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  • Blue tile showing Dongara Health Centre closed
    Dongara Health Centre closed 14 March 2026 Dongara Health Centre is closed due to a bushfire in the area.
  • Champions Program a boost for Aboriginal health 11 March 2026 WA Country Health Service has inducted its first cohort of participants into a new Aboriginal Health Champions Program.
  • Access Health WA launched to help Western Australians navigate healthcare options 10 March 2026 Access Health WA has been launched to ensure Western Australians have consistent, timely, and accurate information about appropriate healthcare options across WA.
  • Manjimup medical staff celebrate gong for local legend 06 March 2026 Manjimup staff have celebrated an outstanding milestone of half a century of service by a legendary local practitioner.
  • Yellow heatwave tile with the words 'Advice - Threat is reduced' and 'South of Coral Bay, Lake MacLeod, Lyndon and Minilya.
    Heatwave Advice - Midwest Gascoyne 05 March 2026 Current as at 10:30am, Thursday 5 March 2026. Heatwave Advice - THREAT IS REDUCED The extreme heatwave warning has been downgraded to an advice level warning for areas south of Coral Bay, Lake MacLeod, Lyndon and Minilya. Heatwave conditions have eased, and temperatures in these areas are returning to typical summer levels. Current as at 08:30am, Wednesday 4 March 2026. Heatwave Watch and...

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  • Wes Hawkins and Nancy Bineham.
    WA Country Health Service family member impacted by sepsis 14 September 2020 Sepsis is a global health crisis that can affect anyone, anywhere. In fact, one in every five deaths across the globe is associated with sepsis, yet many of us don’t know a lot about it or might still know it as ‘blood-poisoning’. WA Country Health Service Manager of Planning and Evaluation (currently working in the Wheatbelt) Nancy Bineham’s now fiancé Wes Hawkins has thankfully survived from severe sepsis which resulted in multi-organ failure, endocarditis and two mitral valve replacements (following the failure of the first attempt). Initially, Wes and Nancy both thought Wes was suffering from influenza. And even when Wes presented to hospital the doctors thought it may be meningococcal due to the spots on his feet and hands and placed him into an isolation room. It wasn’t until 24 hours later when his blood cultures came back did they learn it wa...
  • Albany Health Campus
    Albany radiation oncology service progresses with release of forward works 11 September 2020 The $13.1 million Albany radiation oncology service is a step closer with the release of the forward works tender. Forward works include improvements to parking and vehicle access at Albany Health Campus as well as preparation for the main building works which are anticipated to commence in 2021. Once complete, the project will deliver a specialised bunker, known as a Linac Suite, to provide radiation oncology services using high energy x-rays which destroy cancer cells. Great Southern Regional Director, Geraldine Ennis PSM said the preliminary works are essential in ensuring the site is able to safely house the lifesaving radiotherapy equipment. “This machinery emits radiation to treat cancer patients but that same radiation is dangerous to those who do not need it,” Ms Ennis said. “Safety is paramount and that is why it’s vital we get this preliminary step ...
  • Albany Health Campus maternity ward staff are ready to rock in red
    Red shoes rock in support of an alcohol-free pregnancy 31 August 2020 Great Southern workplaces, community groups and residents are being encouraged to wear red shoes to show their support for alcohol-free pregnancies. On International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day the Red Shoes Rock campaign will raise awareness of the lifelong impacts of FASD. Held on the ninth day of the ninth month (9 September), FASD Awareness Day aims to highlight the importance of nine months of pregnancy without alcohol. Clinical Nurse Manager, Maternity and Newborn Services, Natasha Jeppesen and her team of midwives are getting behind the campaign by wearing red on the maternity ward at Albany Health Campus. “We know that alcohol can harm the developing baby at any time during pregnancy or while breastfeeding, so our advice to all expectant mums and women planning a pregnancy is that no alcohol is the safest choice,” Ms Jeppesen said. FASD i...
  • Speech Pathologist Natasha Whelan and Mr Michael Hawksbee during their Telehealth session
    Stroke patient’s rehabilitation aided by exceptional WA Country Health Service South West medical team 28 August 2020 When 53-year-old Michael Hawksbee experienced a major stroke earlier this year, the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Bunbury Hospital team rapidly assessed him and took the necessary course of action for him to undergo urgent lifesaving surgery to extract a blood clot from his brain. Following his successful surgery, Mr Hawksbee was keen to return home but assumed he would need to remain in the metropolitan area for ongoing treatment. Cue WACHS South West. Working closely with their metropolitan counterparts, the South West Outpatient Stroke Speech Pathologist and Speech Pathologists based at Manjimup, Donnybrook and Collie developed a plan for Michael to access rehab care close to home – something he says aided in his recovery. “I would like to thank the entire WACHS South West team and local Speech Pathologist Natasha Whelan for enabling me to be treated without having...
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    WA Country Health Service warns against COVID complacency 27 August 2020 The WA Country Health Service’s (WACHS) Principal Health Officer Dr Helen Van Gessel is warning country communities against COVID complacency. Dr Van Gessel, an expert in infectious diseases, said country Western Australians only needed to look to Victoria and New Zealand to see just how easily a COVID wave can emerge and surge. “We cannot underestimate the risk of COVID-19,” Dr Van Gessel said. “While we may have eliminated the virus from our community, we have not eliminated the threat. “If the situation in New Zealand has taught us anything, it’s that an outbreak can occur anywhere, at any time.” According to Dr Van Gessel, while the suppression of the virus in Western Australia has afforded authorities the opportunity to test and refine plans, it was important country communities continued to take personal responsibility to protect thems...
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