GENERAL practice training in NSW is improving with an 8% rise in GP registrars for 2025, but it lags behind the national growth of 19.8%, says the RACGP. Rural areas saw only a ...
Read more about NSW DOCTORS LAG BEHIND NATIONAL RATESSEVEN in 10 Australians fear their location, age, gender, sexual orientation, income, or language may impact their cancer treatment and survival, according to a Leukaemia Founda...
Read more about AUSSIES FEAR HOW THEY'D SURVIVE CANCERA MONASH University-led study links constipation to a higher risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE), including heart attacks and strokes. Analysing data from over 400,000 p...
Read more about STUDY SHOW CONSTIPATION - HEART LINKTHE deadline for pubs and clubs to comply with new ATM laws is February 1, 2025, as part of the NSW Government's gambling harm minimisation reforms. ATMs and EFTPOS machines mus...
Read more about ATM LAWS AT CLUBS, PUBS NOW IN EFFECTTHE NSW Government has announced the delivery of nearly 200 defibrillators to NSW sporting and recreation organisations, bringing the total to over 2,500 devices. These life-sav...
Read more about 200 NEW DEFRIBULATORS FOR COMMUNITYTHE Salvation Army urges Australians to reassess their finances in 2025, as 46% start the year in debt and 30% struggle to budget. Rising living costs and reliance on credit car...
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Macarthur community benefits from funds WOMEN across the Macarthur area will benefit from enhanced health and wellbeing services, thanks to $3.6M investment over four years from...
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A CANCER survivor inspired by the love and companionship shown by her family pets during her painful recovery has made an unlikely career switch to vet nursing, with the help of...
Read more about Pet care recovery leads to Camden mum’s journey of loveDENTISTS are urging parents to prioritise regular dental check-ups as the 2024 Oral Health Tracker Report revealed a surge in preventable hospitalisations for children due to de...
Read more about WHY DENTISTS WORRY ABOUT KIDS ISSUESTHE AMA’s 2023 Specialist Trainee Experience Health Check highlights challenges in medical training, with no program rated above a C+. Key concerns include inadequate exam fee...
Read more about SPECIALIST TRAINING IS NOT SO HEALTHYTHE Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) is urging reforms to after-hours care, highlighting the need for improved funding and GP involvement to ensure accessibility and cont...
Read more about AFTER HOURS CARE NEEDS MONEY MODELTHE Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) 2023–2024 annual report highlights significant achievements, including 19 million Charity Register searches and ...
Read more about CHARITY SECTOR RELEASES REVIEW RESULTSAS Australia gears up for another year of horse racing, the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses' Deathwatch 2024 Report reveals 151 racehorse deaths on track in 2023/24, ...
Read more about NOT-SO-NICE DATA ABOUT HORSE RACINGTHE GoodSAM app connects trains responders to nearby cardiac arrest incidents, guiding them to perform CPR and locate AEDs from the NSW public access defibrillator registry. Wit...
Read more about APP GUIDES FIRST RESPONDERS TO ACTA SURVEY by Audika Hearing Clinic reveals Australians prioritize sight over hearing, with 73% admitting hearing is the most neglected sense. Stigma and lack of understanding con...
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat CAMDEN Musical Society is set to dazzle local audiences this June with its vibrant new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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SPORTING organisations across Campbelltown are being encouraged to apply for a share of the NSW Government's record $10M Organisation Support Program, aimed at strengthening grassroots sport, supporting volunteers and increasing particip...
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WOLLONDILLY Shire Council will apply to the NSW Return and Earn scheme to undertake a pilot of wire basket recycling units on public litter bins in high-use locations across the Shire, following consideration of a report into the feasibi...
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EIGHT Communications has been appointed to lead the strategic communications campaign for the opening of Atura Oran Park, the premium lifestyle hotel set to launch in early Q4 2026.
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Camden's best businesses recognisedTHE 2026 Camden Local Business Awards Presentation Evening was an occasion of elegance and excitement.
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We asked an urban heat expert for tips DR Negin Nazarian, an award-winning researcher in urban heat from UNSW Sydney, shares her expertise to help us keep cool at home.
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