Posts in Category: Health
Heat Health Alert for North East
A HEAT Health Alert has been issued for the North East tomorrow and Wednesday due to high daytime and overnight temperatures forecast.
Friends, family rally in support of Hayden
The countdown to Christmas is a busy time for every family, but last year the Sampson family’s lives took an unexpected turn, when their 15…
$2.7M backs community wish for more youth mental health support
THE Federal Government yesterday announced $2.7 million to back a Wangaratta community driven bid to improve local mental health services for young people aged 12…
43 years on the job enough for Jill Lawn
AFTER more than 43 years supporting blood donors and the Red Cross, Jill Lawn will finish up as a volunteer at the Wangaratta Blood Donor…
Emergency demand UP
WANGARATTA’S public hospital has returned a $2.364 million deficit in the 2017/18 financial year, mainly due to increased activity demand and complexity of patient care.
Call for training centre to break the drug cycle
INDEPENDENT candidate for Ovens Valley, Tammy Atkins, has proposed a Wangaratta Recovery Community and Training Centre be established to break the cycle of drug dependency,…
Not wind nor rain can stop the Relay For Life
Local volunteers raise more than $52,000 for Cancer Council
Fish farm, quarry idea hits a snag
Markwood landholder also wants to lease his land for excavation of vital concrete resource
Put your bike into gear on Wednesday
BRAVE the helmet hair this month and join Australia’s biggest celebration of commuter riding at National Ride2Work Day this Wednesday.
All schools getting active this month
WISAC receives more than $10,000 funding for Walk to School Program
State’s top cop begins long walk to our city, for mental health
Commissioner Ashton and Mr Gatt set off on Monday to raise support and funds for police mental health.
People’s place set to become 24/7 facility
Rural City of Wangaratta councillors this week voted to provide the YMCA with funding to allow all hours’ access.