03/11/2026
100 years ago - the Red Cliffs Baby Health centre is going well. 👶
The Sunraysia Daily reported:
"The monthly return of the sister-in-charge of the Merbein and Red Cliffs Baby Health centres shows that the centres are doing good work in these new settlements. The report from Red Cliffs shows that for the month 53 individual babies attended the centre, eleven of whom were new babies. The total attendances were 109 while the sister visited 50 babies and mothers.
At Merbein the individual babies totalled 30, six of whom were new babies. The total attendances were 72, while 19 visits were paid by the sister.
The reports were received at this monthly meeting of the Mildura shire council yesterday [November 4].
The sister-in-charge of this centres (Sister E. M. Archer) reported that the monthly returns were satisfactory in each case. Her visits around the district, and netting into personal touch with the mothers made a lot of differences, showing that an interest was taken in that baby's welfare. There was still a need of education in the objects of the Baby Health centres and the great importance in the prevention of sickness in infants. The lectures to school girls had been satisfactory, the Red Cliffs Central, Red Cliffs East, Lake Hawthorn, Merbein Central and Irymple South schools having been visited and lectures given. The High School could not arrange a suitable time for the lectures, but an effort was to be made to have time provided in the new year's curriculum. The teachers were keen and enthusiastic, and the girls were interested, and it was realised that what they were learning would be to benefit to their homes in future."
