11 May 2026
Stay well this winter
Respiratory viruses spread more easily during winter in our community. Vaccination helps protect your family and reduces spread in childcare, schools and the wider community.
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Public health updates for central and western Melbourne.
Health Alerts
Information on statewide and local public health alerts
- 04 August 2026 Concerned about bird flu?
- 11 May 2026 Stay well this winter
- 05 November 2025 Thunderstorm asthma: be ready, stay safe
- 17 April 2025 Measles in Melbourne – have you had two MMR vaccines?
- 10 January 2025 Measles outbreak in South-East Asia with cases in Victoria
- 18 October 2024 Mpox is spreading across Victoria
- 13 December 2024 Private: Could that new or slow healing ulcer or skin infection be a Buruli ulcer from a summer mosquito bite?
- 26 September 2024 Increasing cases of whooping cough in Victoria
- 30 July 2024 Outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in metropolitan Melbourne
- 10 May 2024 Increase in COVID-19 activity
- 02 February 2024 Bicillin shortage information for health professionals
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10 May 2024
Increase in COVID-19 activity
Victoria is currently experiencing increased COVID-19 activity in the community, resulting in an increase in people being hospitalised with COVID-19. …
06 March 2024
Don’t let
COVID-19 catch you
COVID-19 remains an unwelcome part of our lives as our immunity from both infection and vaccination wanes with time and …
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 …