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  • Good hearts wanted

    Good hearts wanted

    BROKEN Hill Far West Local Health District is looking for volunteers to assist people who are nearing the end of their journeys. It’s a vital…

  • Diabetes workshop at the Demo

    Diabetes workshop at the Demo

    REGISTRATIONS are now open for Diabetes Education Workshop in Broken Hill next week. The free workshop is designed to strengthen the clinical and educational skills…

  • Health bureaucrats withhold lead reports

    Health bureaucrats withhold lead reports

    LEAD reports from the Far West and Western Health Districts will no longer be made public in Broken Hill City Council papers because bureaucrats don’t…

  • Remote service returns smiles to faces

    Remote service returns smiles to faces

    DENTAL Health Week is being celebrated across the Far West with the Royal Flying Doctor Service putting smiles back on faces thanks to their remote…

  • Lung bus rolls into town

    Lung bus rolls into town

    THERE was no room to breathe as the Lung Health Bus came into town, and it wasn’t due to the state-of-the-art facilities. It was due…

  • Heartbreak leads to heart health

    Heartbreak leads to heart health

    A TEAM of nurses will be in Broken Hill this weekend offering free heart health checks to everyone, thanks to the combined efforts of a…

  • Lung bus rolls into town

    Lung bus rolls into town

    A $2.5 million state of the art mobile Lung Health Clinic will be in the city on Monday. The new lung bus will arrive in…

  • Concern over NDIS pricing changes

    Concern over NDIS pricing changes

    PRICING changes to the NDIS are putting regional NSW at risk according to the Federal Member of Parkes, but the agency has said a pricing…

  • Lead levels unchanged but still high in Aboriginal kids

    Lead levels unchanged but still high in Aboriginal kids

    AN annual report into lead levels in Broken Hill shows that there’s been no significant changes in blood lead levels among children screened through the…

  • Breastcreen clinic open for free appointments

    Breastcreen clinic open for free appointments

    BREASTSCREEN NSW will provide free breast screening for all women over 40 between Monday, August 4 to Friday, August 15 at the Broken Hill BreastScreen…

  • ED upgrade closer to completion

    ED upgrade closer to completion

    BROKEN Hill’s emergency department has now completed Stage 2 of the $12 million project, which includes reconfiguration of five treatment bays, staff spaces and clinical…

  • 10 years of maternity care

    10 years of maternity care

    TEN years of providing women in Broken Hill and surrounds access to continuity of midwifery care was celebrate by the Broken Hill Midwifery Group at…

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