Health

THE new medical clinic at Wentworth is already in high demand weeks before its planned opening. The Coomealla Health Aboriginal Corporation (CHAC) practice is set…

MILDURA Base Public Hospital’s incoming chief executive says the transition back to public hands will be “an amazing journey”. Terry Welch, current head of the…

PATIENTS at Mildura Base Hospital (MBH) will now be allowed only one visitor, as the hospital ramps up its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The…

MILDURA woman Catherine Gardner can stand unaided for just a few minutes before she needs support. She is in need of a hip replacement –…

LIKE many Australians facing the new norm of COVID-19, Frank Dunley noticed alcohol was slowly seeping into his everyday routine. While visiting his parents in…

SUNRAYSIA Community Health Services (SCHS) has become the first workplace in Mildura to receive Victorian Government recognition for creating an active workforce. SCHS’s 200-strong workforce…

PARENTAL instinct may have saved Tahlia Kite’s life. This week, National Diabetes Week, the now 23-year-old shares her story to raise awareness and dispel stereotypes…

MILDURA Weir parkrun will return once COVID-19 restrictions allow. Two weeks after the event was able to resume in New Zealand, which has eradicated community…

COOMEALLA Health Aboriginal Corporation (CHAC) has announced the onsite GP for its planned Wentworth clinic. Dr Katie Thomson will practise at the clinic, supported by…

WENTWORTH is set to have a doctor in town by the end of next month after Wentworth Shire Council approved up to $170,000 of funding…

A WENTWORTH group pushing for a locally based community-owned medical centre wants Wentworth Shire’s backing to occupy a surplus building. Wentworth District Community Medical Centre…