Tag: health
Smoking ban ‘should extend to all Sunbury’
A trial ban of smoking in the O’Shanassy Street restaurant precinct could be the first step to a smoke-free Sunbury, a Hume councillor believes.
Sunbury-based...
Macedon Cats get going to help Amy
Macedon Football Club is urging people to help a young woman battling the chronic late stage of a neurological condition known as Lyme disease.
The...
Spreading the StrokeSafe message
A Sunbury resident who watched her father-in-law have to re-learn basic activities after a stroke is spreading a life-saving message for the Stroke Foundation.
Chris...
Health hub for old Romsey school site
The health and recreation needs of growing communities in the east of the Macedon Ranges are a step closer to being met, with the...
Crusader fights for cancer drug
A Gisborne woman who has spent 12 years battling mesothelioma is urging the federal government to add a revolutionary, but costly, medication to the...
Moorabool nurses set sights high
Three Moorabool maternal and child health nurses have recently qualified as internationally recognised lactation consultants.
With funding from the Macedon Ranges and North Western Melbourne...
State win for Sunbury health service
‘‘We’re trying our damndest to do what’s best for our town and we’re doing it extremely well.’’
That’s the philosophy outgoing Sunbury Community Health chairwoman...
Sunbury postnatal group’s lifesaving work
Many women experience some form of ‘‘baby blues’’ in the days after having a child. But when Sunbury’s Leanne Schultz gave birth to her...
Students speak up about mental health together
Speak up and speak out about mental health – that was the message to young people of the Macedon Ranges from this year’s Live4Life...
Medical cannabis law changes ‘too far away’
A Mia Mia mother who uses cannabis to treat her daughter’s severe epilepsy says changes to allow parents to legally access locally manufactured medical...
Gisborne nurse in running for national award
A Gisborne nurse, who has been assessing and tending to the health needs of patients for close to 25 years, is in the running...
Indigenous day promotes health and wellbeing
Students involved in a peer mentoring project at Sunbury College will be part of an event aimed at creating better connections between the indigenous...
Parents and advocates welcome NDIS deal
Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges disability advocates say there’s a feeling of immense relief following confirmation of a full roll-out of the National Disability...
Eye-opening hospital visit for Sacred Heart pupils
A visit to Kyneton District Health (KDH) has given year 11 students from Sacred Heart College some real-life insight into concepts that textbooks can...
New program offers family drug help
A pilot program designed to empower Sunbury residents worried about a loved one’s drug or alcohol use will start later this month.
Sunbury Community Health...
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Tips for smooth Christmas food shopping
’Tis the season for gathering with loved ones around a table full of food, but the art of food-shopping during the silly season can...
