• National EoE Awareness Week

    National EoE Awareness Week

    This week (August 6–12) marks National EoE Awareness Week, a campaign aimed at raising awareness of eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs), including eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) – a little-known but potentially debilitating condition affecting swallowing…

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  • BCH Nurse raising funds for Cancer research

    BCH Nurse raising funds for Cancer research

    A BELLARINE COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE, HER BEST MATE, AND A CAR CALLED SVEN ARE TAKING ON THE OUTBACK FOR CANCER RESEARCH For Bellarine Community Health (BCH) Nurse Beryl Downey, a road trip across thousands of kilometres of outback in a car that might not make…

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  • Community Health Sector dealt a blow

    Community Health Sector dealt a blow

    Media Statement from Community Health First – 21 July 2026 The Community Health Program has supported Victorians since 1973, providing local services to those most in need of health care and social support, often those who have fallen through the gaps of mainstream…

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  • Beating the Winter Blues

    Beating the Winter Blues

    BEATING THE WINTER BLUES, ONE WARM BOWL OF SOUP AT A TIME Winter can be a lonely season. As the temperature drops, many people find themselves spending long stretches indoors, away from the company and connection that keep us going. To help combat these winter…

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