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Victorian healthcare system is 'fundamentally broken', GP says
By Jean Bell and Eden Hynninen

Australia's leading GP group warns people will continue to get sicker if clinics and staff are not supported.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/regional-doctor-shortage-driving-demand-at-emergency-departments/107075594

#DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #RegionalCommunities #HealthAdministration #JeanBell #EdenHynninen

Border town lawyer labels Victoria's bird flu handling a 'scandal'
By Jean Bell

What determines if suspected bird flu victims are collected or left on the shore? Near the Victorian-SA border, it comes down to roughly three kilometres.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-27/victorian-bird-flu-response-poor-compared-to-south-australia/107079324

#AvianInfluenza #Environment #JeanBell

Fears mass bird deaths in south-west Victoria linked to bird flu
By Olivia Sanders, Jean Bell, Jeremy Lee, and Violette Storm

People in the south-west Victorian town of Portland fear a deadly bird flu is to blame for hundreds of bird deaths this week, as carcasses begin to pile up.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/fears-mass-bird-deaths-in-southwest-victoria-linked-to-bird-flu/107049616

#DiseasesandDisorders #Animals #Birds #TravelandTourism #OliviaSanders #JeanBell #JeremyLee #VioletteStorm

High school student juggles classes and McDonald's job while running for parliament
By Jean Bell

Hera Sheppard, 18, is one of the youngest candidates to contest the Victorian election.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/hera-sheppard-18-year-old-running-for-state-parliament-victoria/107007948

#StateandTerritoryElections #StateandTerritoryParliament #YoungPeople #JeanBell

Regional emergency departments a 'basket case of mania', doctor warns
By Andi Yu, Eden Hynninen, and Jean Bell

The most dysfunctional emergency departments in Victoria are in regional areas, according to data, with doctors describing overcrowded corridors, lapses in patient safety and burnt-out staff.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/regional-emergency-departments-a-basket-case-of-mania/106994288

#EmergencyCare #PublicHealth #HealthcareFacilities #HealthPolicy #HealthAdministration #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #AndiYu #EdenHynninen #JeanBell

Victoria's roads are crumbling, but how much would it cost to fix them?
By Jean Bell

Both sides of politics have unveiled their roads funding election promises, but regional council figures suggest the pledges could be inadequate.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/how-much-it-would-cost-to-repair-victoria-crumbling-roads/106836750

#Roads #LocalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryElections #JeanBell

Proposed $200m timber hub promises jobs and building materials boost
By Jean Bell

The timber manufacturing hub would transform blue gum wood chips into timber beams for construction.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-23/forestry-hub-boost-for-south-west-victoria-industry/106946618

#ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #Industry #ConstructionProjectsandEquipment #RenewableEnergy #AgriculturalCrops #JeanBell

Scientists keeping a close watch as H5N1 infection looms
By Jean Bell

Victorians are on high alert for the deadly H5N1 bird flu, as citizen scientists help to monitor infected birds.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/victoria-high-alert-for-signs-of-deadly-h5n1-bird-flu/104412098

#Birds #EpidemicsandPandemics #WildlifeDiseases #AvianInfluenza #JeanBell