Loddon Mallee Local Health Service Network

Loddon Mallee Local Health Service Network

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The Loddon Mallee Local Health Service Network is a collaborative network of public health services in Victoria’s Loddon Mallee region, established to improve access, equity, and quality of healthcare across the region.

About the network

The Loddon Mallee Local Health Service Network (LMLHSN) brings public health services together to improve healthcare across the Loddon Mallee region.

The network was established by the Victorian Department of Health on 1 July 2025 to support greater collaboration between health services and help people access the care they need, closer to home.

The network includes 13 public health services across 16 campuses throughout the region. 

Our vision

Working together to improve healthcare and create better experiences for our communities across the Loddon Mallee region.

Our values

  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Collaboration 

 

Our priorities

From 2025 to 2028, the network will focus on four key priorities:

Better access, equity and patient flow

We want people to receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

We will work together to:

  • Improve access to healthcare services
  • Support care closer to home where possible
  • Reduce unnecessary hospital admissions
  • Make healthcare easier to navigate
  • Create clear pathways between services

  

Supporting our workforce

Healthcare starts with our people.

We will:

  • Attract and retain skilled staff
  • Support workforce wellbeing
  • Develop regional workforce planning
  • Create opportunities for learning and career development.

 

Safety and quality

Safe, high-quality care is at the centre of everything we do.

We will:

  • Share best practice across the region
  • Strengthen clinical governance
  • Improve patient safety
  • Support continuous improvement in healthcare delivery.

 

Shared services

Working together helps us make better use of resources.

We will:

  •  Reduce duplication of work
  • Share expertise and services
  • Improve efficiency
  • Deliver better value for our communities.

 

 

Governance structure

The network is guided by a Governance Committee and a committee of Chief Executive Officers representing the region's public health services.

Projects and programs are led by partner health services and delivered through a regional network team.

 Governance Structure

 

Our region

The Loddon Mallee region covers almost 59,000 square kilometres, making it the largest Local Health Service Network in Victoria.

The region stretches from Macedon Ranges through central Victoria to north-west Victoria and includes communities along the Murray River. It is home to large regional centres, rural and remote communities.

Participating health services

 

Loddon Mallee Region map

Useful links

Victorian Department of Health

 

Safer Care Victoria