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  • Man in striped button up shirt standing in front of green grass hill and tree.
    2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards finalist: Dr Connor Earnshaw 29 January 2026 From the golden paddocks of the Wheatbelt, to the crisp white sand of Cable Beach in Broome – Dr Connor Earnshaw has always had a passion for rural and remote Western Australia.
  • 2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards finalist: Dr Jacinta Cover 27 January 2026 Bunbury General Surgeon Dr Jacinta Cover has been named a finalist in the 2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards for her invaluable work in reshaping healthcare delivery in the South West.
  • Two men in business casual dress appear on either side of a pull up banner , smile and shake hands.
    WA Country Health Service recognised as a Carer Friendly Employer 27 January 2026 WA Country Health Service has achieved accreditation in the Carers WA Carers and Employers program and is officially recognised as a Carer Friendly Workplace.
  • Blue square saying Williams Health Centre update
    Williams Health Centre reopening 26 January 2026 The Williams Health Centre will reopen during regular operating hours after the long weekend.
  • Man in blue shirt and akubra hat standing next to a white/cream horse.
    2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards finalist: Dr Joshua Briotti 23 January 2026 From stockman to up-and-coming anaesthetist, Dr Joshua Briotti is in the running to be crowned Youth Health Professional of the Year at the 2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards.

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  • A large construction site with machinery and a large sand pad ready for concrete slabs
    Bunbury Regional Hospital redevelopment reaching new heights 01 September 2025 The $471.5 million Bunbury Regional Hospital redevelopment has reached an important construction milestone with ground works underway on a new seven-storey clinical tower and helideck.
  • An orange graphic with an inset circular photo of a North Western cliff face and the words Tom Price Health Service redevelopment - Contractor appointed for forward works
    Forward works set to begin on Tom Price Health Service redevelopment 01 September 2025 Work is set to begin shortly on the redevelopment of the Tom Price Health Service with the forward works contract awarded to Western Australian company Cooper & Oxley.
  • Specialist Care Nursery opens in the Great Southern 29 August 2025 More Great Southern families with babies born preterm will be able to stay closer to home, with a new Specialist Care Nursery now operational at Albany Health Campus.
  • Local videofluoroscopy service proves easy to swallow for South West dysphagia patients 27 August 2025 In a significant boost for South West residents living with dysphagia (swallowing difficulties), a videofluoroscopy service is now available through Bunbury Hospital’s Speech Pathology department.
  • Showcasing our Pause the Plastic champions 21 August 2025 From recycling oxygen masks to injecting new life into used syringes, country health teams have stepped up for our Pause the Plastic campaign.
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