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Author: Tim Dunlop

Community Health News Spotlight 

Why is western Sydney’s diabetes hotspot costing $1 billion?

09 Apr, 2021, 10:26 am12 Apr, 2021, 11:19 am Tim Dunlop

It’s been revealed more than 91,500 people in western Sydney have diabetes –costing New South Wales $1.48 billion a year

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Food News Population Health Top 4 

Tackling COVID kilos: the hidden kilojoules in those indulgent foods

09 Apr, 2021, 10:06 am12 Apr, 2021, 11:19 am Tim Dunlop

Whether it was stress eating, boredom baking or Zoom drinks, many of us may have noticed our waistlines increasing and

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Top 4 Westmead Hospital Westmead Redevelopment 

First vascular patient gives Westmead’s new unit thumbs up

08 Apr, 2021, 8:37 pm08 Apr, 2021, 8:37 pm Tim Dunlop

As patient Kelly Kindrat is wheeled from Westmead Hospital to the new adjacent Central Acute Services Building (CASB), excitement and

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News Spotlight Westmead Hospital Westmead Redevelopment 

“An urban woodland”: Over 3000 trees to be planted at Westmead Hospital

07 Apr, 2021, 1:16 pm12 Apr, 2021, 11:18 am Tim Dunlop

The grounds of Westmead Hospital are set to become an urban woodland thanks to a partnership between the NSW Government,

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Alerts 

Mass COVID-19 vaccination hub to be opened at Homebush

07 Apr, 2021, 12:02 pm08 Apr, 2021, 8:37 pm Tim Dunlop

NSW is looking to administer 60,000 COVID-19 vaccination doses a week with 30,000 of those jabs to happen at a

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News Population Health 

Have your say on the future of cancer care in NSW

07 Apr, 2021, 11:01 am12 Apr, 2021, 11:19 am Tim Dunlop

The Cancer Institute NSW is developing the NSW Cancer Plan for the next five years, 2022 to 2026, and has

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Alerts Featured News 

Australia-New Zealand travel bubble set to open on 18 April

06 Apr, 2021, 2:12 pm06 Apr, 2021, 3:01 pm Tim Dunlop

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced her country will officially open the trans-Tasman bubble with Australia at 11.59pm

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Alerts 

New COVID-19 case locations in Byron Bay – 31 March

31 Mar, 2021, 9:35 pm05 Apr, 2021, 7:43 pm Tim Dunlop

NSW Health has been advised of new venues in the Byron Bay region that have been visited by a confirmed

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News 

Stop it or cop it: Double demerits in force across NSW

31 Mar, 2021, 2:39 pm31 Mar, 2021, 2:39 pm Tim Dunlop

Make sure you think twice before you head out on NSW roads this long weekend – it’s double trouble for

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Alerts 

One locally acquired case in NSW, new Byron Bay restrictions – 31 March

31 Mar, 2021, 11:46 am31 Mar, 2021, 9:36 pm Tim Dunlop

NSW recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, 30 March. However,

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  • COVID-19 update- Sunday, 18 April 2021

    COVID-19 update- Sunday, 18 April 2021

    18 Apr, 2021, 12:29 pm18 Apr, 2021, 12:29 pm Tim Dunlop
  • Stay alert for severe weather despite storm season coming to an end

    Stay alert for severe weather despite storm season coming to an end

    13 Apr, 2021, 11:09 am13 Apr, 2021, 11:09 am Tim Dunlop
  • Mass COVID-19 vaccination hub to be opened at Homebush

    Mass COVID-19 vaccination hub to be opened at Homebush

    07 Apr, 2021, 12:02 pm08 Apr, 2021, 8:37 pm Tim Dunlop
  • Australia-New Zealand travel bubble set to open on 18 April

    Australia-New Zealand travel bubble set to open on 18 April

    06 Apr, 2021, 2:12 pm06 Apr, 2021, 3:01 pm Tim Dunlop

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