Vaccination blitz for aged care, disability workers starts today
All aged care and disability workers can walk up to any state vaccination centre in Victoria and get vaccinated as part of a blitz...
Coming soon: Neighbourhood vax pop-ups in shops & streets
Over the coming weeks, Victorians will be able to come for a shot of coffee and stay for a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine,...
Covid 19 and Bushfires: What is the Perfect Way to Cope?
With COVID-19 concerns for future fires, Australia's bushfire recovery agency is preparing how evacuations and other emergency support for those affected by bushfires might...
Latest updates to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination program has been extended to children aged 5 to 11 years. This is because the Australian Government accepted recommendations from Australia’s...
Decline of mental health among migrant women during pandemic
When Danai Chanakira, 21, migrated to Australia in 2010 after living in Namibia and South Africa, she recalls a racist encounter. “At that time,...
Not just another wave, COVID hospitalisation reach record high
Hospitalisation due to COVID infections has reached record high levels across Australia Western Australia recorded its highest admissions, while Tasmania and ACT are currently...
The farming community orders their own RATs
Victoria's top farming advocacy group has teamed up with Fruit Growers Victoria and Food and Fibre Gippsland to provide members with direct access to...
First multi-strain vaccine approved for Australia
The Australian Government has accepted a recommendation from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on the use of the Moderna Spikevax Bivalent...
Govt making important changes for safe, successful VCE exams
The public health team is making important changes to the management of school exposures and students who become primary close contacts—ensuring Year 12s can...
Vaccine blitz to continue and expand
The Victorian Government is doubling down on its successful vaccine blitz to help turbo charge the Federal Government’s vaccine rollout—expanding it to include hard-working...