Rural communities are being left without access to medical treatment for weeks at a time as Western Australia’s Mid West region grapples with a nurse shortage, local councils say. Six shires across the Mid West and Murchison have called on the State Government and Opposition to commit to increasing the minimum numbers of staff at regional nursing posts from one to three. Between December and January, the towns of Cue, Mount Magnet and Yalgoo were left without a healthcare professional for up to two weeks.
January 12, 2017
All South Australian Government residential care workers will undergo psychological testing before being given the all-clear to work.
January 11, 2017
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Kath Dickson Family Centre Limited T/A Kath Dickson Centre for its Kath Dickson Family Centre Enterprise Agreement 2016 has been approved by Commissioner Gregory in Melbourne.
January 11, 2017
Two people have appeared in court charged with assault after a paramedic was allegedly kicked in the back in far north Queensland. A 47-year-old man was accused of kicking the paramedic while he was treating a 46-year-old woman patient, who is herself accused of spitting on his arm. The woman was found in possession of a dangerous drug following a later search.
January 11, 2017
Medea Park Association Incorporated has succeeded in getting its Medea Park Association Incorporated General Staff Enterprise Agreement 2015 application approved by Commissioner Roe in a hearing in Melbourne.
January 11, 2017
A group of 12 aged-care workers from Melbourne’s northern suburbs are among the winners from Tattslotto’s $31 million MegaDraw. The anonymous syndicate was one of five entries across Victoria and 23 across Australia which won more than $1.3 million in the MegaDraw.
January 11, 2017
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by National Hearing Centres Pty Ltd T/A National Hearing Care for its National Hearing Care (Contact Centre) Enterprise Agreement 2016 has been ratified by Commissioner Gregory in Melbourne.
January 11, 2017
The Royal District Nursing Service Ltd has had its Royal District Nursing Service Ltd Victorian Operations Enterprise Agreement 2016 application approved by Commissioner Gregory in Melbourne.
