Health
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Truck to drive up cancer checks
AUSTRALIA’S first mobile skin-cancer screening vehicle is set to be operational in Sunraysia next year thanks to a community-driven effort. The $2.5 million rolling health-care…
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Heartfelt thanks to colleagues
AMBULANCE Victoria paramedics say bystanders made all the difference in saving the life of a colleague who suffered a cardiac arrest at work. Mildura resident…
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Push goes on for local medical training
LEADERS at Monash Rural Health are being encouraged to persist with an ambition to have end-to-end medical training in Mildura, and were advised to create…
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What a shocker: new AED for Ouyen
THE Ouyen community is now better equipped to respond to a cardiac arrest with a fourth publicly accessible automated external defibrillator, or AED, available in…
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Heart health highlighted
DATA released from a series of recent heart health checks in Mildura has shown “staggering” levels of heart disease risk. A total of 633 people…
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Man up for men’s health week
THE best time to plant a tree was yesterday, the second best time is today. That’s the advice GP registrar Jack Williams delivered to members…
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Heart-felt thanks for lifesavers
HAD it not been for an ultrasound machine donated by a local fundraising committee, Jag Jayasena’s story could have had a very different ending. Just…
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Support for men with cancer
AFTER being diagnosed with cancer, having a support network of people who understand what you are going through is crucial. That is what Sunraysia Cancer…
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Calls to save triple zero for emergencies
AS the cold weather begins to set in and seasonal illnesses circulate, Ambulance Victoria is reminding the community to save calling triple zero (000) for…
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Long COVID took a lot from me
MIN POOLE was a councillor and deputy mayor during the previous Rural City of Mildura council term. She decided not to run at the 2020…
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Cancer project’s $500k boost
AN accommodation project that aims to increase the rate of people seeking life-saving cancer treatment in Mildura has received a $500,000 shot in the arm.…
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Local bequest backs Ballarat cancer research
A NEW fellowship to support research into cancer treatment has been named in honour of Mildura’s Irene Tellefson. Last Friday, the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research…
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