community Archives - Get Healthier

Bridging the Distance - Sharing Our COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences

Apr 6, 2020

The National Museum of Australia in Canberra has launched a digital initiative to provide a national platform to record shared experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of an integrated…

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) Territory update

Mar 9, 2020

The most important thing for everyone to remember with COVID-19 is to maintain strict hygiene by: (more…)

NT suicide prevention community grants awarded

Aug 12, 2019

The Territory Government is working to deliver its promise on reducing the suicide rates in the NT, with a second round of 29 grants being awarded this financial year. (more…)

$4.5 million boost for disability sector advocacy providers

May 23, 2019

The WA Government has announced a $4.5 million boost in funding for advocacy providers to assist the disability sector’s transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). (more…)

Increasing access to Renal Facilities across the Northern Territory

May 21, 2019

Works are continuing on the new $10.5 million Nightcliff Renal Unit facility with stage one underway. (more…)

Supporting men's health with Men's Shed boost

Mar 27, 2019

The Victorian Government is building or upgrading men’s sheds for communities all over Victoria. (more…)

Superbug Golden Staph on the rise in Vic and WA communities

Jan 21, 2019

The incidence of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (CA-SABs) is on the rise in Victoria and Western Australia, according to authors of a research letter published online by the Medical…

New mental health service in the South-West a step closer

Jan 15, 2019

Work has started on the new community mental health step up/step down service for people in the South-West region. (more…)

Safer and faster emergency healthcare

Jan 12, 2019

Queensland’s health system is responding with new and innovative ways that are seeing patients admitted to emergency departments sooner and safer, while getting ambulances back in the community faster. (more…)