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...
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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...
Woman with Pelvic Injuries Flown to Tamworth
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called on Sunday afternoon to a property west of Guyra to airlift a woman who has sustained pelvic injuries. Around 4pm, the chopper was tasked by NSW Ambulance to a person crushed against a fence by a horse on the property. A woman...
Social Media Ban May Put Kids at Risk
Regional teens could be at risk of isolation, discrimination and misinformation when a social media ban comes into force on December 10, according to anti-bullying advocates, mental health expects and young people living outside metropolitan areas. The policy, which...
Speed Networking Event Hits Inverell Tomorrow
A new speed-networking event called Regional Pathways to Possibility will be held in Inverell tomorrow designed to showcase the wide range of disability supports and services available across Inverell and surrounding regions. Several service providers will be hosting...
