Health
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Kids pumped to learn life-saving CPR
MORE than 50 Irymple South Primary School students were given the skills to save a life this week. Irymple South Primary School was the first…
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Colds, flu hit blood supply
RESIDENTS with O and A blood types are being encouraged to roll up their sleeves and give blood this winter, with the Lifeblood Mildura donor…
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New owners for Merbein’s historic pharmacy
NEW owners have taken over the operation of Keens Pharmacy in Merbein. Couple Nicholas Wong and Julie Liew started running the store on May 10,…
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Public-private partnership pitched as Mildura’s hospital remedy
A BOLD proposal that would bring Mildura’s public and private hospitals together in a working partnership has been welcomed by the head of the state’s…
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Flu vaccination clinics in Mildura
SUNRAYSIA residents are being urged to get their influenza vaccination ahead of an expected spike in flu and respiratory syncytial virus cases this winter. The…
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Support available in Mildura for stoma patients
SUNRAYSIA residents living with a stoma are being encouraged to seek support from professional stomal therapy nurses, like Mildura’s Andrea Farrugia. Coloplast, a company that…
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Fighting disease at a steady pace
REGIONAL Victoria’s longest-running community walk in support of people living with Parkinson’s Disease is back this week to raise awareness of the debilitating and “often…
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X-ray services return to Ouyen, Robinvale
X-RAY services will return to Robinvale and Mallee Track for the first time in five and eight years respectively. When the contract for Mildura Base…
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Hands on Heart: How to get free CPR skills that save lives
HOW to get free Hands on Heart CPR training Go to Mildura Lions Club website home page page and click on Hands on Heart Australia. There…
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Join the team: Coach’s close call leads to free CPR training for all
GRAEME Tulloch was a great footballer and a successful senior coach, but his greatest team would be a group of people he’d never met. On…
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Great cause for Mother’s Day Classic
MONEY raised at this Sunday’s Mother’s Day Classic in Mildura will go towards important research into new breast cancer treatments. Hundreds are expected to gather…
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Nursing career open to all
A SWITCH to nursing is opening new possibilities for Sunraysia students aiming at a new career. Mildura’s Greg Johnston, who is studying a for Bachelor…