Professor Pip Hamilton, who played a pivotal role in turning Deakin into one of Australia’s most accredited research universities and was renowned for his radio astronomy research, has died. Prof Hamilton was recruited to Deakin in 1997 by the then Vice-Chancellor, Professor Geoff Wilson, to create Deakin’s research profile, then lift it to the national … [Read more…]
While guiding neurodiverse young people through creating a film, Geelong artist Laura Alice received her own diagnosis. Through their paintings, sketches and musings, the youths provide insight to their vibrant inner worlds. Renowned Geelong artist and animator Laura Alice guided the young people through the creation of the “artistic documentary” ‘STIM’!. She said it looked … [Read more…]
More people are seeking help for using GHB, an illegal drug which saw three people hospitalised in several hours last week in Geelong. In the early hours of Wednesday last week, three people, including a teenage girl, were found unconscious across Geelong. They were taken to Geelong hospital, with two men admitted to intensive care. … [Read more…]
Geelong researchers have uncovered strong evidence that older siblings speed up the rate at which babies develop their gut microbiome, which protects them from allergic disease. The study, from Barwon Health, Deakin University and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, has been published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. While researchers have long known having … [Read more…]
Three people, including a teenage girl, were found unconscious on the streets of Geelong and rushed to hospital on Wednesday amid reports of a toxic batch of the drug GHB hitting the city. Emergency services were first called to Gull St, Norlane at 12.30am where a man was discovered on the footpath. Another man was … [Read more…]
A man who spent almost six weeks connected to a machine that took over his lung function at Geelong hospital has shared his alarming ordeal. After abdominal pains that lasted for a few days, Ajay Manchandani presented himself to Werribee Mercy Hospital in January. The 42-year-old, who is an executive manager in the telecommunications field, … [Read more…]
Geelong patients will hit the big screen in a thought-provoking documentary exploring end-of-life care. Live the life you please follows Australians of different ages and stages of disease, in a variety of locations, cultural, socio-economic and personal circumstances. Lance Collins is among the local patients featured. He appears alongside his wife and carer Cecile Lablache, … [Read more…]
The traumatised parents of baby girl who was stillborn weeks before her due date are suing Barwon Health for medical negligence. Norlane resident Sharnae Kelly,now 24,fell pregnant to then-partner, Geelong’s Brody Van Dreumel, in early 2018. A statement of claim, filed by Slater and Gordon in the Supreme Court, alleges Ms Kelly was not adequately … [Read more…]
Residents of North Geelong facility Percy Baxter lodges have been told it will close next month. Located at Barwon Health’s McKellar Centre site in North Geelong, the lodges provide care to elderly people with low needs. It’s understood the facility was running at a fraction of capacity with just 15 residents and of the five … [Read more…]
Torquay 5-year-old Ollie, who has had two open heart surgeries, harbours aspirations to be a wildlife warrior and a ninja. The Torquay five-year-old, who has had more than 10 procedures including two open heart surgeries, harbours aspirations to be a wildlife warrior and a ninja. When mum Millie Trethewie was 20 weeks pregnant with Ollie, … [Read more…]