NSW Health has issued a warning to residents not to touch bats following the death of a man in his 50’s from Northern NSW. The man was the first confirmed case of lyssavirus in NSW and had been bitten by a bat several months ago and received treatment following the...
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Gravesend Water Restrictions
Gwydir Shire Council has enforced water restrictions to residents living in Gravesend. A mechanical issue with Gravesend water supply is limiting capacity to pump water resulting in reservoir levels falling to a critical level where action needs be taken. Water usage...
Joyce Slams NDIS System
Regional Australia has once more been stumbled over then stamped on by Canberra in a clumsy process for cost savings for the NDIS. Few are not arguing that the NDIS needs review and needs remediation in sections of expenditure, but in Regional Australia recent...
Annual Appeal to Support Critical Care in a Time of Need
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service’s End of Financial Year Appeal highlights how every donation, large or small, helps deliver vital care to regional and remote communities in their most critical moments. On average, NSW Ambulance tasks the Westpac Rescue...
Moylan Welcomes Continued Support for Family Care Centres
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has welcomed the confirmation of ongoing Government support for vital maternity care, family care centres and vaccination programs in regional and rural NSW. Women and their babies will benefit with $26.8 million of an $83...
Gradstart Program to Boost Nurse and Midwive Numbers in NSW
Graduate nurses and midwives are being encouraged to start their careers in Australia’s largest public health system, with applications now open for NSW Health’s GradStart program. GradStart is an annual, state-wide recruitment process for graduate nurses and...
Public Hearings Postponed
Public hearings into the splitting of the Hunter New England Health district set down for Narrabri and Tamworth this week have been postponed. Member for Barwon Roy Butler, who instigated the Bill to split the health district, posted on his social media page that the...
Chopper Heads to Emmaville to Transport Patient
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called at lunchtime yesterday afternoon to Vegetable Creek Hospital at Emmaville to transport a man to Lismore Base hospital. A man in his 30s, suffering injuries from an earlier fall, was stabilised by hospital staff and the...
OOR Trivia Night Raises Funds to Purchase Equipment at Hospital
Operation Operating Room is counting down to their annual trivia night later this month as they raise money for more vital equipment for the Inverell Hospital. The organisation is raising money this year for three items to include at the hospital including a...