ABC Ballarat presents the Rural Health in 2020 forum
Details and background on the regional health forum to be held in Ballarat
View ArticleABC Ballarat 2020 Rural Health Forum
Following Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's decision to convene a summit to tackle the most prominent problems facing the country over the next twelve years, ABC Ballarat held its own forum focussing on...
View ArticleMaryborough to get Sustainable Farm Families scheme
Maryborough residents will soon have access to a program to improve health and wellbeing in farming communities.
View ArticleMen's shed builds community
After only four years the Ballarat East Men's Shed is one of the largest in the state. They're boldly pushing ahead to buy their current premises on Eureka Street in Ballarat.
View ArticleMedication, restraints use worries Opposition
The Victorian Opposition says medication and physical restraints are being overused on intellectually disabled residents in the Grampians region.
View ArticleMinister defends disability restraints
The Victorian Government is defending the use of restraints on people with intellectual disabilities living in government institutions.
View ArticleArarat institutions: Aradale Mental Hospital
The eerie, desolate Victorian building complex looming over Ararat once operated as the Aradale Mental Hospital.
View ArticleBallarat mental healthcare gets $5.5m boost
Victoria's Mental Health Minister Lisa Neville has opened a multi-million dollar redevelopment of Ballarat's psychiatric services.
View ArticleArarat institutions: Inside Ararat Prison
We take a look inside Ararat Prison and find out about an average day for a prisoner.
View ArticleArarat Institutions: J Ward
J Ward - the institution for those deemed 'criminally insane' - housed some of Victoria's most dangerous men up until it closed in 1991.
View ArticleSurviving suicide
Bill Sutcliffe can now joke about losing his eye, but it was once one of the many reasons he wanted to take his own life.
View ArticleForum encourages people to get talking about their blues
Beyondblue and the Ballarat and District Division of General Practice has hosted a community forum in Ballarat to get people talking about depression.
View ArticleSuicide prevention proposed for schools
A national public health advocacy group wants the topic of suicide prevention to be included in the Australian school curriculum.
View ArticleFlood recovery workshops focus on community
Mental health organisation Beyondblue and the Department of Human Services will begin running community support training workshops in Grampians and Loddon Mallee flood affected areas.
View ArticleBudget delivers mental health funds boost
Last night's federal budget committed more than $2 billion to mental health services but the details of the spending remain unclear.
View ArticleFlood recovery continues long after water subsides
Communities are still trying to come to terms with the physical and mental impacts of recent floods. Disaster recovery expert Rob Gordon has visited Creswick to talk through the process of recovery.
View ArticleThe suicide legacy of sexual abuse
Calls for an inquiry into up to 30 suicides by people who were sexually assaulted at Catholic schools.
View ArticleKiller eligible for parole in one week
A British man who strangled a Victorian woman 26 years ago will be eligible for parole in one week.
View ArticleSide by side we talk
In 2009 the small town of Avoca, north-west of Ballarat, was devastated by a spate of suicides. Avoca's mental health group says their new men's shed is helping to bring the community together.
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