Posts in Category: Health
It’s time for women to ovary-act
WITH a survival rate languishing to just 46 per cent in 2020, ovarian cancer now has the lowest survival rate of any women’s cancer. A…
Summer is here
FOLLOWING last Thursday’s statewide Total Fire Ban, the first of the season, local firefighters believe the region is in for some relief but warn the…
Fires continue to burn near Mount Beauty
LIGHTNING strikes last Thursday are believed to be the cause of more than 20 fires across the North East, with firefighters still working to contain…
Alpine region still in grip of flu season
AN already volatile flu season appears to still be headed for its peak as latest figures show the number of laboratory-confirmed cases has spiked this…
Lyn bows out after 42 years
IT was the end of an era for the Myrtleford hospital last Friday when staff and patients farewelled Lyn Witherow, who after 42 years at…
First class facility
BRIGHT Medical Centre has been awarded for its excellence in teaching medical students for the second time by The University of Melbourne. Part owner and…
The best medicine
UNDERSTANDABLY there is some trepidation when a stranger tells you to laugh on cue but as Myrtleford’s Kym Goodman will tell you laughter will always…
Flu season hits Alpine Shire
AS Victoria’s nightmare flu season continues, health authorities are urging people to get their flu shot before it’s too late. So far this season there…
Bonnie’s big adventure
MYRTLEFORD’S Bonnie Goodman has this week embarked on a gruelling 456-kilometre cycle from London to Paris as she hopes to raise awareness and vital funds…
Time to support appeal
FIRE brigades and community groups across the Alpine Shire will once again be busy this Good Friday, raising much needed funds for the Royal Children’s…
Painting the town teal
NO teal stone is being left unturned as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month gets under way in Myrtleford. Myrtleford’s Women’s Craft Group are painting and distributing…
At home in Myrtleford
For Janina Vedra, living in Myrtleford is not too different from her hometown in the Philippines. Victorias City, on the island of Negros in the…
