Victoria

Vic Health Minister departs, Premier appoints new cabinet

Victoria’s health system enters a new chapter as Health Minister Mary‑Anne Thomas steps down, with Premier Jacinta Allan appointing Harriet…

St Basil’s admits Covid safety breach

St Basil’s Homes for the Aged has pleaded guilty to failing to provide a safe workplace after 45 residents died…

Palliative care: Victoria needs urgent fix

Palliative Care Victoria (PCV) has warned that a rapidly ageing population and increasing demand for services are creating a critical…

Allan government lifts GP VAD ‘gag clause’

Legislation tabled in the Victorian state parliament last week contains 13 proposed amendments to the laws, including the removal of…

Vic appoints first chief palliative care adviser

Dr Mark Boughey, a distinguished palliative medicine physician with over 30 years of experience, will assume the fixed-term six-month role,…

More centenarians means more pressure on aged care

Data from the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages reveals the amount of people aged over 100 who passed…

Medication laws tightened for Vic aged care

In an Australian first, the Victorian government has introduced legislation to ensure only authorised health professionals can administer certain medications…

Free RSV jabs for Victorians in aged care

In a nation first, the Allan government announced on Monday that it will invest $2.2m to provide free Respiratory Syncytial…

Health wins big in Victorian state budget

The Victorian state government has released what is is calling a “responsible budget focused on what matters most,” including $11.1bn…

Calls for more support for older Australians ahead of federal budget

Two peak bodies for older Australians are calling on the Victorian government to fund programs for the ageing population as…

Intergeneration program’s growth benefits all

A Victorian aged care and high school’s intergenerational program has reached a new level of success. Dubbed the iGEN program,…

Council-run in-home aged care services axed in Vic

A Victorian council has decided to axe the in-home aged care services it provides to residents. In a council meeting…

Delay in criminal case against Victorian aged care over Covid deaths

The case against an aged care home at the centre of a devastating killer Covid wave in 2020 in Victoria has returned to…

Victorian aged care homes most likely to be victims of theft

According to recent data, theft was the number one crime in nursing homes. In the year to March 2023, aged-care…

Bolton Clarke announces new Bundoora retirement village

Aged care provider Bolton Clarke officially launched its second retirement and aged care community in Melbourne last week. The planned…

Ageism may be driving homelessness numbers up: podcast

A manager of an aged care provider has said ageist attitudes may be behind the rising number of homelessness among…

Families want less ‘stressful’ visits for loved ones

Melbourne-resident Joy* and her siblings used to visit their mother up to three or four times a week, and are…

Nurses back Victoria’s gay conversion therapy ban

“Bigoted quackery has no place in this state.” That’s what Victorian premier Daniel Andrews had to say about his decision…

New anaphylaxis alert scheme for Victorian hospitals

Victorian hospitals will now be charged with reporting cases of potentially fatal anaphylaxis to the state’s health department. The new…

New nurse-to-patient ratios on the table for Victoria

Victorians will get hundreds more nurses and midwives if changes to nurse-to-patient ratios are voted through parliament. The Labor Government…