The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health TRANSCRIPT 15 June 2020 INTERVIEW WITH BEN FORDHAM 2GB BREAKFAST E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 vaccine rollout; BEN FORDHAM: I think this is a great idea. To speed up the vaccine rollout, GPs will start vaccinating vulnerable Aussies in their own homes.…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 14 June 2021 PRESS CONFERENCE CANBERRA E&OE… Topics: Vaccine rollout; COVID-19; Vaccine reallocation. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon, everybody. I’m joined by Commodore Eric Young who’ll provide the weekly update with regards to the vaccine rollout.…
This Men’s Health Week, we’re encouraging men to better connect with their health and wellbeing, by raising awareness of the preventable health problems facing Australian men and asking them ‘who’s on your team?’ As part of this year’s theme ‘Connecting for Men’s Health’, Healthy Male, a national men’s health information organisation, is reminding men…
Expectant mums will receive additional support on how to stay healthy whilst pregnant, through the Morrison Government’s Your Healthy Pregnancy campaign. The campaign will increase awareness of the importance and benefits of appropriate physical activity, good nutrition and social and emotional wellbeing before and during pregnancy. Making sure all Australians have the best…
The Australian Government is investing $11.7 million in medical research for pharmacists to support patients with the safe use of medicines. All Australians will take some form of medication throughout their lives for a number of reasons, but using medicines are not without risk. The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia estimates 400,000 people present…
Following over $5.3 million in funding from the Commonwealth Government, The Bays Aged Care facility in Hastings has opened their new 60-bed redevelopment, expanding their overall capacity from 75 to 90 places for aging and aged residents. The new state-of-the-art facility offers residents: Private and Government-funded respite care, memory support and dementia care,…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health TRANSCRIPT 10 June 2020 INTERVIEW WITH LEON BYNER 5AA MORNINGS E&OE… Topics: State Hospital Funding, MBS Review, COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, Mental Health LEON BYNER: But let’s welcome Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. Greg, good to talk to you and thanks for…
The human biosecurity emergency period under the Biosecurity Act 2015 will be extended for a further three months. The emergency period, which has been in place since 18 March 2020 to protect Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic, will continue until 17 September 2021. The extension, declared by the Governor General today, was informed…
Keeping the Mornington Peninsulas Heart Beating – Go Local First Mornington Peninsula residents are being reminded to shop locally for Peninsula products as part of the GO LOCAL FIRST campaign. First launched in July 2020, GO LOCAL FIRST is an initiative coordinated by the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) that will…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health TRANSCRIPT 9 June 2020 INTERVIEW WITH BEN FORDHAM 2GB BREAKFAST E&OE… Topics: New Alzheimer’s Drug, MBS Review, NSW Quarantine Facility BEN FORDHAM: Now, we told you yesterday about this claim out of the US about a minor breakthrough in the treatment…