Goldstein Media Releases, Health
From November 1 2005 certain age groups will be eligible for free chickenpox vaccinations as part of the Federal Governments National Immunisation Program.
The chickenpox vaccination will be available for all children born on or after 1 May 2004, and there will be a catch-up program undertaken f... (08-Nov)
Goldstein Media Releases, Health
From today bayside residents will have greater opportunity to claim their Medicare Benefits, register for the Medicare Safety Net or access the Family Assistance Office, with the Centre Road Bentleigh Medicare Office extending their opening hours.
“The extended opening hours will provide a major... (06-Sep)
Goldstein Media Releases, Health
The Australian Government as part of its Building a Healthy, Active Australia is continuing to expand the Active Afterschool Communities program.
The Active Afterschool Communities program was piloted in 20 schools during term 1 of 2005, and will be expanded to 3,250 schools by 2007.
The Act... (22-Jun)
Goldstein Media Releases, Health, Education and Training
The Commonwealth Government will send two resource kits to every school to assist them in encouraging students to eat well and be physically active.
The resource kits, one containing Australia’s Physical Activity Recommendations for Children and Young People and the other with best practice examp... (21-Mar)
Goldstein Media Releases, Health
Under the Howard Government’s pneumococcal vaccination program, a free vaccine will be distributed to protect new born babies and senior Australians.
Andrew Robb said that “pneumococcal disease occurs most frequently in children under two and people aged 65 years or over, this vaccination will p... (16-Feb)
Speeches, Health, Community
Mr ROBB (Goldstein) (4.38 p.m.) —This afternoon I would like to highlight the importance for the 20,000 Australians aged over 65 in my electorate and the more than one million Australians over 65 nationally of the government's promise to increase the private health rebate from 30 to 35 per cent for ... (12-Dec)