Tag: health

Radiation treatment campaign steps up

Members of the Limestone Coast Radiation Therapy Working Group (LCRTWG) have taken the next step in advocating for a radiation therapy treatment centre in...

University cuts ties with Millicent accommodation

Flinders University has relinquished the lease on two Millicent houses which had provided accommodation for their trainee doctors.
They were erected in Skeer Street Millicent...

Loyal companions stay by side on long path to recovery

Alocal woman has a lifechanging tale of recovery after surviving a head on collision in Keith earlier in the year with her four legged...

Palliative care services review

Discussions about end-of-life care have recently been held by the regional board of the Limestone Coast Local Health Network.
The nature of these discussions has...

Priority childcare access supported

Wattle Range Council voted 7/2 on Tuesday night to give priority to the children of medical doctors in this area for places at its...

‘Let essential workers jump childcare queue’

Priority for keenly-sought childcare places at a council-operated facility in Millicent should be given to the children of doctors, nurses, teachers, police officers, para...

Palliative care discussions

Health administrators are concerned with aspects of the palliative care experience provided at the Mount Gambier Hospital.
The concerns were noted during a recent meeting...

Salmonella outbreak investigation

SA Health is working with an aged care facility in Mount Gambier to identify and manage the cause of a localised Salmonella cluster.
A staff...

Get on your bike! New shared path rolled out for Mil Lel community

The Grant District Council has delivered a safe travel option for students to get to school following the completion of the Mil Lel shared...

Rural health service erosion raised in Parliament

The loss of certain health services at Lucindale, Coonalpyn and Tintinara was not a State Government decision according to Health Minister Chris Picton.
He was...

Leaders consult on doctor shortage

There is no “silver bullet” to solve a doctor shortage in Millicent according to past health administrator David Walshaw.
He is a former Millicent...

Tertiary health grants support local students

Local tertiary students pursuing health-related studies that require relocation to other areas are being invited to apply for the Mount Gambier and District Tertiary...

Hospital open day pushed back

The open day at Millicent and District Hospital has been rescheduled for the fourth time and will now be held on April 28.
It was...

Health workers under pressure

Non-essential activities should be urgently reduced for hundreds of frontline health care workers in the South East region such as doctors and nurses in...

GP numbers ‘plunge’

The number of doctors at Millicent has plunged to a 50-year low.
The Medical Clinic Millicent is down to just four full-time and one part-time...