Tag: cancer
Lost chance spurs family
By Adam Cooper/The Age
Neill Jones has every reason to be angry, but doesn’t have the time.
The 60-year-old father of three is paying with his...
Molly lets her hair down
It took Molly three years to grow her hair almost to her waist – and just minutes for it to come off.
The Melton nine-year-old...
Peer to cheer support
Melton’s Vivienne Bearne was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 and she is now using her experience to support other women.
For the past two...
Love flows after cancer tragedy
Corinda Maloney was one in five million.
The Bacchus Marsh mother of two died on November 3 – just two weeks after a devastating diagnosis...
Deb’s desperate battle
Debra Nelson lives with an ultra-rare cancer you’ve probably never heard of.
The Kurunjang woman has stage four metastatic leiomyosarcoma – a rare and aggressive...
Brave teen faces a new battle
A teenager who has courageously battled cancer twice is facing a third bout with the disease.
Caroline Springs 15-year-old Tyler Fishlock lost both eyes and...
Lions help cancer fight
The call has gone out for support for Taylors Lakes Lions Club’s charity gala dinner to raise money to help fight childhood cancer.
The club...
Tea for a good cause
Home-cooked delights are set to draw the crowds again at the annual McGrath Foundation high tea this week.
Melton Valley Rotary club will join the...
Shine a light on a cure
Ayhan’s mother calls him her “little star” and he’s getting ready to Light the Night in Melton for people with blood cancer.
The Brookfield five-year-old...
Mahala locks off for brave bro’
When then 11-year-old Nathan was diagnosed with a brain tumour three years ago, his sister, Mahala, didn’t know the condition was so common, or...
Footy club rivals rally to raise money for cancer
Footy club rivals will come together to raise money for four Moorabool families who have been hit hard by cancer.
A mother and three fathers of...
Plaques honour cancer support group founders
Almost two decades ago, Dr Mark Robson and George Marshall embarked on a journey to help ease the pain of cancer sufferers in Melton.
They...
Kurunjang school’s greatest shave
It’s not every day you get to shave your teacher’s bushy beard.
But Kurunjang Secondary College students have spent the past month gearing up for...
Women unite to fight cancer
Women around Victoria are getting the girls together to help beat breast and gynaecological cancers this month.
Samantha Frazzetto is one of more than 20...
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Perfidious Sue adds another win to the tally
Perfidious Sue continued her upward spiral as the David Murphy stable added another victory to a hot period of form at Melton Entertainment Park...
