Health
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New walk-in hub for mental health
A WALK-IN mental health care and support centre will soon be available to Sunraysia adults, without the need for a GP referral. The Victorian Government…
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Specialist nurses disadvantaged by distance
DEMOGRAPHICS, travel and low staffing numbers can affect the depth of rural nurses’ community-based palliative care knowledge, says a Mildura clinical nurse consultant. A new…
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Local health service leading the way
A COMMUNITY paramedicine model introduced by Sunraysia Community Health Services could soon expand across regional Victoria. Known as the CP@team in Mildura, paramedics are placed…
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Success no mean feat
THE Irymple Foot Clinic this week celebrated two decades of providing podiatry care. Clinic founder Tracey Meyer first entered the Irymple business scene 20 years…
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Happy ending thanks to GoodSAM response
A MILDURA nurse says she feels “lucky” to be alive after her heart stopped in her sleep back in May. Five months on from suffering…
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Screen Time & Mental Health: Understanding The Connection
Mental health is a condition that is near and dear to the hearts of many Australians – with more than one in five Aussies expected…
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Performance from the heart
FRIDAY’S performance of the comedy set Heart Stopper at the Mildura Arts Centre carries an important message that could save a life. The Heart Foundation…
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Mildura cell donation saves a life
A LOCAL business owner who saved the life of a young New South Wales mother through a stem cell donation has encouraged others to sign…
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Blame game over GP ‘mess’
THE Federal Health Minister has rejected Member for Mallee Anne Webster’s claims that the closure of GP clinics is the fault of the Labor government.…
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Hospital to care for drunks
MILDURA’S public hospital will take on the responsibility of establishing a “place of safety” for intoxicated Indigenous people, as the State Government rushes to implement…
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Free heart checks in Mildura today
FREE heart screening checks are being offered at Mildura Central today to raise community awareness of heart disease. Pharmaceutical company Novartis has partnered with the…
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Charity begins new homes
SUNRAYSIA organisations have already thrown their support behind the new Mildura Health Foundation. A local Rotary club says its decision to support community fundraising efforts…
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