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  • Violet Evans standing in an office next to a pull up banner with the words 'WACHS Command Centre'.
    Violet's art takes pride of place at Command Centre 14 January 2026 A remarkable work of art designed by proud Yamatji woman and Aboriginal mental health advocate Violet Evans is now featured prominently throughout the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Command Centre in the heart of Perth.
  • Interior of the Fitzroy Renal Clinic showing renal dialysis chairs and associated clinical infrastructure
    Fitzroy Crossing Renal Health Centre expansion completed 13 January 2026 The $9 million expansion of the Fitzroy Crossing Renal Health Centre has reached practical completion.
  • Man in red shirt holding up a framed certificate of achievement.
    Wheatbelt stalwart Steven Douglas celebrates 40 years of service 13 January 2026 A lot has changed since 1985, but one thing has stayed the same – Steven Douglas is still a much-loved member of the Northam Health Service team.
  • Five people standing in a line posing for a photo, with Michaela in the centre wearing a red dress.
    Broome's Michaela Dowdell named AdPha's Intern of the Year 12 January 2026 Broome Health Campus intern pharmacist Michaela Dowdell was recently named Intern of the Year at AdPha’s 2025 Branch Awards – the second WA Country Health Service pharmacy intern to bring the award back to the bush.
  • Orange background with black text that reads 'Heatwave WATCH AND ACT - start taking action'. White strip with black text that reads 'Areas in the Kimberley and Pilbara'.
    HEALTH ALERT: Protect yourself against extreme heat 12 January 2026 Heatwave Watch and Act – MONITOR CONDITIONS AS THEY ARE CHANGING. This has been expanded to the eastern Pilbara, southern and eastern Kimberley.

More WACHS News

  • Providing country patients with a lifeline to heart health 24 October 2023 A specialist nurse-led service is transforming cardiac care, delivering one-on-one virtual appointments to country patients in the comfort of their own home.
  • BRIDA staff
    Aboriginal businesses help deliver culturally accessible pathway to health 24 October 2023 WA Country Health Service has awarded a record number of service contracts to Aboriginal organisations, delivering a range of key support services from passenger transport, horticulture and domestic assistance, to building repairs and maintenance.
  • Birth Debrief Clinic in Bunbury
    Birth debrief clinic helps Bunbury mums with first steps into parenthood 24 October 2023 WA Country Health Service is trialling an innovative new clinic in Bunbury giving local mums the opportunity to work with experts and “debrief” on their childbirth experience.
  • Lincoln chats with Senior Occupational Therapist Barb Hall at the new South West Virtual Hand Surgery Clinic.
    Handy virtual service enabling care closer to home for South West residents 23 October 2023 A new clinic is transforming hand care in the South West offering local specialised hand therapy and virtual surgical consultations closer to home, via telehealth.
  • OT Week
    Occupational therapists find unity through community 23 October 2023 WA Country Health Service has long recognised how occupational therapists (OTs) play a critical role in a patient’s healthcare journey.
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Last Updated: 24/01/2024
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