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Community Services
Awards honour excellence in helping vulnerable groups
Five workers who have dedicated their careers to helping some of the state's most vulnerable groups have been honoured at this year's Robin Clark Memorial Awards.
Archery program aims to keep pupils healthy
Marcus, Natasha, Breanna and Michael from St Augustine's Primary School in Franskton are aiming for a bullseye.
Staff win Indigenous Community Justice awards
A Youth Justice unit manager and three Koorie Youth Justice workers have been honoured at the sixth annual Indigenous Community Justice Award Ceremony at Queen's Hall, Parliament House during NAIDOC week.
Help for kids in Bendigo
An innovative Government program for schools in the Bendigo region will help troubled kids get back on track.
Project promotes violence prevention
Women’s Health West is undertaking a year-long research project to promote the prevention of violence against women.
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Metropolitan Health
Day surgery centre opens
Families living in Melbourne's north-eastern suburbs have greater access to high-quality day surgery services thanks to a $12 million redevelopment at the Austin Hospital.
Second MRI enhances research reputation
A new 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) facility has reinforced the Brain Research Institute's role as a centre of excellence in neuroscience research.
Meals for new mums
Mothers breastfeeding babies at the Royal Children's Hospital are taking advantage of a meals service.
Grant enables spinal cord injury rehab research
A Winston Churchill Trust travelling fellowship will allow Austin Health's Director of the Rehabilitation Sciences Research Centre Professor Mary Galea to investigate active rehabilitation programs for people with spinal cord injury.
Safety needles used at Sandringham Hospital
Staff on a Sandringham Hospital general surgical and gynaecology ward are the first at Bayside Health to use a new safety needle, designed to reduce the rate of needlestick injuries.
Fellowship for burns care co-ordinator
Alfred Hospital Burns Care Coordinator Yvonne Singer has been awarded a Winston Churchill Trust travelling fellowship.
Flu drug gives hope on neurological disorder
An anti-flu drug developed in the 1960s may provide a breakthrough for sufferers of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).
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Public Health
Diabetes initiative to target 25,000 Victorians
Premier John Brumby has launched the first component of a $18.35 million plan to help up to 25,000 Victorians identify and help prevent developing type two diabetes.
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Rural and Regional Health
New ambulances boost services in regional Victoria
A new $3.75 million fleet of ambulances fitted with the very latest in life-saving equipment is being rolled out across regional Victoria.
Boost for cancer service
Cancer patients throughout the Greater Bendigo area have greater access to state-of-the-art radiotherapy services with a second $3.5 million linear accelerator coming on line at the Peter MacCallum Centre at Bendigo Hospital.
New CEO at Seymour
Seymour District Memorial Hospital's new Chief Executive Officer Doreen Power has taken up her duties.
New CEO at Nagambie
The Nagambie Hospital Board of Management has announced the appointment of Amanda Fieldhouse as Chief Executive Officer.
Shared care gives Kyabram mums-to-be more choice
Kyabram and district women can now share their antenatal care between a doctor and a midwife.
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General News
State's hospitals gear up for baby boom
The Government is providing an extra $35.3 million to help meet increasing demand for maternity services across Victoria.
Senior Department appointments
Gill Callister has been appointed Executive Director of the Department of Human Services' Mental Health and Drugs Division.
Strategy for oral health improvement
A four-year strategy aims to improve the state's public dental health system and Victorians' oral health.
Diverse cast for Fringe Festival show
The cast of a show which includes people with disabilities and others who have experienced mental illness will premiere as part of the 2007 Melbourne Fringe Festival.
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Aged Care
Older residents reflect on their lives
An intimate glimpse into the lives of six Fitzroy residents is the result of an innovative collaboration between St Vincent's Health, Infoxchange Australia and the Department of Human Services.
Minister names advisory council on older people
Minister for Senior Victorians Lisa Neville has named the 15 members of the new Ministerial Advisory Council of Senior Victorians to be chaired by Merle Mitchell.
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Housing
Neighbourhood Renewal creates training, jobs
More than 4,600 jobs have been created under Neighbourhood Renewal programs through a range of initiatives in disadvantaged communities across Victoria.
Singles housing project opens in Maidstone
New singles accommodation in Maidstone is home to 20 local people on lower incomes.
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Mental Health
Workshop on child grief
A U.S. expert on child grief will present a workshop in Melbourne in October 5.
Facility boosts mental health training
Workers from psychiatric disability support services across Victoria will have access to modern training rooms and resources at a new facility in Elsternwick.
October anxiety awareness month
beyondblue: the national depression initiative is promoting October as Anxiety and Depression Awareness Month.
Help for families experiencing mental illness
A new strategy will help thousands of Victorian families where a parent has a mental illness.
Stakeholder group celebrates 10 years advising on mental health
An advisory body has celebrated a decade of support for the Royal Children's Hospital Integrated Mental Health Service.
Students warm to doctors in schools
GPs will make regular visits to schools in a new program to improve the physical and emotional health of young people in secondary colleges.
Disability Services
Carers hear of famous fighting spirit
Rasheda Ali, daughter of the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, has launched a guide for carers of people with an acquired brain injury or neurological condition.
New home for polio victims in Thornbury
This year has been a big one so far for June Middleton, 81, who contracted polio in 1949.
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