The department of Health (Victoria) has issued a fact sheet for healt care professionals on the topic of "Blue Green-Algae in the Gippsland Lakes" which is attached below.

 

Blue green-algae in the Gipplsland Lakes.pdf

 

Dated: 15 Dec 2011

The Victorian Rural Doctors Awards were initiated by RWAV in 2005 to recognise and celebrate rural and regional doctors and their partners who have:

• Contributed 35 years or more service to their rural communities, or
• Made an outstanding contribution in other ways to their rural communities, or
• Have worked in a rural community for less than three years and displayed strong community engagement.

 

EGPHA acknowledges the following Doctors from our region who have been recognised in the 2011 RWAV awards.

35 Years of Service:

• Dr Tony Wright (Maffra)

Outstand Contribution to Rural Communities:

• Dr David Appleton (Mallacoota)
• Dr Graham Bromwich (Bairnsdale)
• Dr Daryl Smith (Bairnsdale)
• Dr John Urie (Bairnsdale)
• Dr Robert Ziffer (Sale)

New Rurual Doctor:

• Dr Daniel Otuonye (Bairnsdale)

Congratulations on having your hardwork recognised.

In April 2011 the Standing Committee on Economy and Infrastructure (Parliament Victoria) requested submissions from concerned parties in their Inquiry into Primary Care and Aged Care Services. The Alliance with the help of East Gippsland Shire made a sumission to the committee which can now be viewed on the Parliament of Victoria website.

 

You can read the submission on our website here.

Or go directly to the Parliament Victoria Website here.

The Federal Government has subsidised nicotine replacement therapy for smokers by placing NRT patches on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme(PBS) from the 1st February 2011 download the Quit fact sheet here