health
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New disability plan for Brimbank
Brimbank council has adopted a revised Disability Action Plan designed to support people with a disability along with their families and carers. The plan was…
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Council calls for sporting help
Brimbank council has requested a meeting with state Sports Minister John Eren in a push to get more cash for local sports facilities. The council…
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Trials to help curb suicide rates
More mental health and suicide prevention services are coming closer to home for Macedon Ranges residents. North-western Melbourne primary health network will co-ordinate a…
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Almost 50 children left unattended in cars in Brimbank last year
Paramedics were called out almost once a week, on average, to rescue children abandoned in hot cars last year in Brimbank. And almost a quarter…
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Vaccination rates should be public: Guy
Vaccination rates at every government primary and secondary school would be made public under a new plan put forward by the state opposition. Liberal leader…
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Step up to Stepathon
As Nancy Sinatra once sang: ‘These boots are made for walking’ … and that’s just what their’s will do, this Burnside Heights mother-daughter combo reckon.…
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New paramedic set to start
Brimbank will receive just one new paramedic in the latest roll-out of new graduates across the state. The state government last week announced 48 new…
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Bulldogs heading for Watergardens
The Western Bulldogs’ Sons of the West program will be make its presence felt next week, with five days of activities at Watergardens town centre.…
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Top baby names for 2016
Brimbank’s baby boom continued in 2016, with Sunshine Hospital reporting a major jump in births last year. About 15 babies were born every day at…
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Caroline Springs woman loses 93kg
Caroline Springs’ Charlene Crawford is stepping into 2017 as a new woman. Ms Crawford (pictured) has lost 93 kilograms and turned her life around, opening…
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Mind shifts that matter
Caroline Springs’ Charlene Crawford is stepping into 2017 as a new woman. Ms Crawford (pictured) has lost 93 kilograms and turned her life around, opening…
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Brimbank home to new ambulance ‘super centre.’
Brimbank will be home to one of six new ambulance “super response centres” to deal with major emergencies as well as day-to-day medical challenges. The…
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Diabetic, and defiant
Peter Webster received a particularly untimely present from his doctor on his 12th birthday. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, a disease that occurs…
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Brimbank men’s shed open for business
Brimbank council has opened its first men’s shed at Westvale Community Centre, welcoming new participants last Tuesday. Construction of the council-owned and managed men’s space…
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Days off for council workers nearly doubles
The number of days lost due to injuries at Brimbank council nearly doubled in the past financial year, with more employees needing surgery to fully…
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