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Rural men urged to see GP

TO acknowledge International Men’s Health Week, Australia’s peak organisation for rural, remote and First Nations healthcare is backing a nationwide campaign aimed at encouraging men to book a checkup with their GP. The Australian...

16 hours ago
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Maari Ma centre for Menindee

A NEW multipurpose child and family centre focused on health, wellbeing and early childhood development, is set to be built in Menindee as part of a grant received by Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation. CEO of Maari Ma, Richard Weston, said the...

06 Jun 2025
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Rural placements bridge gap

WITH widespread healthcare workforce shortages across communities throughout the country, the Royal Flying Doctor Service hopes to create pathways to drive healthcare workers remotely. Chief medical officer of the RFDS South East Section...

02 Jun 2025
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Public reminded to use phone health service

NEW South Wales Health Minister Ryan Park has launched a campaign urging the public to use phone service Healthdirect as cold and flu season ramps up. The phone service is free, available 24/7, and provides the public with instant health advice. The...

01 Jun 2025
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17 jobs lost in aged care lifeline

ON Monday, Southern Cross Care Queensland announced its acquisition of Southern Cross Care Broken Hill resulting in 17 back-of-house roles being made redundant. In a statement released on Monday the jobs eliminated due to being duplicated by existing...

30 May 2025
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Art therapy to help with loss

LIFELINE Broken Hill has employed a new bereavement counsellor, who will be launching a new art support group aimed at helping individuals process grief. Murphy Barker will be facilitating the Empowered Creations Art Group, a free eight-week support...

27 May 2025
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Nurses and midwives acknowledged

NURSES and midwives working across the Far West received awards for excellence on International Nurses Day last week. Nine individuals and one team were acknowledged by the Far West Local Health District, with district executive director of nursing...

26 May 2025
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Flying doctors celebrated

THE Royal Flying Doctor Service celebrated the 97th anniversary of their first flight on May 17, 1928, last week, marking a long and important legacy of providing healthcare to rural and remote communities in Australia. RFDS’s first flight took off...

23 May 2025
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Remote skills training on offer

FOR the first time, rural doctors will be able to apply for the Remote Medicine Advanced Skills Training post outside of hospital settings, thanks to an initiative by the Australian College for Rural and Remote Medicine, and the Royal Flying Doctor...

17 May 2025
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Lending support to survivors

IN 2020, Anna Coutts-Trotter asked her counsellor for a referral to a peer support group for survivors of sexual violence, only to find out that they didn’t exist.“She just said I’d love to and I think you’d really benefit from it and...

16 May 2025
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First scholarship winner announced

THE first ever recipient of the new Fay Newell Scholarship has been announced, awarded to newly appointed intern with Broken Hill Health Service, Dr Natalie Gordon. Dr Gordon, a Ngunnawal woman who recently moved to Broken Hill for her role...

16 May 2025
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Flight nurses deliver babies mid-air

WHEN thinking about the role of the Royal Flying Doctor Services’ flight nurses, many might think of car accidents, snake bites and heart attacks. In reality, flight nurses role in transporting women in early labour or with pregnancy complications...

16 May 2025
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Open invite to plan for the future

IN light of National Palliative Care Week, (11-17 May), residents in the Far West Local Health District are encouraged to learn about the importance of palliative care and advanced planning. By considering, communicating and documenting future health...

12 May 2025
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Pilot program for First Nations people

MAARI Ma Health and The Y New South Wales have partnered to launch a new pilot program offering health and fitness support to First Nations people, funded by the Broken Hill City Council. The program aims to support communities in Broken Hill...

09 May 2025
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Pushing it up for mental health

LIFELINE Regional SA and Far West NSW are seeking Broken Hill residents to participate in the Push-up Challenge this June, to hep fundraise to support the mental health and wellbeing of residents in the Far West and regional South...

08 May 2025
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RFDS warns of booming flu season

AS the state sees flu cases exceed 20,000, the Royal Flying Doctor’s Service is urging the public to get vaccinated to help stop the spread this flu season. Between January 1 and April 6, 2025, New South Wales has reported 20,350...

08 May 2025
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Educator named midwife of the year

INTERNATIONAL Day of the Midwife was on Monday, and local midwife and clinical midwife educator Shae McCunnie was awarded Far West Local Health District’s Midwife of the Year. Ms McCunnie took on the role of clinical midwife educator 12 months ago...

07 May 2025