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Find out about the latest news and developments from around our health service.

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  • TRAVEL program inspires Sharny to stay country 31 July 2026 Registered Nurse Sharny Harberger has turned travelling around Western Australia into a long-term career in regional healthcare, thanks to WA Country Health Service’s TRAVEL program.
  • Healthcare professionals standing outside
    World Breastfeeding Week 2026 31 July 2026 For World Breastfeeding Week (1–7 August 2026) and we are celebrating the incredible teams who go above and beyond for mums, bubs and families.
  • A group of people in an office stand around listening as one man in the centre is explaining to the group
    Acute Care Response Team launches in the South West 30 July 2026 Infant, child and adolescent mental health services in the South West have been expanded with the establishment of a mobile Acute Care Response Team (ACRT).
  • Four health professionals in scrubs sitting on a bed in the hospital.
    Carnarvon Health Campus team are a shoulder to lean on 30 July 2026 The team at WA Country Health Service’s Carnarvon Health Campus recently received feedback from a patient who unexpectedly required care while on holiday.
  • Four photos show a hospital room with a bed, an outside courtyard, a hospital room with equipement and two hospital beds and three hospital workers smiling
    Completion of new Mental Health Observation Area at Bunbury Regional Hospital 30 July 2026 The $572 million Bunbury Regional Hospital redevelopment has reached a major construction milestone with the completion of a new Mental Health Observation Area (MHOA) and upgraded fast-track area.

More WACHS News

  • Graphic with text reading National Palliative Care Week 2022 It's your right
    Recognising our efforts to improve end-of-life care 25 May 2022 This week, WA Country Health Service is marking National Palliative Care Week by reflecting on the improvements we’ve made to how we support our patients with end-of-life care.
  • Main reception desk at Newman Hospital and sign pointing to medical imaging facilty.
    First patients welcomed at new $61.4 million Newman Health Service 19 May 2022 Residents of Newman and surrounding areas who need emergency and hospital care will now be able to receive it at the brand-new emergency department (ED) and hospital, with the first stage of the $61.4 million Newman Health Service now open.
  • Structural steel frame on the site of the new Albany Radiation Oncology Service
    Albany’s Radiation Oncology Service another step closer 13 May 2022 Great Southern communities are set to benefit from expanded cancer treatment services, closer to home and support networks with the $13.1 million Albany Radiation Oncology facility reaching another milestone.
  • Collage of five photos of WACHS midwives in uniform holding newborns.
    WACHS midwives delivering high quality care to regional families 05 May 2022 Across the WA Country Health Service, a dedicated team of midwives works hard to ensure expectant mothers and their families have access to high quality care close to home.
  • Midwife Kate Elliott cradles newborn baby
    Meet the Goldfields Midwife supporting Western Australian families 04 May 2022 With a career spanning 18 years and three continents, Registered Midwife Kate Elliott has made a world of difference to the lives of many expectant families in her time.
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Last Updated: 17/04/2026
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