Health

  • CENTRE OPENS: Cancer facility’s names honour donors

    COLAC’S new cancer treatment facility, the Frank Minchinton Centre, takes its name from the late potato farmer who donated $150,000 to the centre’s development.

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  • MISSION OF LOVE: Devoted sister raises $10K for cancer research

    COLAC’S Tracey Lang says she is overwhelmed and humbled by the support she has received from the community in her quest to raise money for a cancer charity in honour of her late sister.

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  • INSPIRATIONAL RECOVERY: VFL debut in sight after health scare

    COLAC VFL export Jack Williams has come a long way in football since overcoming a potentially life-threatening illness two years ago.

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  • ROAD TO A CURE: Colac cancer centre receives first patients

    COLAC’S cancer treatment centre has opened its doors and accepted its first lot of patients, relieving the district’s cancer patients of a 150-kilometre trip.

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  • DOG DAYS: Adopted greyhound now a therapy dog

    HOW DID this rejected racing dog become a caring companion and therapy dog?

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  • AGAINST THE ODDS: Recruit fit and firing after cancer battle

    TOM SUTHERLAND will create a new chapter in his remarkable story of cancer survival when he pulls on the boots with Otway Districts this football season.

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  • WOOD-CHOPPING WONDER: Axe wielding helps save inductee’s life

    COROROOKE’s Ian Duryea says he might not be alive today if not for his passion for wood chopping.

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  • SALAD SCANDAL: Salmonella case affects buyer habits

    A COLAC grocer says a salmonella outbreak on a Victorian farm has had no impact on his lettuce and spinach supplies.

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