Health

  • Active start to school day

    Students at Colac Primary School are gearing up for this Friday’s annual Walk to School Day.

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  • Nursing student’s training takes flight

    Barongarook’s Tilly Lang-Ashworth’s nursing career could soar after recently taking to the skies with the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

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  • Call to prepare properties for new virus

    Authorities are warning pig and horse owners to take measures to reduce exposure to mosquitos as the Japanese encephalitis virus starts to impact people and pigs in Victoria.

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  • Gastro case surge for education

    Health authorities have warned about a rise in viral gastroenteritis cases in Victorian early childhood education and care services.

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  • Take hearing health seriously

    Dispelling stigmas about hearing aids, and preventing video game-related hearing loss are important messages from Sound Audiology hearing specialist Holly Sprakel this week.

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  • Virus hits state border

    A dangerous mosquito-borne virus has reached northern Victoria, with health authorities urging Victorians to protect themselves against mosquito bites following possible cases of Japanese encephalitis virus.

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  • Pool days ease pain

    Colac people with arthritis are reaping the benefits of being back in the water.

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  • Hospice receives grant

    Colac’s Anam Cara House will be able to extend its services by hundreds of hours thanks to a $15,000 grant from ANZ’s Seeds of Renewal Program.

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