health
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Healthcare providers say no to voluntary assisted dying
Two of Wyndham’s three major healthcare providers will not prescribe or administer euthanasia drugs despite the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill being passed in the upper…
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Rehab beds for Werribee
Seven new drug rehabilitation beds will be opened next year at the Wyndham Clinic in Werribee. Werribee MP Tim Pallas announced on Monday that the…
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Daughters on the rise
By Dewi Sherry Wyndham’s female footy fanatics will have the chance to take part in a new program aimed to kickstart healthy lifestyles. Daughters…
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Young mum Taegan needs your help
By Dewi Sherry At 31 years of age, mother of three Taegan Bellingham is in the fight of her life. In June, just two days…
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Dangerous flu season drags on
The flu season is continuing to place strain on Wyndham’s health services, with close to 400 people diagnosed with influenza so far this year. Victorian…
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Mercy carers honoured
The pastoral care teams at Werribee Mercy Hospital and the Mercy Hospital for Women have been recognised with a national award. The teams were recently…
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Council winds up teen jabs
Wyndham council has vaccinated more than 7000 teenagers against the deadly meningococcal W disease, under a program funded by the state government. Wyndham’s family friendly…
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Central focus for survivors
A centre offering services and counselling for survivors of sexual assault is being built in Werribee. The Minister for Families and Children Jenny Mikakos last…
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Hospital safety push
Werribee Mercy Hospital will share in a $40 million state government funding package designed to improve the safety of staff and patients. The government has…
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Hospital lab a life saver
The new St Vincent’s Private Hospital Werribee will include the first cardiac and vascular catheter laboratory in Wyndham. The $95 million hospital, under construction in…
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Less Wendy, more life
After shedding 45 kilograms, Point Cook resident Wendy Watson feels fantastic. At her heaviest, Wendy weighed 136 kilograms and often felt tired and sluggish. “I…
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Into life for the long run
Point Cook woman Camille Condon says a double lung transplant helped to give her a new life. Ms Condon developed bronchiectasis due to a primary…
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