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  • Graphic tile with orange backround and Aboriginal artwork with text 'Close the Gap - 19 March 2026'.
    Listening to community voices in the country, on the pathway to closing the gap 19 March 2026 Today, on National Close the Gap Day, WA Country Health Service is acknowledging the importance of all Australians moving forward together to address the significant disparities in health, wellbeing, life expectancy, education and economics between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians.
  • Esperance physio Kendall Carmody publishes long-awaited endometriosis research 18 March 2026 After four years of researching, writing, editing and revising, Esperance Physiotherapist Kendall Carmody is celebrating after having her work on endometriosis published in a peer-reviewed international journal.
  • Collage of seven photos showing six individuals and one team of five holding their trophies.
    Country clinicians recognised for excellence in rural healthcare 16 March 2026 The quality, talent and commitment of country clinicians has again been celebrated at the annual Western Australian Rural Health Excellence Awards, as part of the WA Rural Health Conference for 2026.
  • Blue tile saying Dongara Health Centre reopened
    Dongara Health Centre re-opened 15 March 2026 Dongara Health Centre has re-opened
  • Blue tile showing Dongara Health Centre closed
    Dongara Health Centre closed 14 March 2026 Dongara Health Centre is closed due to a bushfire in the area.

More WACHS News

  • Headshot of Midwest Regional Director Rachele Ferrari
    West Kimberley and Wheatbelt health executive takes Midwest role 12 November 2021 Respected WA Country Health Service (WACHS) health executive Rachele Ferrari has been appointed to the position of Regional Director Midwest at the for a period of five years.
  • Newborn baby cries for breastfeeding mother
    Innovative program provides country mothers with breastfeeding support 10 November 2021 An innovative service is providing new mothers in country WA with breastfeeding advice and support from expert lactation consultants, using virtual care technology to reach families where they live.
  • Women smiles as she receives COVID-19 vaccination by clinician
    WA country hospitals prepare for COVID-19 09 November 2021 The WA Country Health Service has implemented a range of measures to prepare regional hospitals for when COVID comes to Western Australia.
  • Physitrack app-based exercise program
    WA Country Health Service expands virtual rehabilitation across regional WA 08 November 2021 WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is expanding rehabilitation across regional Western Australia (WA), following the successful trial of an app-based exercise program in the State’s South West.
  • Composite photo of Director of Nursing and Midwifery Kate Reynolds and cattle station manager Larissa Walker on the remote Ellenbra station in the Kimberley region.
    Virtual care reaches remote communities when they need it most 05 November 2021 WA Country Health Service Director of Nursing and Midwifery Kate Reynolds hails from regional WA and knows only too well that WACHS staff must work and think differently to provide services to country communities.
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Last Updated: 24/01/2024
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