Colac Area Health

  • Colac physio loves rural setting

    Chris Mavridis came to Colac as a locum physiotherapist 20 years ago, and never left due to the enjoyment of working at Colac Area Health.

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  • Hospitals open wide for dental

    Colac Area Health was able to improve its public dental waiting list last year by implementing open sessions for emergency patients.

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  • Health chief rises to challenge

    Fiona Brewโ€™s first year as Colac Area Health chief has seen her face more challenges than most would expect to see in their career.

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  • Staying in touch amid COVID-19

    Colac Neighbourhood House co-ordinator Julie Hallifax says the coronavirus pandemic has made health staff think differently and explore alternative ways to continue to provide services.

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  • COVID-19 causes dental delay

    Colac and Camperdownโ€™s public dental service wait time improved from June to December last year, but more than 1000 people have missed out on necessary public dental treatment in the past two months due to coronavirus restrictions.

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  • Corangamarah eases restrictions

    Colacโ€™s Corangamarah aged care residents will be reunited with family members, after Colac Area Health eased some aged care coronavirus visiting restrictions.

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  • Refreshing workplace culture

    Colac Area Healthโ€™s Peter Kelly says educating people on how to identify and respond to family violence in the health service is essential.

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  • Testing blitz

    Colac Area Health has tested more than 250 people for COVID-19 in the past 10 days, as part of a state-wide blitz to test 100,000 Victorians by Monday.

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