Friends of Bendigo Health — Supporter Appreciation Event
Supporting Better Healthcare Close to Home
Bendigo, VIC
2026
From the community
The Bendigo Health Foundation Supporter Appreciation Event brought together businesses, community organisations and supporters who share a common goal: strengthening healthcare for people across the Bendigo region. Country Hearing Care attended as a proud Friend of Bendigo Health and joined an evening recognising the contribution of supporters across the region.
When a community gets behind its health service
Strong healthcare does not happen in isolation. Behind new specialised equipment, services and initiatives there are often people and organisations from the community helping make them
possible. Through donations, fundraising and partnerships, the Bendigo Health Foundation helps turn that support into better local care.
Healthcare that reaches the region
The Foundation’s work resonates strongly with Country Hearing Care’s commitment to regional healthcare. Both organisations understand that regional communities deserve access to excellent healthcare without always having to travel elsewhere to receive it.
The power of community support
The event highlighted the collective nature of healthcare. Hospitals, health professionals, charities, businesses, volunteers, donors and community members all have a role to play. For
Country Hearing Care, being a Friend of Bendigo Health is one contribution to that broader community effort.
A stronger future for regional healthcare
The evening was also a reminder of what can be achieved when local organisations work together. Country Hearing Care is proud to support the Bendigo Health Foundation and encourages other local organisations to consider how they too might contribute.
Students at the Swan Hill Allied Health Work Experience Week Graduation Lunch had spent the week exploring the possibilities available across allied health. For Country Hearing Care Audiologist Tia Liu, being invited as guest speaker was a chance to show students what a career in audiology can look like—and the opportunities that exist in regional Australia.
The Bendigo Seniors Expo brought together members of the local community for a day of information, connection and ideas for living well. Country Hearing Care’s Bendigo Clinical Team Lead, Courtney Di Battista, attended to meet visitors, answer questions and talk about an aspect of healthy ageing that can sometimes be overlooked: hearing.
The conversation began with a simple question: what can we all do to look after our brain health as we get older? Through the Brain Health Roadshow, Country Hearing Care partnered with Dementia Australia to take that conversation directly into regional communities.
Working closely with local First Nations communities and groups, the initiative provided education and practical information about dementia risk factors and prevention strategies, while highlighting an important connection that can sometimes be overlooked: the relationship between hearing health and brain health.
The morning sun was already warming the fields around Gunbower when the Country Hearing Care Mobile Hearing Van arrived at Harvesting Health. Local farmers, agricultural workers and families had gathered for a day focused on health and wellbeing, creating a familiar and relaxed setting to talk about something that can easily be overlooked in busy rural lives: hearing health.
