Tag: health
Ground broken on hospital car park expansion
EARTHWORKS at the Mount Gambier Hospital are under way to expand the number of car park spaces at the regional health facility.
The $250,000 car...
Community urged to rally behind government restrictions as coronavirus war ‘far from over’
PROMINENT Mount Gambier orthopaedic surgeon Barney McCusker says the war against the coronavirus is far from over and the regional community must rally behind...
OPINION: Health in our hands as pandemic predictions become reality
A PUFF of dust whirled behind a farm ute which slowed as it drew closer on a lonely back road.
Razor the black kelpie barked...
EXCLUSIVE: Medical clinic detects Mount Gambier’s second confirmed COVID-19 case
HAWKINS Medical Clinic has confirmed it has recorded Mount Gambier's second positive case of coronavirus as the numbers of positive test results climb across...
Drive-through testing launched, more ventilators ordered as hospital ramps up COVID-19 measures
REGIONAL public health officials have called on the community not to "panic" following the first confirmed coronavirus case in Mount Gambier.
A 68-year-old man is...
New self-isolation rule in effect, SA expands testing measures and council discourages visitors
PEOPLE entering South Australia must now self-isolate for 14 days from their arrival as part of the State Government's unprecedented action in response to...
Traveller detected with COVID-19 in Hamilton
THE first case of coronavirus in western Victoria has been confirmed today in Hamilton.
Western District Health Service (WDHS) reported the COVID-19 case this morning,...
E-cigarette advertising banned
ADVERTISING and promoting e-cigarette products is now banned in South Australia to protect community members from potential harms, Health and Wellbeing Minister Stephen Wade...
Runners take to Blue Lake loop for 300th time
PROMOTING social interaction and a healthy lifestyle, Mount Gambier parkrun participants will hit the unique Blue Lake loop course for the 300th time this...
Limestone Coast region sets vaccine standard
THE Limestone Coast continues to be a state leader in early childhood vaccination rates with over 95pc of children aged five or under meeting...
Give a toss for charity
A GROUP of Millicent residents is calling on the community to help them "beat the blues" and break the silence surrounding mental health.
This Sunday,...
Rec centre what the docs ordered
DOCTORS at Hawkins Medical Clinic have diagnosed Mount Gambier City Council's proposed $39.1m sport and recreation hub as a vital infrastructure project to boost...
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Season kicks off for Limestone Coast soccer
FOLLOWING the recent pre-season carnival, Limestone Coast soccer kicks off in full force this weekend with the opening round of the Premiership Cup.
In the...
