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

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  • 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...
  • Left photo: Doctor in scrubs with a wide brim hat in front of hospital. Right photo: Same doctor is casual shirt with stunning landscape behind.
    Karratha Community Residency Program prepares Dr Joshua Jones for General Practice 05 March 2026 For metropolitan-based Resident Medical Officer Dr Joshua Jones, undertaking rural rotation through the Community Residency Program (CRP) has expanded his skills in a different setting.
  • Left image: Photo of a male nurse in scrubs standing next to Kununurra District Hospital sign. Right image: Man in black shirt smiling.
    ‘I owe a professional my life’: Kununurra nurse credited with saving patient 04 March 2026 Gary Dixon wasn’t too concerned when he developed an ear infection after taking a dip at Swim Beach, a popular watering hole on the Upper Ord River.
  • Female nurse with brown hair in navy blue srubs with red and white collar.
    2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards finalist: Cristina Taucean 03 March 2026 Whether it’s wound care or palliative services in the home, Cristina Taucean is passionate about providing care and making sure South West communities are aware of all the care options available outside of a hospital setting.

More WACHS News

  • GP Psychiatry Phone Line providing excellent support to the Great Southern 05 December 2023 WA Country Health Service and WA Primary Health Alliance’s (WAPHA) General Practitioner Psychiatry Phone Line is a resource available to GPs seeking assistance on specialist mental health queries in a primary setting.
  • Population health teams and sentinel chickens help fight the bite across the Goldfields 04 December 2023 Our public health workforce recently got to grips with how to draw blood samples from sentinel chickens as part of WA Health’s routine flavivirus surveillance.
  • Mental Health Co-Response goes two for two at Health Excellence Awards 04 December 2023 A collaboration between WA Country Health Service, WA Police and the Mental Health Commission has seen an 80 per cent reduction in the number of mental health patients taken to South West Emergency Departments.
  • Country health celebrates access achievements this International Day of People with Disability 01 December 2023 This International Day of People with Disability, WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is highlighting our commitment to the ongoing development of accessible and inclusive healthcare.
  • Esperance Health Campus Maternity Unit delivering award-worthy care 01 December 2023 WA Country Health Service’s Esperance Health Campus has proven that its innovative community-led maternity model is delivering more than just babies, with the service named a finalist in the 2023 WA Health Excellence Awards.
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Last Updated: 24/01/2024
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