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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

  • Conquering distance for timely transfer of hip fracture patients 11 September 2023 For 85-year-old Esperance grandmother Jill Bower, it was a relief to know she was in good hands when she arrived by ambulance at Esperance Hospital after fracturing her hip.
  • A collage of photos of healthcare staff undertaking emergency department training
    Emergency Medicine Education and Training hub comes to the Goldfields 07 September 2023 WA Country Health Service has opened a dedicated Emergency Medicine Education and Training (EMET) hub in the Goldfields.
  • Two men stand together holding a certificate of service
    Tony clocks up 59 years of country service 06 September 2023 In February 1964 when WA Country Health Service Orderly Tony Lanciano commenced working at Narrogin Health Service, Robert Menzies was the Australian Prime Minister, the world was in the grip of Beatlemania and we were still five years away from landing on the moon.
  • A nurse stands with a patient on a gurney with his eye covered, they are on an oval awaiting helicopter transfer
    Boyup Brook team helps to save local man's eye 31 August 2023 Budding home renovator Stephan Giersberg will soon be back on the tools thanks to the team at WA Country Health Service’s Boyup Brook Hospital.
  • A group of elderly residents sit around a large table working on art projects
    Art therapy proves a master stroke in Harvey 28 August 2023 WA Country Health Service South West Enrolled Nurse Rosie Catalano has been sharing her love of art with patients and their families at Harvey Hospital by holding art therapy sessions.
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Last Updated: 24/01/2024
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