15 years ago
April 2, 2010
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has vowed to slash Geelong Hospital’s waiting list with “long-term” funding to improve primary care around the region.
Mr Rudd announced his plans to tackle the shortfalls in Geelong’s public health system during an inspection of the Federal Government’s new GP Superclinic at Belmont’s Barwon Health facility.
10 years ago
April 3, 2015
Ambulance officers went into biohazard emergency mode when they transported a suspected Ebola sufferer to Geelong hospital last month.
The man displayed flu-like symptoms after recently returning from a cruise-ship tour that included Africa, a health care professional told the Independent.
5 years ago
April 3, 2020
Geelong mums are leading efforts to feed the homeless and unemployed as the COVID-19 pandemic forces some local charities to close their doors.
Newtown mother-of-two and teacher Leah Irving has a secret weapon in the battle against hunger – the humble BLT sanga.
1 year ago
April 5, 2024
A former SAS soldier will contest the seat of Corangamite for the Liberal Party at the next federal election.
Bellbrae resident Darcy Dunstan will run against Labor’s Libby Coker for the seat. A general election must happen before September next year.
