Posts in Category: Health
MONDAY’S PEOPLE: Rural passion recognised
A DEEP interest in rural health and social justice has led Doctor Zara La Roche from Melbourne to Wangaratta and has now also qualified her…
WHAT LIES BENEATH
COUNCIL has allocated $350,000 in its draft 2019/20 budget to fix up problems with the Wangaratta Splash Park in Mitchell Avenue.
Volunteer to give hope
WANGARATTA will benefit from 80 per cent of money raised during this year’s Red Shield Appeal, with the main event set for May 25-26.
Time to think about what matters most
THE theme for National Palliative Care Week 2019 from May 19 to 25 is ‘What matters most?’
NO LET UP IN RELIEF NEEDS
COOLER conditions have heralded the start of local winter appeals, but Wangaratta’s charities say there has been no real lull in the need for their…
$300m more is needed for rural health – Haines
INDEPENDENT candidate for Indi, Helen Haines, has called on both major parties to develop policies and commit more funding for a national rural health strategy…
COMMUNITY RALLIES
DONATIONS and community support for the McDonald family has been “overwhelming” after Paul McDonald, 46, lost his life, and his wife Mandi McDonald, 45, was…
Royal effort by generous communities raises almost $130,000 for the children’s hospital
WANGARATTA stood tall and finished among regional Victorian’s highest donating areas for the Good Friday Appeal, raising a total of $129,672 for the Royal Children’s…
Backyard breeders may be on the rise in Wangaratta
THE Wangaratta Kennel and Obedience Club is concerned by the increasing number of puppies arriving at their doorstep who have been separated from their mother…
Beyond Ice helps to break down workplace stigma
LOCAL business owners and members from Wangaratta’s Local Drug Action Team (LDAT) gathered for breakfast at the Gateway Hotel yesterday morning to discuss problematic drug…
CENTRE FOR KIDS
WANGARATTA’S health precinct is making a transformation with a $700,000 paediatric specialist centre proposed for Clark Street near the public hospital.
HEALTHY PLAN
MORE housing, greater road safety measures, better bike infrastructure, and development of “under-utilised” sites around Northeast Health Wangaratta are among the suggestions in a draft…