Become Involved

Membership

You can become a member of the Ovens & King Community Health Service if you are 18 years of age and over; and live, work or are enrolled as a student in the catchment area served by Ovens & King CHS, or if you are a client/carer/volunteer of the Ovens & King CHS.

Membership is free and on-going. Please contact reception for a membership form.

Volunteers

Volunteers at Ovens and King Community Health Service (O&K CHS) enrich a variety of services with their great enthusiasm and devotion for volunteering.
Eighty volunteers play an integral role in the health service providing valuable contributions to the following programs:

Wangaratta Water Exercise
Weights & Strength Training at Bright and Myrtleford
Tai Chi at Bright and Myrtleford
Community Link Friendly Visiting at Bright
Community Health Transport at Bright and Myrtleford
Victims Assistance Program
Planned Activity Group at Moyhu
Story Time Reading at Wangaratta, Moyhu and Myrtleford
Administration at Wangaratta
The Board of Ovens & King Community Health Service

Some comments from O&K CHS volunteers in these programs.

“Volunteering is a lifetime learning experience and it is wonderful doing something for others, but in doing so you also do something for yourself and gain great satisfaction.”

“We can meet many new people and be part of the wonderful feeling of belonging”

Volunteers have a long standing core relationship with O&K CHS and the community in which they volunteer. They support O&K CHS to achieve its vision, promoting health and well being together, through increasing community participation, strengthening community action, and facilitating partnerships between O&K CHS and the communities it serves.

At O&K CHS we are working hard to advance volunteering aiming to provide volunteers with a welcoming environment, which offers unique learning and skill development opportunities. Our overarching goal is to maximise the quality of peoples experience as a volunteer. We value the endless benefits volunteers’ participation has for our service, our clients, and the wider community of Wangaratta, Ovens Valley and King Valley.

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Last Updated: 02-Jul-08