Southern NSW Local Health District news

On the South Coast of NSW, where the ocean meets the shore in a steady, timeless rhythm, Broulee was home to Barbara Evans – a woman whose life was shaped by independence, connection, and a deep love of the sea. At 91, Barbara’s story reminds us that palliative care is not just about dying—it’s about living well, right to the end.

This Mother’s Day, a mother and daughter working side by side on the Far South Coast are showing how care for others can become a shared family story.

“It just goes from strength to strength,” Marion Knight, Aboriginal Network Manager for Goulburn, says of the Aboriginal Services Centre. The Goulburn centre opened two years ago to provide specialised, culturally safe healthcare, enabling the team to expand services for local community. 

On 15 April, Quinton Connelly joined co-worker Jaylee Dunn to celebrate their graduation from the Djirrurwang Program, receiving their Bachelor of Health Science (Mental Health) from Charles Sturt University (CSU). The two have been on a journey together for 3 years from trainee students to mental health clinicians at Eurobodalla Mental Health Service.

Southern NSW Local Health District is helping build the future healthcare workforce, welcoming a group of local high school students into new school-based traineeship positions across the region.