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Northern Health leading the way towards climate-resilient healthcare
Northern Health has won a prestigious 2024 Victorian Public Healthcare Award.The awards recognise healthcare workers, public health services, community groups, and volunteers, celebrating their...
The deadliest industry in agriculture
Agricultural workers are being urged to prioritise their safety, with the industry recently ranked second highest for work-related deaths.While Safe Work Australia ranked the...
REGGIE launch a success at Northern Health
A new patient registration portal for the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED) is fast-tracking patient care.Known as ‘Reggie’, the portal was developed internally by...
Healthy minds matter
The 2024 Australia Post Community Grants funding program has provided $4800 to a local community group to enable their ‘Looking out for each other’...
Broadford’s dedicated doctor
Broadford's Doctor Geetha Venkatram was recently honoured at the Stronger Medicare Awards for her 20-year commitment to healthcare at Parliament House in Canberra.From a...
Thunderstorm asthma warning issued
VicEmergency has issued a Thunderstorm Asthma alert for parts of Victoria, including Central, North Central, North East, South West, Wimmera, South and West Gippsland,...
Welcoming new mental health hub in South Morang
Whittlesea Mental Health and Wellbeing Local is now fully operational, with a dedicated hub for Victorians aged 26 and above to access essential mental...
Shocktober in full swing
Ambulance Victoria (AV) has launched its life-saving annual campaign Shocktober, teaching three simple steps to improve cardiac arrest survival relates—Call, Push, Shock.The month-long cardiac...
The quest to find a cure
Sunbury local Lisa Whitehead was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 39 years old.Upon diagnosis, it was discovered that the cancer had spread...
Malnourishment: What you need to know
Malnutrition is a costly and potentially fatal disease, but it doesn’t have to be.Lancefield’s Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Nutritionist Prudence Williams shed some light on the issue recently, bringing to...

