Across Gippsland, dedicated individuals, teams and organisations are finding new ways to deliver care, strengthen partnerships and support healthier communities. The 2026 Gippsland Primary Health Awards celebrate these contributions and the commitment, creativity and collaboration behind them.

Residential aged care homes across Gippsland are invited to join the Aged Care On-site Pharmacist Program (ACOP), with Griffiths Point Lodge in San Remo already seeing practical, day-to-day improvements in medication safety, clinical collaboration and resident care.

A partnership between Gippsland PHN and Neighbourhood Houses Gippsland has demonstrated the power of trusted community support to improve digital health literacy, helping more than 400 Gippslanders confidently access digital health services.

The 2026 Latrobe Care Expo provides an opportunity to connect your patients, clients, carers and families with local aged care, disability, health, veterans’ services and community service providers, all in one place.

September is fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) Awareness Month – a time to increase understanding of a lifelong disability that is often misunderstood or overlooked. FASD is caused by prenatal alcohol exposure, which can affect development of the brain, body and organs.

Gippsland PHN has released a new Health Insights paper on potentially preventable hospitalisations in Gippsland. It highlights the scale and cost of these hospitalisations, along with opportunities to improve health outcomes and reduce pressure on hospitals by strengthening access to primary care.