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New Footscray Hospital

Get the latest news on the Footscray hospital, set to open in February next year.

It’s never really about the Christmas ham

Marie Vakakis discusses the pressure of good intentions around the Christmas and what you can do to help manage the season.

Yes! There are swim schools for adults and they’re great!

One in four adults are either weak swimmers or non-swimmers but with patience, persistence and a good teacher, adults of any age can learn to swim. 

Families affected by drug addiction offered hope and brighter futures

Amongst the quiet streets and wide spaces of Melbourne’s western suburbs live children facing impossible barriers at home; parents battling drug addiction. 

New public hospital for the West under construction

There is a new public, community hospital now under construction in Point Cook, finally giving a much-needed boost to the vital health infrastructure in the western suburbs.  

Jumping, changing direction, fast deceleration – netball is tough on ankles and knees!

Uncover the latest research to reduce rates of ankle injury in netball, aimed at enhancing player safety and performance.

Are the kids alright? Raising the post-pandemic child

By Gemma Williams When the world shut down during COVD, childhood changed in ways none of us could have imagined.  Laughter in playgrounds fell quiet, kindergarten...

Part fitness, part friendship, part fun: dragon boating turns strangers into teammates

Dragon boating is about unity: up to twenty paddlers, one rhythm, and a community that grows with every stroke.

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