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Since the detection of Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Warialda’s water supply in December 2024, bores throughout the Warialda area have been undergoing further testing. Owners of 20 properties had water supplies tested throughout April as part of...
The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) congratulates the Australian Labor Party on being elected as the returning government, urging them to prioritise real investment in rural, remote, and First Nations healthcare. With more than seven million...
Inverell Shire Council has been invited to take part in the 2025/2026 Bush Bursary Program, a vital initiative aimed at fostering future medical professionals in rural communities. Council resolved to support this successful program. The Bush Bursary Program,...
Gwydir Shire Council advises that the Gravesend boil water alert issued last month has been lifted and the water supply is now safe to drink. The boil water alert was issued on the 31st of March due to the runoff into the Gwydir River that caused problems for water...
The Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation (ASMOF) has advised it will proceed with planned strike action between Tuesday and Thursday this week – in breach of the orders of the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC). ASMOF's strike plans will disrupt our...
The Red Alert warning issued on 2 December 2024 for high levels of potentially toxic blue-green algae at Malpas Dam located near Guyra on the Northern tablelands has been lifted. Malpas Dam is now on Green Alert for blue-green algae. The Red Alert was lifted following...
BreastScreen NSW has relaunched a campaign encouraging women to have a life saving mammogram and join the more than 55,000 women who screened across Hunter New England Local Health District in 2024. Kairsten Marley, Hunter New England Local Health District...
As a precaution, Gwydir Shire Council will be placing Gravesend Water Supply on a Boil Water Alert, due to the current turbidity of the Gwydir River which has the potential to make drinking water in Gravesend unsafe. This is estimated to be in place for 2-3 weeks with...
Falling influenza vaccinations due to vaccine fatigue and misinformation, combined with the risk of a horror flu season like the one experienced in the Northern Hemisphere, could result in more lives lost from flu and other respiratory diseases this year.Australian...