
Winter 2016
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Sight+Sound Winter 2016
June 6, 2016The Winter 2016 edition of Sight+Sound is now available, with all the latest news and events from The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital over the past few months. View the complete version here.
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CEO message - Mark Petty
June 6, 2016Welcome to the Winter edition of Sight+Sound. We had a great response to our last newsletter, prompting many discussions about freak accidents causing serious injuries. As you will read more about in this newsletter, the hospital has been particularly...
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Champagne cork threatens sight
June 6, 2016Ricki-Lee Coulter Ricki-Lee Coulter, award winning Australian singer, songwriter, television and radio presenter, was visiting her family in Queensland when an accident threatened her eyesight. “I was at my parents’ house having champagne with...
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Emergency Department opening
June 6, 2016On Tuesday 24 May, the doors to the Eye and Ear’s new Emergency Department were opened to patients and visitors. A week earlier, the Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy, officially unveiled the department which is the first clinical area to be...
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Eye and Ear on the Park
June 6, 2016From Monday 29 August 2016, the Eye and Ear’s Outpatient Clinics and Day Surgery services will be provided from the current Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre site, in St Andrews Place, East Melbourne. This campus will be known as Eye and Ear on the...
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Community Board Meeting
June 6, 2016MC Dr John Manolopoulos addressing community members at the Community Board Meeting Close to 80 staff, patients, volunteers, consumers and members of the general public attended the hospital’s Community Board Meeting in May. Dr John Manolopoulos was...
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Cultural Diversity Week
June 6, 2016Level 1 Outpatients enjoying a culturally diverse team meal The Eye and Ear celebrated Cultural Diversity Week (12-20 March) by sharing stories on a notice board on the ground floor and encouraging teams to enjoy a culturally diverse meal together. On...
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Remembering Julian Richard Fader
June 6, 2016Julian with Professor Graeme Clark Julian Richard Fader passed away earlier this year on 29 January aged 81. Described by his loved ones as a true gentleman, respected and loved by all, Julian was also a highly valued member of the Eye and Ear community....
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Volunteer profile: Stephen
June 6, 2016Stephen Wong joined the Eye and Ear in October 2013 as a volunteer, he felt blessed in life and wanted to dedicate some of his time helping others. In his first year of university, Stephen attended an information night where our volunteer coordinator...
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Recognised for excellence
June 6, 2016This quarter Janki Solanki from Pharmacy received the peer nominated ‘I See You, I Hear You - Values in Action’ award. The award recognises outstanding members of the Eye and Ear community who put the hospital’s values into action every...