Tuesday,
1 July 2025
Newborns, parents out in the cold

Program funding that helps mums and dads manage sleep behaviours in newborns has been axed, leaving first-time Wangaratta parents out in the cold.

Wangaratta councillor Tania Maxwell raised the issue at the June council meeting in a special report highlighting the fallout from the state government's 1 July cessation of the Maternal Child Health - Sleep and Settling Program funding.

She said it was v...

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