Gunnedah Shire Council is urging Hunter New England Local Health District to meet locally and reinstate the hospital helipad for emergency retrievals.
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Posted inFeature, Health, Moree, What's on
Healthy Harold’s Festival of Health returns to Moree with new cybersafety session
A new cybersafety session for families is being added to the program as Healthy Harold’s Festival of Health returns to Moree, with free events open to the whole community.
Posted inFeature, Health, Local News, Social issues and services, Women
Fear of child protection puts regional mums at risk
Pregnant women in regional NSW face a double risk: less access to health care, and a fear of child protection that stops many from seeking help at all, new research shows.
Posted inFeature, Local News, Mental Health
AIHW report reveals worsening youth mental health as experts call for new approaches
Australia’s youth mental health crisis is deepening, with new AIHW data showing rising illness rates and growing pressure on services.
Posted inHealth, Tamworth
Petition launched seeking support for Banksia detox facility proposal
An NSW Parliament e-petition seeks government support to repurpose Tamworth’s former Banksia mental health unit as detox.
Posted inMental Health, Tamworth
New mental health unit a ‘game changer’ for Tamworth region
Tamworth’s new purpose-built mental health unit is open, with 37 beds, a specialist adolescent service and artwork from 12 regional artists. Advocates say it’s been a decade in the making.
Posted inFederal Politics, Guyra, Health
Concern brewing as buried Hanson policy threatens affordable medicines
A local mum says she and her asthmatic daughter could die without PBS medicines. She’s not alone — public concern is growing over a little-noticed One Nation policy, and a petition is now calling on Hanson to back off.
Posted inHealth, Manilla, Training and courses
Free first aid course in Manilla this Saturday
Free CPR and first aid qualifications, this Saturday in Manilla. Spots are strictly limited — register now before they’re gone.
Posted inAgribusiness, Agriculture, Armidale, Health
Paraquat stays but with major new restrictions as regulator delivers verdict
Australia’s pesticide regulator has handed down a major decision on paraquat and diquat— it stays, but with tight new restrictions.
Posted inHealth, Local News, NSW News, NSW Politics
New England hospitals to share in $400m maintenance blitz
A $400 million hospital maintenance blitz is coming to the New England — but with Moree’s redevelopment taking shape and Glen Innes still waiting for answers, the bigger picture is far from settled.