Health
Six-year-old’s year included five surgeries
THE PAST 12 months have been a big year for Colac’s Mason Conway.
Colac’s first 2012 baby kept parents waiting
STONYFORD’S Jarahkai Turley-Kercheval is Colac district’s first baby of the new year, born at Colac Hospital.
Cricket stalwart continues to recover
HE might not be able to tuck into his preferred steak but Warrion cricket icon Eric Hay will still enjoy Christmas dinner with his family.
Running for children’s health services
A POPULAR Colac fun run will raise money for children’s health services in Colac and beyond.
Donors provide leukaemia lifeline
DOCTORS thought Irrewarra’s Noel Hanlon might not be around for Christmas as he lay in intensive care after his first round of leukaemia treatment.
Bereaved mum campaigns to save lives
THE mother of a Colac district teenager who died from an undetected heart condition is campaigning to screen young athletes for the condition.
Hospital chiefs absent from nurses’ protest
HUNDREDS of nurses and their supporters have protested at Colac Hospital despite a no-show from hospital executives.
Nurses plan Colac rally
NURSES will rally in Colac tomorrow as they continue their push for better working conditions and pay.