[Images: Crane with the name ‘Aunty Athalie’ in view]
[Text on screen: Construction is underway on the more than $500 million Barwon Women’s and Children’s]
Renee: It's really great to celebrate Aunty Athalie in the crane
[Text on screen: Tower cranes on the site have been named to honour two significant people in the community]
[Images: Aunty Athalie inspects medical equipment with a midwife]
Renee: that's being named after her. She's a Yorta Yorta woman herself and a longtime midwife here at the hospital. She’s an inspiration
[Text on screen: Renee Owen: Aboriginal Health Program Manager, Barwon Health]
[Images: Renee is seated and talking to camera]
Renee: and real big honour to have her be acknowledged for the work that she does
[Text on screen: Aunty Athalie Madden: Retired Midwife and Associate Nurse Unit Manager, Barwon Health]
[Images: Renee and Aunty Athalie are talking as they walk down a corridor; Aunty Athalie is seated and talking to camera]
Aunty Athalie: On my wishes, that there are more midwives and more nurses and doctors coming through as First Nations people because we need them to be there to encourage our young people that they can do it as well.
[Text on screen: Auntie Athalie has been a driving force for creating welcoming and culturally inclusive maternity support in the region]
[Images: Aunty Athalie and Renee are looking at an indigenous artwork on the wall of a facility; Renee speaks to the camera; Aunty Athalie is looking out a window towards the construction site of the new facility]
Renee: Women having Aboriginal babies were struggling and their birth experiences weren't exactly fantastic for one reason or another, and she really felt that that was a need. And so she initiated an Aboriginal antenatal clinic, which she led. The Barwon Women's and Children's will be a really important part of the community and providing care for the growing Aboriginal community here in Geelong.
[Text on screen: Dr. Lawrence Gray: Paediatrician, Barwon Health]
[Images: Dr Gray is seated and talking to camera; Dr Anderson is talking to a midwife as they walk down a corridor]
Dr Gray: So we're here to honour Kym Anderson, who's one of our pediatricians who has been here for many decades and has done an amazing job over his career, and I think he's very deserving the honour of having a crane named after him.
[Text on screen: Dr. Kym Anderson: Paediatrician, Barwon Health]
[Images: Dr Anderson is seated and talking to camera]
Dr Anderson: I chose pediatrics because I really enjoyed the idea of having an impact
[Text on screen: Kym has been instrumental in children’s cancer and diabetes services in the Barwon region]
[Images: Dr Anderson is talking to a young child in a hospital bed and their parents]
Dr Anderson: while a child was young on their long-term health.
[Text on screen: Once completed, the Barwon Women’s and Children’s will provide more women’s and children’s health facilities]
[Images: Dr Gray is seated and talking to camera; Dr Anderson is talking to a midwife as they walk down a corridor]
Dr Gray: I think it's real opportunity to say thanks to him, but also because Kym's been, I mean, literally a builder. He is responsible for, uh, establishing our local children's oncology service. So our cancer service, which connects back up to the Royal Children's Hospital, and he's always run that as a, a real opportunity for parents, patients, families, kids to all be together, locally, receiving their care
[Text on screen: Ensuring families in Geelong and surrounding communities can access the very best care, close to home]
[Images: Kym interacts with hospital staff; Kym speaks to the camera]
Dr Anderson: To have a new environment which actually supports the staff and know that we will be able to deliver that better service will have a significant impact on staff's mental health and therefore that will absolutely be translated therefore to a better service for our families.
[Images: A partnership screen with a white background displays the text ‘In partnership with’ and the ‘Barwon Health’ logo]
[Images: A sliding transition screen then displays the Victorian Health Building Authority and Victoria State Government logos and the url vhba.vic.gov.au]
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