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Government In the media News 

Wooing drivers to slow down on our roads these school holidays

08 Apr, 2022, 1:19 pm13 Apr, 2022, 1:26 pm Alyssa Terese

Australia’s most famous maths teacher Eddie Woo is the face of a new campaign to encourage drivers to slow down

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Virtual reality helping hospital staff protect themselves against aggression

17 Feb, 2022, 5:31 am17 Feb, 2022, 5:32 am Alyssa Terese

Emergency Department teams in Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) are getting Australian-first innovative virtual reality (VR) training to prepare

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Aboriginal health Community Health Featured In the media News 

Become an All Star this weekend and get boosted!

10 Feb, 2022, 2:09 pm10 Feb, 2022, 4:32 pm Alyssa Terese

Footy fans will be able to boost their protection against COVID-19 at CommBank Stadium on Saturday as Western Sydney Local

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Question submissions open for the 2021 Western Sydney Health Forum

01 Dec, 2021, 2:42 pm08 Dec, 2021, 9:41 am Tim Dunlop

Members of the public are being encouraged to submit questions to Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) staff and management

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Public Health Alert: Raw pacific oysters from Coffin Bay SA linked to NSW vibrio parahaemolyticus outbreak

19 Nov, 2021, 12:22 pm22 Nov, 2021, 9:11 am Tim Dunlop

NSW Health and the NSW Food Authority are investigating an outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections linked to the consumption of

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Featured Health In the media News 

Home testing to return students to the classroom earlier

18 Nov, 2021, 12:52 pm23 Nov, 2021, 1:13 pm Tim Dunlop

The NSW Government is expanding the use of Rapid Antigen Home Testing (RAHT) to reduce the time students and staff

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New services for young people in western Sydney who have attempted suicide

31 Oct, 2021, 8:50 am01 Nov, 2021, 2:04 pm Tim Dunlop

Children and young people living in western Sydney and the Mid-North Coast engaging in serious self-harming behaviour or having ongoing

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Western Sydney winners of Youth Voices COVID-19 Video Competition announced

20 Oct, 2021, 10:33 am27 Oct, 2021, 1:30 pm Tim Dunlop

Young people from across western Sydney have used the Youth Voices COVID-19 Video Competition to grab the attention of their

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Featured In the media News 

Federal Government announces plans for international travel to return in November

01 Oct, 2021, 3:57 pm01 Oct, 2021, 4:00 pm Taylah Massingham

Get ready western Sydney! Australia is ready to take its next steps to safely reopen to the world with changes

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Featured In the media News Our People Spotlight 

Man’s life saved in the middle of Pennant Hills Road by western Sydney health heroes

29 Sep, 2021, 6:11 pm01 Oct, 2021, 5:24 pm Tim Dunlop

Six months ago, Paul Noble had dropped his wife Gail at a medical appointment and was crossing Pennant Hills Road

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  • Western Sydney community urged to stay alert for meningococcal symptoms

    Western Sydney community urged to stay alert for meningococcal symptoms

    05 Aug, 2022, 12:01 pm05 Aug, 2022, 12:01 pm Alyssa Terese
  • COVID-19 reinfection period reduced to four weeks

    COVID-19 reinfection period reduced to four weeks

    12 Jul, 2022, 10:52 am12 Jul, 2022, 10:52 am Alyssa Terese
  • COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments available to additional western Sydney residents

    COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments available to additional western Sydney residents

    11 Jul, 2022, 9:00 am12 Jul, 2022, 12:30 pm Alyssa Terese
  • Eleven cases of Monkeypox confirmed in NSW

    Eleven cases of Monkeypox confirmed in NSW

    06 Jul, 2022, 4:12 pm06 Jul, 2022, 4:12 pm Alyssa Terese

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