Letter to the editor – Women’s Health Week
This year’s Women’s Health Week (September 1–5) was a timely reminder of the importance of investing in the health of all Victorians, no matter where they live. Across our region,…
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Regional children missing out on vital health programs
The Nationals’ Member for Euroa and Shadow Assistant Minister for Health, Annabelle Cleeland, has called on the State Government to extend the Smile Squad dental program and the Glasses for…
Benalla maternity issues raised in Parliament
The Nationals’ Member for Euroa and Shadow Assistant Minister for Health, Annabelle Cleeland, has called on the State Government to restore birthing services at Benalla Health, raising the issue in…
Adjournment: Benalla Maternity Services
My adjournment tonight is for the Minister for Health, and the action I seek is a commitment to restore birthing at Benalla Health through a midwifery group practice model so…
Taking the plunge for Daffodil Day
The Nationals’ Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland, braved the icy waters of the Euroa Arboretum dam on Thursday as part of the Cancer Council’s Daffodil Day Dip challenge. Ms Cleeland…
New grants to help grow healthy communities
The Nationals’ Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland, is encouraging local community groups and organisations to apply for VicHealth’s Growing Healthy Communities grants. The $4.7 million funding round is now open,…
Push for urgent action to reopen Benalla maternity and fix patient transport delays
The Nationals’ Member for Euroa and Shadow Assistant Minister for Health, Annabelle Cleeland, has called on the Rural Doctors Association of Victoria (RDAV) to advocate for the reopening of Benalla…
Code Orange crisis exposes Labor’s ambulance failure
The Nationals Member for Euroa and Shadow Assistant Minister for Health, Annabelle Cleeland, has raised serious concerns about Victoria’s broken emergency health system, after new data – disclosed through a…
Cleeland welcomes funding lifeline for Flying Doctor patient transport
The Nationals’ Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland, has welcomed news that the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s (RFDS) community transport program will be able to continue for another year. “This is…
Ambulance crisis deepens across the region
Ambulance response times across regional Victoria continue to fall well below Ambulance Victoria standards, with all six LGAs within the Euroa electorate failing to meet the official response time targets.…
Letter to the editor – Let’s Keep Talking
Men’s Health Week has just passed, and I’ve spent the week sitting with a heavy heart. I recently sat down with local police to talk about the heartbreak unfolding in…
Victoria’s broken patient transport system raised in Parliament
The Nationals’ Member for Euroa and Shadow Assistant Minister for Health, Annabelle Cleeland, has renewed calls for urgent reform to Victoria’s non-emergency patient transport system and the Victorian Patient Transport…