Health Alerts

Date Alert
23 January 2012 Health warning on salad sprouts containing bacteria E coli
6 January 2012 Health warning on poisonous mushrooms
29 December 2011 Mosquitoes and Murray Valley Encephalitis
29 December 2011 Blue-green algae in the Gippsland Lakes
8 December 2011 Four measles cases in metropolitan Melbourne
24 October 2011 Chief Health Officer Advisory on egg safety
1 September 2011 Increase in M.ulcerans notifications

News & Events

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Enterprise Agreements


10 February 2012

Latest information about nurses and midwives enterprise bargaining agreement.

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Premier's Award for Health and Medical Research


10 February 2012

Applications are now open for the 2012 Premier's Award for Health and Medical Research.

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Opportunity to contribute to alcohol and drug reform


6 February 2012

Victorians have a new opportunity to contribute to the development of the Whole of Government Victorian Alcohol and Drug Strategy.

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A snapshot of Victoria’s health


1 February 2012

The results of the Victorian Population Health Survey 2009 have been released, providing an annual snapshot of the state of Victoria’s health.

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