Submissions are open for the inquiry into the Health Services Amendment (Splitting of the Hunter New England Health District) Bill 2025 and Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has encouraged the public to have their say. The proposed Bill aims to dissolve...
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Rostering failures by NSW Ambulance Leaves Rural Towns Without Crews
Invaluable Ambulance crews are being forced to plug gaps outside their communities because NSW Ambulance isn’t back-filling funded positions. When some paramedics or crews can’t make their shift for whatever reason, they are not replaced because that position is...
Major Boost for Specialist Healthcare, Livability & Economic Development in Glen Innes
Glen Innes Severn Council is delighted to announce a major milestone in advancing local healthcare services, improving liveability and enabling economic development. At its recent extraordinary meeting, Council approved the sale of part of 146-148 Church Street, Glen...
Inverell Ambulance to Receive $300,000 Upgrade
Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moylan has announced the Inverell ambulance station has received state government funding to refurbish the facility. Mr Moylan recently met with local paramedics at the station and announced that around $300,000 has been allocated for...
Building the Allied Health Workforce in Hunter New England Local Health District
The Rural Allied Health Educator Pilot Program, a joint venture between NSW Health and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), is building a pipeline of allied health clinicians in rural, regional and remote communities, by boosting the...
Inverell Shire Council to Support HNELHD Split Bill
Inverell Shire Council has resolved to support the inquiry into the proposed splitting of the Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) and will prepare a submission in response to the draft Health Services Amendment (Splitting of the Hunter New England Health...
Local Businessman Runs for Charity
A local businessman is raising money for children and family’s battling childhood cancer as part of a fundraiser called Charlie’s Run 4 Kids. Mitchell Johnson from MacIntrye Hotbread is running 150km in 5 days from Seal Rocks to Newcastle starting on Wednesday 12th of...
More GP Visits Under Labor
Senator for NSW Tim Ayers says more Australians in regional NSW will get free visits to the GP if the Albanese Labor Government is re-elected, under their historic investment in Medicare. From 1 November, Labor will expand bulk billing incentives to all Australians...
Over 200 Nursing and Midwifery Graduates Kick Start Careers at HNELHD
Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) is welcoming 237 new graduate nurses and midwives to its workforce, providing a boost to local health services across the District. Hospitals and health services in Gunnedah, Moree, Scone, Narrabri, Glen Innes,...