Health
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Mildura Base Public Hospital and Mallee Track health boost
MILDURA Base Public Hospital and Mallee Track Health and Community Service will be among almost 80 rural and regional hospitals to benefit from the latest…
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Bowel cancer check saves lives
MILDURA residents have been urged to prioritise health and do a life-saving test. With new data showing almost 500 bowel cancers went undiagnosed in the…
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NSW health care workers banding together
LOCAL health care providers have partnered to strengthen primary services in Wentworth and surrounding areas. The Collaborative Care Program is a partnership between Far West…
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Report says Mallee health partnerships are vital
COLLABORATIVE partnerships will be vital to meeting the future health needs of Mildura and district, according to a plan that has identified both service delivery…
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Skin specialists join Mildura Health Private Hospital
MILDURA Health Private Consulting (MHPC) will introduce two new dermatologists next month after Dr Lloyd Hale retired this year. Mildura Health Private Hospital chief executive…
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Ambulance pilot program rolled out in Ouyen
OUYEN residents with minor injuries and illnesses including those at risk of falls are now more likely to be able to stay in their community…
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Pop-up mental health clinics for regional Victoria
EIGHT pop-up community mental health services will be housed in regional Victoria to provide mental health and wellbeing support to those most in need. While…
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Time to think fresh and bite into better health
CANCER Council Victoria is serving up a challenge to Sunraysia people this month as they encourage Victorians to eat more fruit and vegetables through the…
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R U OK? Day carries special importance this year
WITH many people struggling with their mental health, R U OK Day will be particularly important this year. Headspace Mildura is promoting the annual day,…
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Doctor joins Mildura Health Private Consulting team
THE Victorian Rural Generalist Program is continuing to help to attract doctors to Mildura and retain them. Mildura Health Private Consulting (MHPC) has welcomed resident…
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Hard look at Wenty health care
WENTWORTH Shire’s primary health care needs will be forensically addressed as part of a new trial. Kevin O’Neill, a former naval officer and police detective,…
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Mildura in a health and wellbeing emergency, says Cyndi Power
THERE is still “a long way to go” to achieve Mildura Council’s overriding goal of making the region the “most livable, people-friendly community in Australia”,…