Wagga Wagga LHAC

15/07/2025

15/06/2025

Our very own Rory McKenzie featured in this news story. First aid saves lives and defibrillators save lives.

13/06/2025

Wagga LHAC was honoured this evening as a finalist in the MLHD Excellence Awards in the Keeping People Healthy category.

Adding to the auspiciousness of the occasion was NSW Health Secretary Susan Pearce AM attending as a special guest of the MLHD.

Pictured are L to R Susan Pearce AM (NSW Heath Secretary), george John (Chair, Wagga LHAC), Ken Chinkwo (Committee Member, Wagga LHAC), Leanne Horne (Secretary, Wagga LHAC), Jamie Spencer (General Manager, Wagga Wagga Base Hospital) and Jill Ludford (MLHD Chief Executive)

12/06/2025

FINALIST - KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHYWagga Wagga Local Health Advisory Committee held a Youth Forum on R U OK? Day.The event aimed to engage students with local ...

21/05/2025

Today was the Wagga LHAC's May meeting and another opportunity to discuss many health related topics affecting our community.
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital General Manager, Jamie Spencer was also on hand to acknowledge the LHAC's hard work and present the committee members with a certificate of appreciation for National Volunteers Week.

Happy birthday also to our Vice Chair Rory McKenzie 🥳🥳🥳

20/05/2025

Volunteers from several local support groups whose mmbers volunteer their time to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital have had their efforts…

19/05/2025

Last Thursday and Friday was the Griffith LHAC Forum attended by our Chair George John, Vice Chair Rory Mckenzie, long standing Wagga LHAC member Sue Ryan and Secretariat Leanne Horne.
Everyone was very excited to meet Jean-Frederic Levesque, Deputy Secretary for the new Clinical Innovation and Research division of the NSW Ministry of Health and listen to his presentation on AI in Healthcare - a very timely and interesting topic.

06/05/2025

National Palliative Care Week runs from Sunday 11th to Saturday 17th May and this years theme is Talk, Plan, Live: Planning for your future.
The MLHD Palliative Care Team are running a Community Expo at the Wagga wagga RSL Club on Monday 12th May please see details in the flyer below.

05/05/2025

Graduating from university is a feat in itself, but graduating alongside close colleagues feels extra special.

MLHD nurses Paige, Piper, Darsi and Brianna did just that, and are now ready to progress their careers in the Murrumbidgee region.

Read their story here - https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/mlhd/news/latest-news/graduate-nurses-relishing-rural-health-roles

01/05/2025

The 2025 Planning Session for the Wagga Wagga Local Health Advisory Committee (LHAC) focused on identifying and prioritising projects to tackle local health needs. Members mapped project ideas against an effort/impact matrix to evaluate their potential community impact and required effort.

Our key priority areas align with state and national health goals, emphasising holistic health, improving health outcomes, locally led reforms, and workforce excellence. Specific priorities for Wagga Wagga include youth health (both mental and physical), substance use, preventative screening, and increasing levels of physical activity.

The next steps involve community consultation, project scoping and obtaining funding to implement the projects with ongoing communication and consultation with the community remaining a priority.

13/03/2025

🚨 Did you know? Some parts of Wagga Wagga have extremely high rates of cardiac arrest—but worryingly, very low rates of bystander CPR. This means when a heart suddenly stops, survival rates are far lower than they should be. But we can change that.

Join me and Heart of the Nation for a free community education session to learn the lifesaving steps of CALL, PUSH, SHOCK. In just 60-90 minutes, you’ll gain the confidence and skills to help someone in need.

📅 Wednesday 2 April 2025
📍 International Hotel Wagga Wagga
🕕 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Register now and be the help your community needs!
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cpr-aed-community-education-session-tickets-1280310375799?aff=oddtdtcreator

Heart of the Nation

07/03/2025