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Alarm as nursing cuts leave High Country town without after-hours care
Swifts Creek Bush Nursing Centre after-hours nursing cuts worry residents Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 8:01am In short: Swifts Creek in Victoria's High Country is an hour and a half drive from the nearest hospital and depends on its Bush Nursing Centre for medical care. The centre is reducing access to out-of-hours care after recent nurse pay rises and a lack of funding from the Department of Health.
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