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Phillip Island at the crossroads

21/2/2019

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Big projects seem to be given priority over low-tech solutions to Phillip Island’s traffic woes, writes Mary Whelan, but we may be on the wrong track. ​

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Life after Warley

3/5/2018

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Gwen McRae (former nurse, manager and board member of Warley Hospital) with Jan Child (CEO of Bass Coast Health) at the opening of Phillip Island's new health and medical hub
Warley Hospital's legacy lives on in Phillip Island’s new health hub, writes Mary Whelan.

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In sickness and in health

19/4/2018

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The audience listens to speakers at the opening of the new Warley Hospital in Cowes, December 1, 1962. Photo: Phillip Island & District Historical Society
With the opening of the new Phillip Island health hub this weekend, Mary Whelan looks back on a century of health care on the island.

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    Mary Whelan

    Mary Whelan is a former clinical physiotherapist, current board member of Bass Coast Health, a banjo player and vocalist in the Bass Coast Pickers and a keen golfer. She lives on Phillip Island. 

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