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Community urged to remain SunSmart

MALLEE residents have been urged to maintain consistent sun protection with new data showing regional Victorians are more likely to be diagnosed with, and die from, melanoma than people living in the state’s major cities. Melanoma rates in the Loddon Mallee are 34 per cent above the state average, while the latest Victorian Cancer Registry […]

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