctors appointments available on the day 14 Crouch Street South, Mount Gambier 08 8723 9586 Treating people not patients 747363 BRIGHT IN AUTUMN 6 days CAIRNS, EAST COAST & THE AUSTRALIAN Tuesday 23rd April SYDNEY AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS 8 days Wednesday 1st May $2435 Highlights: Benalla, Bright Autumn Leaves, Harrietville, Bright Art Gallery, Red Stag Deer Farm, Beechworth, Beechworth Goal, Yackandandah, Mt Buffalo, Mt Beauty, Kiewa Valley, Lavender Farm, Myrtleford, and Glenrowan. $3690 Highlights: Albury, Dog on the Tuckerbox, Sydney, Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Darling Harbour, Sydney Harbour Dinner Cruise, Sydney Tower, Kings Cross, Bondi Beach, Chinatown, Star City Casino, Blue Mountains, Katoomba, Bathurst, Cowra, Young. CAPE YORK AND THURSDAY ISLAND 10 days Sunday 12th May $5310 Highlights: Cairns city accommodation, Cape Tribulation, World Heritage Daintree National Park, Bloomfield Track, Cooktown, Split Rock Aboriginal Art Site Lakefield National Park, Musgrave Telegraph Station, Weipa, Bramwell Station, Fruit Bat Falls, Seisia, Cape York tip, Thursday Island. CAPE YORK AND THURSDAY ISLAND 10 days Sunday 26th May $5310 Highlights: Cairns city accommodation, Cape Tribulation, World Heritage Daintree National Park, Bloomfield Track, Cooktown, Split Rock Aboriginal Art Site Lakefield National Park, Musgrave Telegraph Station, Weipa, Bramwell Station, Fruit Bat Falls, Seisia, Cape York tip, Thursday Island. CARPENTARIA TO CAIRNS - AUSTRALIA’S Thursday 13th June STUNNING EAST COAST 26 days $11,320 Highlights: Charleville, Blackall, Longreach, Stockman’s Hall of Fame, Cloncurry, Gulflander Train Ride, Karumba, Gulf of Carpentaria Sunset Cruise, Atherton Tableland, Undara Lava Tubes, Cairns, Green Island, Barrier Reef, Daintree River Cruise, Kuranda Train and Sky Rail, Breakfast with the Birds, Port Douglas, Australian Sugar Museum, Paronella Park, Airlie Beach, Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise, Australian Outback Spectacular Show & Dinner, Byron Bay, Coffs Harbour, Big Banana, Slim Dusty Centre, Tamworth, Dubbo, Western Plains Zoo. TROPICAL CAIRNS, LONGREACH, THE GULF & Thursday 13th June BARRIER REEF 14 days $6790 Highlights: Charleville, Blackall, Longreach, Stockman’s Hall of Fame, Cloncurry, Gulflander Train Ride, Karumba, Gulf of Carpentaria Sunset Cruise, Atherton Tableland, Undara Lava Tubes, Cairns, Green Island, Barrier Reef, Daintree River Cruise, Kuranda Train and Sky Rail, Breakfast with the Birds, Port Douglas. OUTBACK SPECTACULAR SHOW 16 days Sunday 23rd June $7550 Highlights: Cairns, Green Island, Barrier Reef, Daintree River Cruise, Breakfast with the Birds, Port Douglas, Australian Sugar Museum, Paronella Park, Airlie Beach, Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise, Australian Outback Spectacular Show & Dinner, Byron Bay, Coffs Harbour, Big Banana, Slim Dusty Centre, Tamworth, Dubbo, Western Plains Zoo. SPLENDID SINGAPORE 10 days Saturday 13th July $6785 Highlights: Luxury Hotel Accommodation, Stunning Singapore, City Sights Tour, Botanic & Orchid Gardens, Singapore River Cruise, Fullerton Bay Hotel High Tea, The Singapore Zoo, Singapore Flyer, Marina Bay Sands Lookout, S.E.A Aquarium, Changi District, National Museum of Singapore, Gardens by the Bay, English Speaking Guides. NORTHWESTER & SOUTH WEST COAST 47 days Monday 29th July DARWIN VIA CENTRAL AUSTRALIA 15 days Monday 29th July $19,450 $7700 Highlights: Central Australia, Coober Pedy, Ayers Rock, Kings Canyon, Alice Springs, West McDonnell Ranges, Tennant Creek, Katherine Gorge Cruise, Kakadu, Yellow Waters Cruise, Darwin, Mindil Market, Litchfield National Park. COOBER PEDY, AYERS ROCK, ALICE SPRINGS 9 days Monday 29th July $4940 Highlights: Adelaide, Port Augusta, Central Australia, Coober Pedy, Umoona Opal Mine, Ayres Rock, Kings Canyon, Alice Springs, West McDonnell Ranges, Standley Chasm, Alice Springs Reptile Centre, Alice Springs Desert Park, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Alice Springs School of the Air, Alice Springs Telegraph Station. WEST COAST, KIMBERLEY & SOUTH WEST COAST 35 days Saturday 10th August WEST COAST AND THE KIMBERLEY 23 days Saturday 10th August Highlights: Darwin, Katherine, Kununurra, Ord River Cruise, El Questro Station, Zebedee Springs, Chamberlain Gorge Cruise, Wyndham, Halls Creek, Fitzroy Crossing, Derby, Boab Prison Tree, Broome, Willie Creek Pearl Farm, Cable Beach, Port Hedland, Tom Price, Exmouth, Coral Bay, Monkey Mia, Kalbarri, Perth. $15,300 $10,850 DARWIN TO BROOME AND THE KIMBERLEY 12 days Saturday 10th August $6720 Highlights: Darwin, Katherine, Kununurra, Ord River Cruise, El Questro Station, Zebedee Springs, Chamberlain Gorge Cruise, Wyndham, Halls Creek, Fitzroy Crossing, Derby, Boab Prison Tree, Broome, Willie Creek Pearl Farm, Cable Beach. BROOME TO PERTH INCLUDING TOM PRICE & NINGALOO REEF 14 days Monday 19th August $7200 Highlights: Broome 3 nights, Cable Beach, Eighty Mile Beach, Port Hedland, Mt Tom Price Mine tour, Karijini National Park, Exmouth, Ningaloo Reef, Coral Bay, Shark Bay, Carnarvon, Monkey Mia Dolphins, Kalbarri Wildflowers, Perth 3 nights. PERTH AND SOUTH WEST COAST 15 days Friday 30th August $6750 Highlights: Perth, Gloucester Tree, Margaret River Chocolate Factory, Cape Leeuwin & Lighthouse, Pemberton Timber Mill, Valley of the Giants, Albany, Whale Watching Cruise, Esperance, Kalgoorlie, Super Pit Tour, Great Australian Bight, Nullarbor, Port Augusta, Adelaide, Mannum. CANADA & ALASKA EXPLORER 25 days Thursday 19th September $18,990 Highlights: 5 Star Rail Travel with Gold Leaf Service on the Rocky Mountaineer, Five Star Cruising in Staterooms with Private Balcony, Vancouver, Alaskan Inside Passage Cruise, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Ketchikan, Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Rocky Mountains, Whistler. CANBERRA “FLORIADE” 6 days Sunday 22nd September Thursday 3rd October TASMANIA 10 days Wednesday 16th October VIETNAM 17 days Friday 1st November SAPPHIRE COAST 9 days Thursday 21st November $2460 FLINDERS RANGES - BROKEN HILL - HAHNDORF 9 days $3720 $4790 $6920 $3750 The Border Watch, Friday, March 1, 2019 - 3 747013 AW3636536
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