2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (765+ words) FIRE SAFETY ESSENTIALS: If you have battery-operated smoke alarms, remember to check and test them regularly and replace their batteries yearly. Victoria's fire services are urging residents to ensure they have working smoke alarms and a Home Fire Escape Plan…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (340+ words) RATIO BOOST: Northeast Health Wangaratta is among 26 Victorian hospitals set to see stronger nurse-to-patient ratios under planned state government legislation. Northeast Health Wangaratta is among 26 Victorian hospitals to see stronger nurse-to-patient ratios under planned state government legislation, with local intensive…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (555+ words) SHIFT IN SERVICE: Council has guaranteed there are no immediate changes to its managed aged care services after it announced it intends to withdraw. IMAGE: Wesley Study/peopleimages. com/Adobe Stock The Rural City of Wangaratta has announced its intention…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago  (250+ words) Northeast Health Wangaratta's fundraising appeal has reached an important milestone, with nearly $22, 000 raised towards its $35, 000 goal to purchase 10 new patient beds. The appeal, launched earlier this month, aims to improve comfort, safety and care for patients across the health service…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (490+ words) FIGHTING AGAINST FLU: South Wangaratta Medical Nurse Teresa Mc Mahan gives Jordan Duursma a flu shot at the Wangaratta Chronicle. The importance of getting vaccinated this flu season is being expressed by the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) as…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (161+ words) Wangaratta Chronicle Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) was largely unaffected by unprecedented 24-hour strike action by allied health professionals across Victorian public hospitals on Tuesday In a statement to the Wangaratta Chronicle, acting NHW CEO Kim Bennetts, said while some non-urgent…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (244+ words) MENTAL HEALTH FOCUS: Moyhu Soldiers Memorial Hall will hold a screening of 'Just A Famer' on Saturday, 20 June. Award-winning Australian film 'Just A Farmer' will be screened in Moyhu on Saturday, 20 June, with organisers hoping the event will spark important…...

4+ week, 28+ min ago  (273+ words) Wangaratta Library will host a free body safety workshop this month for children aged four to 10, and their parents and carers. The workshop at the Docker Street library will offer practical guidance on body boundaries, consent, and personal safety, in…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago  (528+ words) Women accessing IUD insertions and removals through Gateway Health's Clinic 35 in Wangaratta will now be able to access free fast-acting pain relief under a statewide rollout of Penthrox, also known as the "green whistle, across Victoria's Women's Sexual and Reproductive…...

1+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (1659+ words) Wangaratta Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet at the North Eastern Hotel in Spearing Street on Wednesday, 10 June from 7pm to 8pm. Members and prospective members are welcome to come along earlier at 6pm for dinner prior to the meeting. Partners most welcome....