10 May 2024
Increase in COVID-19 activity
Victoria is currently experiencing increased COVID-19 activity in the community, resulting in an increase in people being hospitalised with COVID-19. …
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Public health updates for central and western Melbourne.
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- 18 October 2024 Mpox is spreading across Victoria
- 13 December 2024 Could that new or slow healing ulcer or skin infection be a Buruli ulcer from a summer mosquito bite?
- 26 September 2024 Increasing cases of whooping cough in Victoria
- 30 July 2024 Outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in metropolitan Melbourne
- 06 June 2024 Avian influenza in Victoria
- 10 May 2024 Increase in COVID-19 activity
- 02 February 2024 Bicillin shortage information for health professionals
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26 March 2024
By youth, for youth – Melton City Council’s Vaping Prevention Campaign
While smoking rates have substantially reduced in recent decades, growth in e-cigarette use (commonly known as vaping) presents a significant …
01 March 2024
New in-language resources to encourage healthy lifestyle habits early in life
New resources encouraging healthy eating and active play from the start of life have been developed for culturally and linguistically …
01 March 2024
Changes to invasive group A streptococcal disease (iGAS) notification process
What is the change? From 1 March 2024, invasive group A streptococcal disease (iGAS) will become an urgent notifiable …
02 February 2024
Bicillin shortage information for health professionals
There is an ongoing national shortage of Pfizer Bicillin L-A (benzathine benzylpenicillin tetrahydrate) prefilled syringes (600,000 units per syringe and …
30 November 2023
Western Public
Health Unit investigation finds e-cigarettes widely available and easy to access for children and
young people
A new investigation into the accessibility of non-prescription e-cigarettes (commonly known as vapes) in Melbourne’s west has found that vapes …
25 September 2023
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collective action on vaping
Evidence suggests that e-cigarettes (commonly referred to as vapes) may contain nicotine levels equivalent to 20 cigarettes1. E-cigarette use, or …