Far West LHD media releases

The 2025 Fay Newell Scholarship will help a newly appointed Intern at Broken Hill Health Service start her training as a Rural Generalist. 

The professionalism, dedication, and compassion of nurses and midwives across Far West Local Health District has been recognised today, as part of local celebrations for International Nurses Day (12 May) and International Day of the Midwife (5 May). Nine individuals and one team were acknowledged by the district in its Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery awards for 2025.

The Far West Local Health District is encouraging people during National Palliative Care Week (11-17 May) to find out about the work of palliative care and the importance of advance care planning.

Local Midwife and Clinical Midwife Educator, Shae McCunnie has been named Far West Local Health District’s Midwife of the Year. 

Remote residents of the Far West Local Health District are set to benefit from better access to the Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment (MERIT) program thanks to virtual care.

The Far West Local Health District has welcomed Indigenous doctor, Dr Natalie Gordon, who has chosen to live and work in the Far West for the next three years as she completes her medical training.

Healthcare workers in Broken Hill will benefit from new health worker accommodation, with 20 new units at the Broken Hill Health Service now ready to move into.

This April Falls Month older people living Far West LHD are being encouraged to look after themselves with regular exercise and activity to help maintain independence.

A new virtual healthcare service accessible through a phone call is now available to residents in Far West and Western NSW.

Patients, families and carers are invited to recognise an outstanding local nurse or midwife, as part of the 2025 Far West Local Health District (FWLHD) Nursing and Midwifery Awards.