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https://static.timesnewsgroup.com.au/prod/uploads/sites/21/2023/01/Untitled-design-2023-01-05T090650.463.png?_t=16729705451200630A COMMUNITY campaign to keep Epworth Geelong’s maternity service open is not giving up and is urging the private hospital to push back the looming closure date. In late November, Epworth HealthCare proposed it would begin consultation on the closure and flagged the maternity service was anticipated to end on March 1. Community reaction was [...]Read More...