This year for National Asbestos Awareness Week (NAAW) the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) is warning all Australian’s that asbestos is still a big problem. ASSEA’s CEO Jodie Deakes said safe proactive removal can save lives with around 6.2...
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Securing a Safer Water Supply for Small Commuities
Bundarra and Mungindi’s town drinking water supply has received a much-needed boost with Uralla Shire Council and Moree Plains Shire Council included in $2 million of water infrastructure funding. Both councils will receive $150,000 each from Advanced Operational...
Farmers and Families Urged to Stay Safe on Quad Bikes
The ACCC has launched a quad bike safety awareness campaign in regional Australia warning that older male farmers remain the group most at risk of fatal injuries or crashes, with children also at risk. Since 2011, 234 Australians have died in quad bike...
Moylan Calls on Government to Get Moving on Glen Innes Hospital Redevelopment
Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moylan has given a Notice of Motion on the floor of State parliament this week calling on the NSW Government to start building the Glen Innes hospital redevelopment. Mr Moylan stated that the development was first announced in July 2021...
Positive Water Tests at Warialda
Recent water testing conducted by Gwydir Shire Council at Warialda has returned promising results. Since PFAS contamination was detected late last year, Council have been conducting regular testing to ensure the water remains safe. Four samples taken from the Crane...
Record Wait Times for Mental Health Patients in EDs Remain Unchanged
Patients with mental health conditions are continuing to spend an average of seven hours waiting for care in public hospital emergency departments, in conditions that exacerbate symptoms and lead to attacks on hospital staff. The difficulties facing...
Moylan to Fight for Nurses
Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moylan will take up the fight for nurses following the changes made by NSW Health and Hunter New England Health to the Rural Workforce Incentive Scheme. Mr Moylan says several local nurses had contacted him recently saying they had lost...
Hay Fire Being Monitored
Northern Tablelands Rural Fire Service advises they’re aware of a large hay pile on Copeton Dam Road that has been burning and smoking intermittently over the past few days. Crews have been monitoring the situation and are working closely with the landowners to fully...
The Silent Killer on Track to be Australia’s Second Biggest Cancer & Why It’s Time to Get Checked
Often called the ‘silent killer’, pancreatic cancer is one of Australia’s deadliest cancers - showing few or no symptoms until it’s often too late. With no national screening program and survival rates sitting at just 13%, Pancare Foundation is urging Australians to...
