Sunday,
22 June 2025
Health
Push for community health services to build disaster resilience

UNITED CALLS: Alliance of Rural & Regional Community Health CEOS (from left) Julie Landry (Sunbury Cobaw), Leigh Rhodes (Gateway), Darren Midgely (Sunraysia), Sean Duffy (Ballarat), Anne-Maree Kaser (Gippsland Lakes), Mandy Hutchinson (Northern Districts), Garry Ellis (Bellarine), Nicole Ferrie (Bendigo), Greg Little (Grampians), and Tricia Quibell (Primary Care Connect).

VICTORIA’S community health services want to take on a permanent role in disaster preparation, recovery and resilience management.

The Alliance of Rural and Regional Community Health (ARRCH) is advocating for community resilience and recovery programs and disaster recovery core teams to be funded in all community health services, covering 82.5 per cent of Victoria.

ARRCH believes community health ...

There's more to this story... Subscribe to Wangaratta Chronicle.
SIGN IN
Click here to view our subscription options.
Most Popular