East Gippsland RCS opens its doors
The Bairnsdale campus of the East Gippsland RCS had some special helpers for the day.
Residents of Sale and Bairnsdale took the opportunity to find out what lies behind the school doors when both campuses held a Community Open Day on Saturday 28 July.
The emphasis was on community involvement with lots of fun things organised for children, teenagers, youth and adults. Staff and students from both medicine and nursing were on hand to talk to everyone and let them know we are here and what we offer and do. One of our main aims was to encourage young people to study for a career in rural health.
The stars of the show in Bairnsdale, without doubt, were the two baby wombats who came along with their nursing student carer who leads a not-so-secret double existence as a wildlife rescue officer. The older of the two ran all day (sometime literally up and down the hallways). While his two-month-old companion crawled into his pouch around midday and wasn’t seen again.
There were activities for kids ...
... and adults.