Our Health Blog

Learn And Grow’ During Mental Health Month
05 October 2016
Mental Health Month is a national mental health campaign coordinated every October by the Mental Health Association of NSW to promote good mental health and wellbeing in our local communities. Western NSW Local Health District’s Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol (MHDA) Services are working in partnership with the Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, TAFE NSW Western Orange and ...
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Trip Planner
25 July 2016
The Trip Planner is a pocket/wallet sized guide which provides a wealth of information on options for how to access Orange, Lithgow and Sydney for ‘Health and Medical Travel using Public Transport from Bathurst’. The first edition was developed in 2014 by Bathurst Health Council in collaboration with Bathurst Community Transport. The revised 2016 edition has been funded by Western NSW Local Health...
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Bourke Maternity
16 April 2016
To ensure a safe and sustainable model of care for both mother and baby, Bourke women should receive all ante-natal care from 38 weeks by Dubbo maternity services until the birth of their baby at Dubbo Hospital. Enjoying the new Dubbo maternity rooms Kristy Knight and Samara Milgate have shared their experiences in giving birth in Dubbo’s new maternity unit....
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