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Andrew was told he wouldn’t walk again, now he’s made it to the mountain

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Bendigo Advertiser, May 25, 2024: Mandurang South resident Andrew Marks spent 45 years working in agricultural and rural banking, the last decade-and-a-half of it around the Bendigo region. It was an interesting and varied career, which he enjoyed. Then one morning a year ago he woke up having a stroke. It came “out of the … Continue reading →

Stroke Association of Victoria support centres lack funding to operate beyond June 2023

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Bendigo Advertiser, March 9, 2023: Wayne Porthouse is adamant the Stroke Association of Victoria’s Bendigo support centre saved his life. Mr Porthouse’s stroke was so severe that he was left unable to swallow, eat or drink, and before visiting the centre and joining the support group he had become seriously depressed. “When you’ve had a … Continue reading →

Bendigo Health COVID clinic staff remember past three years while preparing for closure

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Bendigo Advertiser, December 29 2022: Bendigo Health’s COVID-screening clinic has probably carried out close to a million tests over its three years of operation, nurse unit manager Veronica Steegs thinks, although it is impossible to know for certain. Staff have carried out 624,000 tests since January 2021 but due to a change of systems, data … Continue reading →