Tag: health
Club vibe gets workout
Clubbercise could be described as combining a night out with your workout – complete with flashing LED glow sticks.
The exercise movement, which began in...
Concern as flu season unfolds
Three children were among the 26 people who have died from the flu in Victoria so far this year and the number of influenza...
Family fundraiser for a good cause
Tarneit’s Tantaro family is organising a carnival for later this year to raise money for their three sons, who all have the genetic condition...
Karthik racing into new tech
Manor Lakes man Karthik Viswanathan has created a new platform for runners to connect.
Mr Viswanathan, a keen runner himself, launched the technology start-up BibVault...
Population boom keeps ER busy
Patients are waiting in emergency at Werribee Mercy Hospital four minutes longer than the state average, according to the Victoria’s peak medical body.
Latest emergency...
Helping dads work it out
A new parenting program will focus on the health and wellbeing of Wyndham dads.
Fathers with children up to four years old can register for...
Gym opens at The Grange
Students and staff at The Grange P-12 College in Hoppers Crossing have celebrated the official opening of their new gymnasium.
The gym, at the school’s...
Planning starts on new hospital
More details about the future community hospital to be built in Point Cook have been released.
Last year the state government announced it would spend...
Mercy recruits move in
Mercy Health has hired 38 nursing and midwifery graduates for its Werribee hospital as part of its regular yearly intake.
Mercy Health graduate program lead...
Cause close to her heart
Raising awareness of ovarian and cervical cancer is a cause close to the heart of Werribee woman Charlotte Robinson.
Sadly, in March last year, Mrs...
Serving up free tennis
Wyndham residents are being encouraged to pick up a racquet.
Wyndham council has partnered with Tennis Victoria for Melbourne Tennis Month, which encourages people to...
Step it up for charity with fun run
The Manor Lakes, Wyndham Rotary Fun Run/Walk is on again this year, raising funds for a worthy cause.
The majority of funds raised by this...
MY WYNDHAM: Jan Hudson
MY WYNDHAM: Jan Hudson isn’t your average fitness fanatic. The 79-year-old, who lives at Stockland’s Tarneit Skies Retirement Village with her husband, is defying stereotypes...
Runner looks to break barriers
Andrew Lorenzo hopes that documenting his journey to become a better runner will provide inspiration for others.
The Tarneit man is filming a documentary titled...
New director of surgery
The new director of surgery at Werribee Mercy Hospital is a familiar face to many people in the Wyndham community.
Iain Skinner has lived in...
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Young writers workshop
Award-winning author Alice Pung is returning to the west where she grew up to lead an autobiographical writing workshop.
Young writers and creatives from the...
