Tag: health
Doctors to join schools in push for student welfare
Students will soon have access to doctors in a handful of inner-west high schools as part of a new state government program.
Footscray City College,...
Healthy choice for Sons of the West men’s program
Participants in the third annual Sons of the West men’s health program have wrapped up another season of learning about healthier living.
Run over 12...
‘Living well with diabetes’ forum at Williamstown town hall
People in their 20s and 30s are now getting so-called ‘maturity onset diabetes’, an Altona North GP will tell a forum in Williamstown on...
Fight cold & flu with winter ARMOUR
Winter is here and with it come the sniffles, coughs and scratchy sore throats.
But what many of us don’t know is that the “cold...
Greens say Williamstown ED was never under threat
The Greens have accused Labor of scare mongering to score political points by falsely claiming Williamstown Hospital emergency department was in danger of closing.
Greens...
Petition demands Footscray Hospital funding
Footscray Hospital supporters are demanding a reversal to the federal government’s multi-billion dollar cuts to public hospitals and health services.
An online petition started by...
MP says ‘shameful’ hospital should be bulldozed
Outdated Footscray Hospital is “shameful” and should be “bulldozed and rebuilt”, State Parliament has been told.
Western suburbs upper house Liberal MP Bernie Finn called...
State Budget: No surprises for inner west
Health, roads and education in the inner-west have received a boost with the handing down of the 2016-17 State Budget.
Treasurer Tim Pallas on Wednesday...
Free mammograms vital to early cancer detection
Just a few minutes of your time every two years could save your life, according to a Maribyrnong cancer survivor.
A regular breast appointment screen...
Push to save Williamstown Hospital ED
The Greens are calling on the state government to chip in $5million to keep Williamstown Hospital’s emergency department open.
As reported by Star Weekly, Labor...
$17 million boost for Footscray Hospital
A $17 million funding boost will help reopen some of the dozens of beds closed because of Footscray Hospital’s dilapidated state.
But critics argue the...
Petition to save Williamstown Hospital ED
A petition to save Williamstown Hospital’s emergency department has been started, as the state government heads to the High Court to try to keep...
Autism inspiration out of the blue
The amazing things people with autism can accomplish are being put firmly in focus as part of Autism Awareness Month events in Sunbury and...
A healthy helping hand for new dads
Dads feeling the pressure of juggling work and family are being invited to join a new fitness and support program.
Working Out Dads is a...
New medical ‘one-stop shop’ for Altona North
A world-renowned local doctor has stepped up to the challenge of recruiting GPs to Melbourne’s west by opening a new medical “one-stop shop” in...