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Find out about the latest news and developments from around our health service.

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  • Showcasing our Pause the Plastic champions 21 August 2025 From recycling oxygen masks to injecting new life into used syringes, country health teams have stepped up for our Pause the Plastic campaign.
  • A crane lifts a large piece of the Central Energy Plant into place at the Geraldton Health Campus redevelopment site
    Geraldton Health Campus powers ahead with energy module installation 13 August 2025 The redevelopment of Geraldton Health Campus has reached a new milestone with four central energy plant modules now installed on site.
  • WA innovation brings specialist maternity ultrasound care to country communities 01 August 2025 An innovative WA Country Health Service project is aiming to improve access to timely, expert antenatal care for women with high-risk pregnancies in the Kimberley and Pilbara.
  • Appendicitis study to improve variation in diagnosis and management 25 July 2025 Bunbury General Surgeon Dr Tina Dilevska is bringing a rural perspective to a major international study that aims to improve surgical outcomes for appendicitis patients.
  • Clear heads prevail thanks to Yurla Biriny Wangga project 25 July 2025 Young Aboriginal men in WA’s Midwest are benefitting from a culturally secure yarning program that’s tackling common challenges around mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health.

More WACHS News

  • WA Country Health Service to deliver care in Walpole 26 February 2024 From 4 April, WA Country Health Service will take over management and service delivery of the Walpole Health Centre, currently operated by Silverchain.
  • HEALTH UPDATE: Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln 23 February 2024 With Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln forecast to re-develop into a tropical cyclone, WA Country Health Service has moved to relocate staff and patients from Coral Bay Nursing Post as a precautionary measure. The service is well prepared and working hard to keep patients and staff safe.
  • Local mum praises Margaret River Midwifery Group Practice following happy arrival 20 February 2024 A local mum has praised WA Country Health Service’s (WACHS) Margaret River Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) following the birth of her second child at Margaret River Hospital.
  • A n informatic that says East Kalgoorlie Primary School potential mercury exposure - health advice
    East Kalgoorlie Primary School - potential mercury exposure 19 February 2024 Low level mercury contamination has been detected in the classrooms and outdoor play areas at East Kalgoorlie Primary School. The amount of mercury found at the school does not normally make people sick — but more testing is being done to be sure.
  • HEALTH ALERT: Protect yourself against extreme heat 15 February 2024 WA Country Health Service is advising people in parts of the Kimberley – including West Kimberley, Dampier Peninsula and those travelling inland between Broome and Derby - to prepare for extreme heat.
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Last Updated: 24/01/2024
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