North Eastern Community Hospital support the Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) by participating in Jeans for Genes Day On Friday 3rd August, our staff showed their support and helped raising funds by wearing their jeans to work! All we asked for was a gold coin donation. Every dollar raised helps scientists at CMRI discover treatments […]
Resident profile - Francesco Fantasia
Francesco was born in Tufara, Avellino, Italy, in 1929. As the eldest of seven children, he was called upon to work in the fields to help support the family from an early age. Many stories have been told of these times, during the war years. When his father was serving in the Army overseas, he […]
Resident profile - Carmine Rauseo
Carmine was born in the village town of Sant’Agata di Puglia in Italy and is the eldest of seven children. In his early years, he helped to support his family by working as a farm hand on local properties and farms in nearby provinces before serving in World War 2. He was drafted into the […]
Resident profile - John Wilson Young
John was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, in July 1942. He immigrated to Australia in 1951 with his older brother, mother and father via ship. After living 2 years in Adelaide, the family settled in Clearview. After John left school, he completed a plumbing apprenticeship, obtaining his Master Plumber’s qualification when he was 21. John started […]
Resident profile - Mrs Maria Polvere
Maria was born in Pago Veiano, Benevento, Italy to loving parents Antonia and Raffaele. She had an elder sister, Emmacolata and a younger sister, Rossina. In her younger years, up until she married, she helped her father with the cultivation of the land that the family owned. She was particularly adept to the making of […]
The NECH values
There has been a project running in the background for some time about refreshing our organisational values, from the current 7 statements to 5 words that best represent our current and future aspirations. All our staff were invited to participate, with the support of the Board of Directors, which is remarkable enough to be mentioned […]