Health

  • Council will review vaccine processes

    COLAC OTWAY Shire Council immunisation officials will ensure their processes are up-to-date after a report of a parent allegedly misusing the service.

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  • Doctors trial treatments for girl’s rare kidney disease

    A KIDNEY disease and resistance to medication have forced a 10-year-old Gellibrand girl to spend time at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital while doctors trial new treatments.

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  • Friend fights to help sick mum

    A COLAC woman is campaigning to help a former school chum complete her bucket list after receiving a cancer diagnosis giving her months to live.

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  • Colac man sheds a third of his body weight

    ELLIMINYT’S Nathan Gray can “enjoy a normal 21-year-old’s activities” after shedding more than a third of his body weight.

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  • Search on for names of Colac polio nurses

    A QUEST to record a complete family history has Elliminyt man Cliff Tann searching for long-forgotten names in 75-year-old photos.

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  • Parents praise children’s hospital for saving baby’s life

    A COLAC baby’s tough start to life has given his parents a lasting appreciation of health professionals at the Royal Children’s Hospital.

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  • Colac residents set to give blood

    A COLAC council leader has encouraged Colac and district people to help save lives by donating blood.

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  • Hospital shuts doors on passive smoking

    COLAC businesses will enforce new smoking bans in three weeks aimed at protecting people from second-hand smoke.

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