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

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  • HEALTH ALERT: Protect yourself against extreme heat 03 December 2025 WA Country Health Service is advising people in the Pilbara – including Roebourne to prepare for extreme heat.
  • A composite photo of Raymond Cooke and wife Annie and the Broome Health Campus team, as well as a picture of the front of the hospital.
    Broome hospital team a lighthouse of hope for Sydney holidaymaker 02 December 2025 A grateful Sydneysider who developed serious health issues while holidaying on a cruise ship off Broome has heaped praise on hospital staff and paramedics, describing them as a “lighthouse of hope”.
  • New wave of skilled anaesthetic nurses across country WA 02 December 2025 WA Country Health Service is celebrating the graduation of its first cohort of anaesthetic nurses trained through the nationally endorsed AnaesAssist Academy program.
  • Two photos side by side, on the left a woman holds a certificate and flowers and smiles, on the right  two women stand together in a kitchen one holds flowers, the other holds a certificate.
    Eastern Wheatbelt dream duo celebrate decades of service 01 December 2025 Two much-loved members of WA Country Health Service's Eastern Wheatbelt Primary Health Service (EWPHS) team have celebrated dual milestones after working together for more than three decades.
  • ‘What I was born to do’: Emma Medling on the joys of regional midwifery 28 November 2025 After a nearly decade-long hiatus, returning to the Kimberley was something of a homecoming for Clinical Midwife Manager Emma Medling.

More WACHS News

  • HEALTH UPDATE: Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln 23 February 2024 With Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln forecast to re-develop into a tropical cyclone, WA Country Health Service has moved to relocate staff and patients from Coral Bay Nursing Post as a precautionary measure. The service is well prepared and working hard to keep patients and staff safe.
  • Local mum praises Margaret River Midwifery Group Practice following happy arrival 20 February 2024 A local mum has praised WA Country Health Service’s (WACHS) Margaret River Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) following the birth of her second child at Margaret River Hospital.
  • A n informatic that says East Kalgoorlie Primary School potential mercury exposure - health advice
    East Kalgoorlie Primary School - potential mercury exposure 19 February 2024 Low level mercury contamination has been detected in the classrooms and outdoor play areas at East Kalgoorlie Primary School. The amount of mercury found at the school does not normally make people sick — but more testing is being done to be sure.
  • HEALTH ALERT: Protect yourself against extreme heat 15 February 2024 WA Country Health Service is advising people in parts of the Kimberley – including West Kimberley, Dampier Peninsula and those travelling inland between Broome and Derby - to prepare for extreme heat.
  • Changes to mask wearing requirements at our hospitals and health services 14 February 2024 In-line with a downward trend of COVID-19 in the community, there are some changes to mask wearing requirements.
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