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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.

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  • Dr Peter Smith with rural health award at hospital entrance
    A 20-year career with the WA Country Health Service 02 November 2021 Having worked with the WA Country Health Service for 20 years, there are few people more qualified to speak about the joys of living and working in country WA than Dr Peter Smith.
  • Dr Jared Watts in plane, rocky landscape visible from window
    The sky's the limit for this Kimberley doctor 02 November 2021 Based in the Kimberley, Dr Jared Watts is Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology for the WA Country Health Service (WACHS).
  • Primary school student Jimmy Kearney with his grandmother Jenny Caunt and Great Grandmother Lyn Price who has moved into Gnullingoo Mia Residential Care
    Moving day for residents calling Gnullingoo Mia Residential Care home 28 October 2021 Tuesday was moving day for the new residents at Gnullingoo Mia Residential Care, Carnarvon’s brand new aged and palliative care facility.
  • Doctor with vaccinated elderly community member, mother and child
    Milestone reached with 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines administered 27 October 2021 The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) has now administered over 200,000 vaccines to residents of rural and regional WA.
  • Three members of the Bunbury Home Link team stand side by side
    Home Links brings hospital-level care even closer to home for Bunbury residents 22 October 2021 Care closer to home is about to get a whole lot closer for some Bunbury residents thanks to a new pathway providing hospital-level care outside of the hospital, known as Home Links.
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Last Updated: 24/01/2024
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