Tag: health
Sunshine private hospital a step closer
A new seven-storey private hospital in Sunshine is a step closer to its expected 2018 completion date.
A planning permit has been lodged with Brimbank...
State Budget: Health boon for Brimbank
Premier Daniel Andrews’ second state budget has delivered for north west schools and hospitals.
About $200 million will be invested in the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s...
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...
New vision to tackle blindness
A new eye health initiative could save the sight of thousands of Brimbank residents.
The Vision 2020 initiative, launched by state health minister Jill Hennessy...
Aboriginal health trial in Taylors Lakes
A Taylors Lakes medical centre and the University of Melbourne have joined forces with a Wurundjeri elder to help Brimbank’s indigenous families.
With an important...
My Time for some parental support
Families navigating the disability support system can get some relief through a new group program at Sunshine for families of children with autism.
Tweddle Child...
Sunshine children’s hospital a step closer
The new $200 million Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital at Sunshine came a step closer with the state government’s announcement of Lend Lease...
Cricket club raises $20k for women’s health
Howzat for top-class fundraising?
Altona Cricket Club has raised more than $20,000 for Western Health’s BreastWest foundation over the past three years at a popular...
Sons of the west shape up
A fitness program geared at changing the lives – and shape – of men across the west is back up and running for a...
New Sunshine clinic to tackle heart disease
Brimbank patients have poor access to cardiac care, and the area is recording the highest rates of cardiovascular disease in metropolitan Melbourne, Brimbank council...
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...
Primary care boost for Caroline Springs
A minor health revolution is unfolding in Caroline Springs with an after hours clinic to gain a new doctor and a full-time nurse as...
Food security big issue for local Aboriginal population
Putting healthy food on the table is one of the biggest issues facing Aboriginal families living in Brimbank, a new health study has revealed.
The...
Youth sexual health services fall short
A western suburbs nurse wants young people to have better access to health services to help stem rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)...
Western Health receives new angiography unit
Western Health will receive angiography units, valued at almost $3 million, in the state government’s latest round of funding.
It is one of 18 health...
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Renter reforms to restore respect
The state government has announced another package of rental reforms aimed at restoring fairness and respect for tenants.
Consumer Affairs Minister Gabrielle Williams visited a...
