A number of buses filled with the elderly were part of a convey evacuating Corryong last Friday, with 37 elderly residents homed at Yarrawonga Health and Numurkah. Yarrawonga Health Chief Executive Officer Elaine Mallows confirmed Yarrawonga had received a number of residents who had to flee the town for their safety. “I can confirm that Yarrawonga Health is receiving aged care residents evacuated from Corryong,” Ms Mallows said. “Yarrawonga Health has staffed up to manage these extra residents and we are coordinating efforts through the Department of Health & Human Services emergency response systems.
