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  • Members of the Executive team helping out in the Ronald McDonald House Charities kitchen
    Country health leadership team swaps the boardroom for the kitchen 24 June 2026 Members of our Executive team recently swapped business attire and laptops for aprons and kitchen utensils to participate in the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) ‘Home for Dinner’ program.
  • A man wrapped in a blanket and seated comfortably receives renal dialysis treatment with a group of seven smiling nurses standing behind his chair
    Tender awarded to increase renal services in Geraldton 23 June 2026 Renal services at Geraldton Health Campus will soon be expanding with the tender for refurbishment works awarded to Crothers Construction Pty Ltd.
  • Group of staff smiling after completing their onboarding
    Aboriginal Health Champions Program goes from strength to strength 22 June 2026 We are excited to announce that our third cohort of Aboriginal Health Champion Program participants have recently been onboarded.
  • Woman in sunglasses and polo shirt with Aboriginal artwork standing outdoors in front of a tree.
    Lived experience helps Aboriginal Mental Health Coordinator Lisa Collard 22 June 2026 An integral part of the Bunbury Regional Hospital team, Aboriginal Mental Health Coordinator Lisa Collard brings a wealth of lived experience to her work.
  • A group of staff in an outdoor setting
    Acknowledging National Reconciliation Week at Bennett Street 19 June 2026 National Reconciliation Week provides an important opportunity for our staff to stand up and show their support and intention in working towards true reconciliation for Aboriginal people.

More WACHS News

  • A group of seven nurses stand together smiling
    Warren Blackwood midwifery staff recognised on national stage 23 August 2023 WA Country Health Service’s Warren Blackwood Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) has been selected as a finalist for the 2023 Australian College of Midwives (ACM) Maternity Service of the Year Award.
  • A young man stands by a waterfall smiling
    RPH physios get a leg up with country deployments 22 August 2023 WA Country Health Service (WACHS) has teamed up with East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) to deploy metropolitan based physiotherapists to the West Kimberley.
  • A mum sits with a child on her knee while they read a book, in her other hand she's holding a phone for a virtual child health check
    Vital child health checks now as close as the phone for country residents 15 August 2023 WA Country Health Service has launched a new project that provides greater access for rural and remote families to regular child health checks and developmental milestones with the launch of virtual child health appointments.
  • From snow to surf: How this Canadian doctor landed in Bunbury 11 August 2023 Emergency Medicine Consultant Dr Hugh Mitenko traded the Canadian ski slopes for the South West surf and hasn’t looked back since.
  • Paid student midwives to bolster country workforce 08 August 2023 Eligible WA Country Health Service registered nurses are on a fast-track to become the next generation of country midwives, completing a fully funded Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery through a Department of Health initiative.
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Last Updated: 17/04/2026
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