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Northern District Community Health has called on the community to help raise $50,000 for critical infrastructure upgrades. Picture: File
By Peter Bannan

NORTHERN District Community Health has launched its first-ever Give-tember appeal, as a new report reveals regional organisations receive a fraction of Victoria’s health funding. The organisation has called on the community to help raise $50,000 for critical infrastructure upgrades. The month-long fundraiser comes as Infrastructure Victoria found registered community health organisations collectively receive just 0.3 […]

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