Health

  • Hospice plans impress campaigner

    Colac hospice care campaigner Diane Wright says she’s excited to see a service she founded at Geelong move forward with a new $21-million hospice.

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  • Busy weekend for virus clinic

    Colac’s COVID-19 testing clinic opened at short notice across the weekend as scores of returned interstate travellers sought tests after outbreaks in Sydney and Melbourne.

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  • Health team reacted well to virus crisis

    Great Ocean Road Health’s chief executive Sandy Chamberlin has reflected on 2020 – a year that saw her face a cyber-attack, global pandemic and service amalgamation, all in her first year as chief.

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  • Embracing a new lease on life

    Bambra’s Rhonda Armstrong should have died in 2012.  Now she’s relishing life. Find out why.

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  • Act FAST on stroke

    The Stroke Foundation has reminded families to be on the lookout for signs of stroke this Christmas season.

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  • State funding for telehealth

    South-west Victorians will receive specialist medical care sooner and closer to home with a boost to telehealth services.

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  • No need to skip tradition

    St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School students have been skipping at home for the Jump Rope for Heart program.

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  • Text sent early

    Barwon Health has apologised after accidentally text messaging 28 Colac people a half a day early telling them they could leave isolation.

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