Tag: health
Walk with the Dogs
Western Bulldogs young guns Easton Wood and Josh Dunkley dropped into Western Hospital last week to get patients back on their feet for the...
Altona Meadows transplant recipient on ride for life
Four years ago, Rebecca Berry couldn’t walk a metre without assistance.
Next month, the Altona Meadows double lung transplant recipient will cycle 600 kilometres from...
Take a stand against sitting
Inner-west residents are being urged to get on their feet in the wake of research highlighting the ill-effects of prolonged sitting.
Professor Stuart Biddle of...
Biggest Loser stars to run free boot camps
After shedding 51.6 kilograms to win The Biggest Loser, Hoppers Crossing’s Daniel Jofre says he and his family want to give back to the...
MTAG slams failure to protect child health
Government agencies are failing to protect the health of children, a group seeking reductions in air pollution in the inner west has claimed.
Star Weekly...
Altona mother driven by son’s untimely death
An Altona mother who lost her son to leukemia three years ago is raising money for the organisation that helped her family in the...
Maribyrnong revealed as childhood asthma hotspot
Children in Maribyrnong are being hospitalised with asthma at almost twice the national rate, prompting calls for improvements to air quality.
The first Australian Atlas...
Moorabool nurses set sights high
Three Moorabool maternal and child health nurses have recently qualified as internationally recognised lactation consultants.
With funding from the Macedon Ranges and North Western Melbourne...
Men’s Health walk in honour of ‘Creamy’ Davis
People are urged to get behind the EJ Whitten Foundation’s Williamstown Walk for Men’s Health on Sunday.
Jo Davis founded the walk in honour of...
Free bowel screen kits thrown away
People are being urged to overcome their distaste for bowel cancer screening as figures show that two of every three people in Hobsons Bay...
Footscray Hospital waiting times below standard
Western Health’s annual report has revealed 34 patients were left waiting in Footscray Hospital’s emergency department for longer than 24 hours during the past...
Clare helps shine a light on cancer support
Cancer was never part of Clare Halloran’s plans. She was 28, had just graduated from university with firm ideas of where her life was...
Bright students ready to walk and ride to school
Kingsville Primary School pupils got into the spirit of a recent road safety event by dressing brightly for their trip to school.
As part of...
Young cricketer suffers suspected heart attack
A young cricketer suffered a suspected heart attack while training at Williamstown on Sunday morning.
Williamstown Cricket Club secretary Jordan Doyle said the 24-year-old had...
Raising awareness of dementia
Ellen Warren turns to her mother, seated next to her on the bed, and says, “I’m your daughter”.
Her mother, Beryl, breaks down in tears...
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Give better this Christmas
It’s OK to veto Valentine’s Day and pay little heed to Halloween, but when it comes to Christmas most of us aren’t willing to...
