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Artists shine By Dongyun Kwon
Four of Creative Showcase 2024 artists.
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Creative Showcase 2024, an annual art exhibition for young talented student artists, is coming to The Memo, Healesville in April. The exhibition will be hosted by Yarra Ranges Council in partnership with Burrinja Cultural Centre. 32 artists, who completed units 3 and 4 in VCE Art and Studio Art or in the final year of VCAL in 2023 all around the Yarra Ranges Council’s district, will showcase their art pieces in Creative Showcase 2024. Burrinja Cultural Centre cultural development producer Toni Main said it would be more than a school show. “Come and see the exhibition because it got through the application process,” she said. “The students had to apply to get in and the work is incredibly exquisite, and the young people have such a strong voice and they really delve into some beautifully poignant and personal stories in their artwork.” The Creative Showcase will be open from Saturday 13 April to Sunday 5 May in The Memo, Healesville. Turn to page 19 for more
Nurse shortage By Callum Ludwig Aged care homes in Australia have been required to have a registered nurse (RN) on-site 24 hours a day, seven days a week since July 2023, implemented as a key recommendation from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. For some homes, including the AdventCare home in Warburton, this requirement has proved to be impossible to fulfil due to staff shortages, despite their best efforts. While this is a concern long-term, Ad-
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ably 24 hours a day, which 85 per cent of aged care facilities have had for decades,” he said. “In the smaller facilities and particularly in regional ones like Warburton, there have just not been enough registered nurses in the area, despite the fact we’ve got good clinical support, we’ve got several registered nurses during the day and we’ve got enrolled nurses (ENs) on night and evening shifts.” RNs have completed a three–year Bachelor of Nursing course, while ENs have completed a two-year Diploma of Nursing. RNs supervise
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ENs, with both roles including lots of handson, practical nursing tasks, while RNs may also be required to perform more complex tasks such as creating patient care plans or assessments for ENs to implement, or to evaluate the outcomes of medication given to patients. While the Warburton AdventCare home doesn’t have an RN on-site 24/7, there is always an RN who is on call at any time and lives locally, which is considered an effective alternative care arrangement. Continued page 3
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ventCare has alternative arrangements in place which they update the Commission on monthly and which have been accepted given their circumstances, but the exemption is set to expire in July this year. AdventCare CEO David Reece said the facility itself is running very well, but they’d love to have more staff. “The new funding system suits us, the government is funding it well, but the Royal Commission has found that you get better care if you have a registered nurse on board, prefer-