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Posts for July 2022

Jul 29 2022

Supports Available for Flood and Disaster Affected Communities

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO
As we move towards recovery from the latest flood disaster, it's important to recognise the incredible resilience displayed by our community and unwavering dedication from our health professionals during this event and over the last few years.
Related tags: Blue Mountains, community, Hawkesbury, headspace, healthcare professionals, Lithgow, Mental Health, Penrith, suicide prevention
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Jul 22 2022

Government Announces Distribution Priority Area (DPA) Update

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO
We welcome the announcement made by the Hon Mark Butler, Minister for Health and Aged Care, and Susan Templeman, Federal Member for Macquarie, that the Government has updated the Distribution Priority Area (DPA) classification system to recognise 700 areas with either full or partial DPA classification.
Related tags: Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Workforce Support
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Jul 06 2022

Get Up! Stand Up! and Show Up! this NAIDOC Week

Posted by Lizz Reay, CEO
This year NAIDOC celebrations are being held from 3-7 July. The theme is Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! which encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and non-Indigenous Australians to work together to keep getting up, standing up, and showing up for systemic change and reconciliation.
Related tags: Aboriginal, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, Aboriginal health, Closing the Gap, NAIDOC
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Lizz Reay is the CEO of Wentworth Healthcare, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network. Previously Deputy CEO of Nepean Blue Mountains Medicare Local & Nepean Division of General Practice, she has an extensive background in public health.

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