Posts in Category: Health
Here comes the sun
BRACE yourselves for four days of extreme heat starting today with Wangaratta temperatures expected to reach 39C, 39C, 43C, climaxing on Monday to 45C. But…
Questions over the jab
EXACTLY how Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine will be rolled out and when it will be available in North East Victoria is not yet known. The Federal…
Permit system will come into place with NSW border
VICTORIANS are strongly advised not to travel to Sydney as conditions are expected to deteriorate and you may not be able to re-enter without undertaking…
Services secure cash for IT, cooling
TWO of Wangaratta’s major health services will share in $773,900 in Victorian Government funding to install vital infrastructure.
Healthy plans
EARLY intervention and prevention of health problems, and a focus on advancing digital technology are two of the key drivers revealed under Wangaratta public hospital’s…
TAKE IT TO HEART
PHYSICAL inactivity poses the greatest threat to Rural City of Wangaratta residents’ heart health, according to statistics revealed this week.
Mums sleep over
AN overnight maternity accommodation area will be built at Wangaratta’s public hospital as part of a $7.6 million delivery through the 2020/21 State Budget so…
Masks off outdoors as restrictions ease
VICTORIANS have more reasons to smile from today with masks no longer needed to be worn outdoors, as long as safe distancing is followed. The…
New report reveals impact of stroke within community
A NEW report into the economic impact of stroke showed rural Australians were 17 per cent more likely to experience a stroke, with more than…
Border reopening November 23
THE NSW Government will reopen the border to Victoria at 12.01am on Monday, November 23.
Sports vouchers for parents to help get their kids get active again
VICTORIAN parents will have access to $200 vouchers helping their children participate in sport from early next year.
Hospital and council on the ‘Covid’ beat
STAFF from Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) and Rural City of Wangaratta have teamed up this week to ensure businesses throughout the region are up to…