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  • Man in blue shirt and akubra hat standing next to a white/cream horse.
    2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards finalist: Dr Joshua Briotti 23 January 2026 From stockman to up-and-coming anaesthetist, Dr Joshua Briotti is in the running to be crowned Youth Health Professional of the Year at the 2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards.
  • Bremer Bay Health Service re-opened 23 January 2026 Bremer Bay Health Centre has reopened.
  • Bremer Bay Health Centre evacuated 22 January 2026 Bremer Bay Health Centre is closed due to a bushfire in the area, and we’ve evacuated staff. Services have been diverted to Jerramungup Health Centre.
  • Blue square saying Ravensthorpe Health Service is closed
    Ravensthorpe Health Service closed 22 January 2026 Ravensthorpe Health Service is CLOSED.
  • A blue tile featuring the words 'Williams Health Centre closed'
    Williams Health Centre 22 January 2026 There is an emergency bushfire near Williams and we’ve closed the health centre.

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  • Woman in red shirt standing in an archway smiling at camera.
    2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards finalist: Dr Catherine Daly 21 January 2026 An unwavering passion for rural medicine has seen Bunbury-based Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Dr Catherine Daly named a finalist in the 2026 Western Australian Rural Health Excellence Awards.
  • Left photo: nurse posing with the solar panel system. Right photo: solar panels on the roof.
    Yalgoo and Burringurrah nursing posts power up with rooftop solar 20 January 2026 In a move that will fully offset electricity consumption and enhance site resilience at some of WA Country Health Service’s most remote facilities, rooftop solar systems have been installed at our Yalgoo and Burringurrah nursing posts.
  • Yellow Advice tile featuring words 'northern parts of the Midwest-Gascoyne and south-western parts of the Pilbara'.
    HEALTH ALERT: Protect yourself from extreme heat - THREAT REDUCED 17 January 2026 Update as at: 22 January. Heatwave Watch and Act – MONITOR CONDITIONS – Northern and coastal parts of the Gascoyne and south-western parts of the Pilbara. THREAT IS REDUCED – Areas near Kalbarri, Geraldton, Dongara and as south as Leeman.
  • A newly built car park without vehicles, some trees and sky in the background
    Albany Health Campus carpark expansion complete 16 January 2026 The $2 million expansion of Albany Health Campus’ carpark has reached practical completion.
  • Group of staff standing around and behind a man in a treatment chair.
    Award-winning Charm Oncology Management System completes statewide rollout 16 January 2026 Northam Health Service has become our final cancer treatment site to adopt the Charm Oncology Management System, completing the statewide rollout of this award-winning technology.
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