20 September 2022
Protect yourself this pollen season
Grass pollen season (October through to December) brings the chance of thunderstorm asthma. Thunderstorm asthma is asthma that is triggered …
Western Public Health Unit
The Western Public Health Unit (WPHU) is one of nine public health units across Victoria, established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Unit sits within Western Health.
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16 September 2022
What the updated COVID-19 restrictions mean for you
As case numbers in our community continue to drop, key COVID-19 restrictions have changed. People who test positive for COVID-19 …
24 August 2022
Public health projects featured at the Australasian COVID-19 Conference
A raft of public health projects which investigated how COVID-19 spreads, barriers to testing and quarantine measures in aged care …
24 August 2022
Monkeypox FAQs for clinicians
Monkeypox is an emerging public health issue around the world, including in Victoria where an increasing number of cases are …
10 August 2022
Monkeypox update for our community
Monkeypox is a rare but potentially serious disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. Since May 2022, there …
29 July 2022
Primary care COVID-19 Readiness Plan
The Western Public Health Unit have developed a ‘COVID-19 Readiness Plan’ to help GPs ensure patients at risk of developing …
26 July 2022
Continuing to protect yourself during winter
We are currently seeing an increase in cases and hospitalisations as a result of the BA.4 and 5 sub-variants of …
05 July 2022
A targeted approach to COVID-19 testing
It is important to get a COVID-19 test if you have cold or flu like symptoms as it helps doctors …
What areas of Melbourne do we serve?
WPHU’s catchment extends 1419km2 from local government areas (LGAs) in the western suburbs like Wyndham and Melton to inner Melbourne LGAs like Moreland and Melbourne. The catchment includes:
– 1.34 million people with 33 per cent overseas born and 200 languages spoken
– 8 local government areas including Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Melton, Moonee Valley, Merri-bek and Wyndham
– 6 public health services, one Aboriginal Health Service and one primary healthcare network
– 93 aged-care facilities
– 2 ports of entry to Australia.
Not in the Western catchment area?
If you are not within the WPHU area, visit these links to the other public health units across Victoria.