9+ hour, 2+ min ago   (80+ words) The heartbroken husband of 40-year-oldLima Delbin, formerly Malky Thomas,is sharing her story to spread awareness about the impacts of ovarian cancer. Delbin Jose, 43, said his wife’s diagnosis in... Devoted nurse had one symptom before cancer that claimed her life…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (293+ words) Viral footage has captured the moment smoke filled the air outside Geelong hospital, with one girl seen recording the event and another throwing a fire extinguisher. Concerning footage of what looks like smoke billowing from the children’s emergency department of…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (57+ words) Geelong Advertiser Coroner urges tourist safety push after man drowns A coroner has renewed calls for stronger beach safety education for overseas visitors following the accidental drowning of an Irish tourist at an unpatrolled Surf Coast beach on New Year’s…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (567+ words) A drug used to treat patients with life-threatening illnesses has received an important update after substantial community pressure. A lifesaving drug will remain accessible to patients struggling with cancer and endometriosis. AstraZeneca announced that Zoladex, a drug used to reduce…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (77+ words) Geelong Advertiser Ralph Seed, 18, has had a pain-relieving device which scrambles pain signals, in a UK first for a teenager. His condition was so bad that last year he considered having his foot amputated. After Victoria pulled the pin on…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (645+ words) William Shatner’s daughter feared losing her father while fighting her own Stage 4 cancer battle, as the pair revealed their simultaneous diagnoses. William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, have revealed they battled Stage 4 cancer at the same time. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (534+ words) St John of God Hospital Geelong has become the first regional Australian facility to introduce the da Vinci 5 robotic surgical system, bringing world-class care closer to home. A mystery donor has quietly rewritten the map of Australian surgery, funding a…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (55+ words) Geelong Advertiser Gawler East childcare centre closes for 3 months after serious allergy bungle A child was rushed to hospital after a food allergy incident at a northern suburbs childcare centre – leaving families scrambling for care. All your news for a…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (777+ words) A hospital that opened just 10 years ago has quietly become the only regional Victorian facility offering deep brain stimulation – and it is still expanding its CEO writes. Helping care for her Nanna when she was living with Alzheimer’s disease was…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago   (522+ words) 12-year-old Cienna Jervies tragically drowned at Collendina Beach in 2023, with coroner-recommended signs now installed to help prevent similar incidents. Safety upgrades have been made at Collendina Beach in the wake of the 2023 drowning death of 12-year-old Cienna Jervies, with new…...