Health

  • Brain cancer fund honours daughter

    BALINTORE’S Cheryl and Doug Lang hope to continue to raise awareness about brain cancer after their daughter Rebecca lost her battle with the disease two years ago.

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  • Colac cancer centre appeal continues to impress

    CORANGAMITE MP Sarah Henderson has thrown her support behind the establishment of a cancer treatment centre in Colac.

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  • Sportsman bounces back from near-fatal illness

    COLAC ten-pin bowler Ian Poysor has enjoyed a remarkable return to the sport after a split aorta almost killed him.

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  • Roo praises trainers after rupturing spleen

    SOUTH COLAC footballer Joel Menzies has praised the quick response of club trainers following his potentially life threatening on-field injury at the weekend.

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  • Ice bucket challenge promotes awareness

    APOLLO BAY’S Grant King knows a bucket of ice might not save the life of his friend of 17 years who is unable to walk, talk or eat.

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  • Footballer recovering after rupturing spleen

    SOUTH Colac coach Tim Foley says Roos footballer Joel Menzies was in good spirits in hospital yesterday after rupturing his spleen in Saturday’s loss to Simpson.

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  • Loving sister skips to success for heart health

    COLAC’S Taneisha Goonan, whose little brother Noah was born with a severe heart condition last month, has raised almost $2000 for the Heart Foundation by “skip, skip, skipping”.

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  • Colac cancer centre could open by Christmas

    COLAC AREA HEALTH officials hope to open Colac’s cancer treatment centre by Christmas.

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