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Media Relations at Barwon Health

The Public Affairs and Communications department manages all media relations and enquiries relating to Barwon Health, staff, patients, and research activities. We are the first point of contact for any media enquiry or photo opportunity at any of our sites across the Barwon South West Region.

Media opportunities at our sites are subject to approval and will be assessed case-by-case. A Public Affairs and Communications staff member will escort media during approved visits, including for interviews, filming, and photography.

Switchboard (general enquiries) (03) 4215 0000

Media Officer on-call (03) 4215 1119

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Standard business hours are Monday to Friday, 8.30am-5pm.

Urgent after-hours media enquiries must be phoned through.

News

Monday, 13 November 2023.

Learning visit for Solomon Islands clinicians

A fellowship of nurses and doctors from the Solomon Islands have observed Barwon Health clinical practices in a cross-cultural and organisations exchange. Two groups of six clinical staff from the...

Tuesday, 24 October 2023.

SURVEY: Have your say on the new Barwon Women's and Children's

The Victorian Government has committed more than $500 million to deliver new and expanded women’s and children’s facilities in Geelong.The new Barwon Women’s and Children’s will provide...

Thursday, 19 October 2023.

Children's Ward NUM Sandra Van Roon retires after more than 40 years

Barwon Health paediatric nurse unit manager Sandra Van Roon is saying goodbye to nursing after more than 40 years of caring for Geelong children and their families.Sandra has watched generations of...

Wednesday, 13 September 2023.

Hospital deal improves access to maternity care

Barwon Health and St John of God Geelong Hospital have announced a new formal agreement designed to enhance the community’s access to maternity care, including the care of newborn babies. Barwon...

Monday, 04 September 2023.

New Barwon Women’s And Children’s One Step Closer

The Andrews Labor Government is one step close to delivering the new Barwon Women’s and Children’s Hospital with four leading construction companies now shortlisted to build the world-class...

Thursday, 24 August 2023.

Mako Robot improving hospital efficiency

A ROBOTIC surgery aid is improving the precision of knee and hip replacements at Barwon Health, resulting in faster recoveries and shorter hospital stays. The Mako Robot allows for an innovative...

Thursday, 10 August 2023.

Barwon Health and Deakin join collaborative centre for mental health

Barwon Health and Deakin University are part of a new Victorian Government supported statewide partnership aimed at improving mental health and wellbeing support for adult and older adult...

Wednesday, 28 June 2023.

Barwon Health to support Cherry Creek Youth Justice Centre

Barwon Health has been engaged to deliver healthcare services to young people at the new Cherry Creek Youth Justice Centre. From August 2023, the new facility, which is funded and managed by the...

Wednesday, 28 June 2023.

Surgery milestone for Cardiothoracic Unit

Barwon Health’s Cardiothoracic Unit has reached a milestone of 10,000 surgeries after 26 years of operations. The Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit commenced service on 29 July 1997 and cardiothoracic...

Tuesday, 27 June 2023.

Barwon Region Renewable Energy Partnership wins award

Barwon Health is extremely proud to share that the Geelong region took centre stage at the Institute of Public Administration’s (IPAA) leadership awards last week. Our Barwon Region...
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