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  • Woman in pink shirt on top of a large green hill looking out over the bushland and horizon.
    Oh, the places you’ll go with the Community Residency Program 20 July 2026 Resident Medical Officer Dr Ella Forkin began her journey in Kununurra as a medical student in 2022. She enjoyed her time so much that she came back for Kununurra for her second placement with the Community Residency Program.
  • Geraldton nurses upskill in preparation for hospital expansion 17 July 2026 Just minutes from some of the Midwest’s most pristine beachfronts, three of WA Country Health Service’s clinical nurses are shoring up their clinical skills ahead of the new services opening at Geraldton Health Campus.
  • Collie ED soars above – fast diagnosis and air transfer win applause 16 July 2026 When an early-morning patient presented to Collie Hospital experiencing concerning symptoms, the stellar Collie Emergency Department (ED) team leaped immediately into action.
  • Graphic image with orange backgrond and text that says 'Public health update: Whopping cough in the Great Southern. Make sure your vaccinations are up to date."
    Whooping cough cases increase in the Great Southern 15 July 2026 WA Country Health Service is continuing its response to an increase in whooping cough cases in the Great Southern, with public health teams working to manage the spread.
  • Highlighting What Matters to You 14 July 2026 WA Country Health Service staff are dedicated to providing patient-centred care to rural and remote communities, and built into the heart of that care is a simple question: What Matters to You?

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  • Dr Kate Poland on the coast with Husband and young daughter
    Achieving work-life balance across city and country 04 November 2021 For GP Obstetrician Dr Kate Poland, working for the WA Country Health Service provides the unique opportunity to split her time between city and country.
  • Dr Kelly Ridley in a field of yellow wildflowers
    Job diversity draws consultant psychiatrist to life in the Great Southern 03 November 2021 From the moment she commenced working for the WA Country Health Service as an intern, Dr Kelly Ridley felt at home. Now a consultant psychiatrist, the draw of living and working in country is as strong as ever.
  • Dr Yehuda Levy stands in front of leafy green background
    Kimberley doctor says there's no limit to upskilling in rural practice 03 November 2021 Trained across anaesthetics, emergency and general medicine Dr Yehuda Levy says rural practice provides the perfect opportunity to become a medical ‘jack of all trades.’
  • Dr Paddy Glackin on red outback road with 4WD
    Dr Paddy Glackin experiences rural practice in outback WA 03 November 2021 Dr Paddy Glackin worked as an inner-city GP in London for 20 years before he decided to take the plunge and relocate to Esperance in the Goldfields region of Western Australia to work for WA Country Health Service
  • Dr Peter Smith with rural health award at hospital entrance
    A 20-year career with the WA Country Health Service 02 November 2021 Having worked with the WA Country Health Service for 20 years, there are few people more qualified to speak about the joys of living and working in country WA than Dr Peter Smith.
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Last Updated: 17/04/2026
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