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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

Thursday, 22 April 2021.

Vaccination hub evokes fond memories for Joe

When Giuseppe “Joe” Puglia retired as a truck driver at Norlane’s Ford Motor factory, he never expected to return to the site for a vaccination thirteen years later. Joe, who also has...

Friday, 02 April 2021.

Ford community vaccination site unveiled

Book a vaccine PLEASE CLICK HERE TO ACCESS OUR VACCINE HUB, CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITY AND MAKE A BOOKING.  FORD’S former home on North Shore Road, Norlane, has transformed from...

Wednesday, 31 March 2021.

Research into sterilising pacifiers and food allergies published

A Geelong study that links sterilising pacifiers (or dummies) with an increased risk of food allergies in babies has gained international recognition. The Barwon Infant Study compared dummy use and...

Tuesday, 23 February 2021.

Vaccine boost for Geelong aged care

THE region’s first public sector aged care residents and staff rolled up their sleeves to receive the COVID-19 vaccine today. The vaccine rollout, which began with Geelong’s frontline...

Friday, 19 February 2021.

Vaccination rollout to begin in Barwon South West region

The Barwon South West’s COVID-19 vaccination program will commence on Monday. People in priority groups who are most at risk and who need protection the most will receive a vaccine first. ...

Thursday, 28 January 2021.

Happy birthday to Barwon Health North

The first anniversary of Barwon Health North's opening was celebrated on 28 January. Like so many aspects of 2020, services at the Norlane site turned out to be quite different to what was...

Thursday, 21 January 2021.

Pandemic provides extra training to newest interns

WHILE the pandemic disrupted a lot of plans in 2020, it also provided some of Barwon Health's newest intern doctors with some extra insights during their final year of education. Pre-empting the...

Thursday, 24 December 2020.

Needle Syringe Program services reopen at community centres

Our Community Health Centre Needle Syringe Program services have reopened to provide access to sterile injecting equipment to those in the community who use drugs intravenously. The face-to-face...

Thursday, 12 November 2020.

CHIME: New Barwon Health & Deakin University Centre of Excellence to Improve Mental Health

Change to Improve Mental Health Centre of Excellence (CHIME) is a newly formed translational research partnership between Barwon Health and Deakin University. CHIME aims to...

Thursday, 22 October 2020.

Telehealth Awareness Month

October is Telehealth Awareness Month, and it is the perfect time to acknowledge the tremendous efforts of our community in embracing this virtual model of care. Thanks to telehealth, Barwon...
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