News

9-5-2017

Hamilton Spectator article, Tara Fry - Tuesday 9 May

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4-5-2017

Director of Melbourne’s Bionic Institute, Professor Robert Shepherd, to speak at the 18^th Annual Handbury Lecture

Guest Speaker at this year’s Handbury Lecture on May 16 is head of Melbourne’s internationally renowned Bionics Institute, Professor Robert Shepherd.

30-4-2017

22-3-2017

GP Dr Dale Ford and Surgeon Mr Stephen Clifforth support GenR8 Change and WDHS calls for a sugary drinks tax

Local GP Dr Dale Ford and Surgeon Mr Stephen Clifforth say they can’t understand why there isn’t more of a public outcry over preventable disease in this country.

17-3-2017

SOUTH WEST TAFE - MEDIA RELEASE

Apart from raising eight children with husband Bruce and working their sheep and cropping farm north of Hamilton, Lesley Bastock-Lewis has transformed into an award-winning student with a new career in nursing. 

16-3-2017

WDHS CEO Rohan Fitzgerald

A south-west Victorian petition calling for a sugar tax to reduce the consumption of sweet drinks in Australia is taking on a new national direction.

12-3-2017

Hamilton locals are urging the rest of Australia to join their sugar crusade. Picture: Ian Currie

AARON LANGMAID, Herald Sun

March 12, 2017 7:30pm

A VICTORIAN town has turned its back on sugar and says it’s a sweet idea the rest of the nation should follow.

24-2-2017

GP Obstetrician, Dr Jan Slabbert, Midwife Shamim Mahabeer and Registered Nurse, Rachel Clarke work through an emergency scenario with ‘patient’ / Midwife Melissa Sutherland

Western District Health Service (WDHS) is participating in a new program that will increase opportunities for hands on, in-house training in obstetric emergencies.