health
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Fighting cancer with God’s will and plenty of effort
An Altona North man and his team will take to the track for next month’s Relay for Life at Etihad Stadium after his grandmother was…
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More ambulances bypassing Werribee Mercy
Ambulances have been forced to bypass Werribee Mercy Hospital’s emergency department more often over the past year due to a spike in demand. The recently…
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Seven week wait for youth mental health help
Young people in Hobsons Bay are facing a seven-week wait for counselling as figures show they are more likely to experience mental health issues than…
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Tweddle celebrates 95 years of family health
Footscray’s Tweddle Child & Family Health Service is inviting people to join its 95th anniversary celebrations. Opening as a baby hospital in 1920, Tweddle today…
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Expectant mums can visit GPs for antenatal care
Expectant mums will be able to consult their own doctor during most pregnancies under a model used at Werribee Mercy Hospital. The Shared Maternity…
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Emergency service members to donate blood
As if they don’t do enough to save lives, Melton’s emergency services workers are now rolling up their sleeves to donate blood. Melton police senior constable…
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New model for a healthier workplace
A Laverton North company has become the first in Victoria to complete a state government program aimed at battling soaring obesity rates and chronic disease…
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Sons of the West graduate with pride
More than 250 sons of the west have graduated from a popular Western Bulldogs men’s health program. Family and friends of the 252 men who…
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Funding boost for sexual assault services
Sexual assault services are celebrating a $375,000 windfall to help more children and adults in the west access counselling and support. State Minister for Families…
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Western Private Hospital works almost complete
The multimillion-dollar expansion of the west’s only private hospital is nearly complete. Western Private Hospital, on Eleanor Street next to the public Footscray Hospital, now…
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Laverton clinic to help society’s most vulnerable
Laverton residents say the suburb’s first GP and community health clinic, which opens this month, will help people among society’s most vulnerable, including those experiencing…
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Kids in crisis: call heard
More than 200 western suburbs children at risk of family violence will be able to access counselling services in the coming year. Women’s Health West…
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