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CINC International Day of People With Disability

Please join us for International Day of People With Disability on December 3rd from 10am to 12:30pm at River Park (Near the Pool Park Area).

There will be a BBQ lunch, lots of fun activities including a jumping castle, musical entertainment, games and drumming. There will also be some goodie bags available on the day.

This is a FREE and INCLUSIVE event. All Welcome. We hope to see you there.

Support For Aboriginal Children To Access Early Childhood

Education Aboriginal children and families will have additional support to participate in 600 hours of quality early childhood education in the two years prior to school. Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning Sarah Mitchell said that over 50 eligible early childhood education services will receive grants that will allow preschool students to engage and learn in their earliest years.

Grants of up to $10,000 are available for a range of initiatives to support access to quality preschool education for Aboriginal children that will benefit and enrich the development of culture in the community.

For more information, visit the Department of Education website.

Patients give very high ratings of care to hospitals in western New South Wales

Patients treated at Western New South Wales Local Health District (WNSWLHD) hospitals have given very high ratings of their experiences of care, with almost all patients (93 per cent) saying the care they received was ‘very good’ or ‘good’. The Bureau of Health Information’s (BHI) 2020 Adult Admitted Patient Survey, released today, asked patients admitted to hospital about their views of care across a broad range of areas. Respondents from across WNSWLHD provided positive feedback on the safe, high-quality care they received.

The dedicated health professionals within WNSWLHD received very high ratings from their patients. Nearly all patients surveyed (95 per cent) rated the doctors who treated them as ‘very good’ or ‘good’. An even higher proportion of patients (97 per cent) rated the nurses who treated them as ‘very good’ or ‘good’. Between mid-2012 and mid-2021, WNSWLHD increased its workforce by an additional 614 full-time equivalent staff - an increase of 12.8 per cent including 107 more doctors, 210 more nurses and midwives and 71 more allied health staff.

Railway Level Crossing E-Petition Debated In Parliament

Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has presented the petition on Level Crossing Safety to NSW Parliament, leading the debate in support of increased safety measures at railway level crossings across regional New South Wales.

Petitioner Madeleine Bott was present in the Legislative Assembly gallery for the debate, supported by her mother Frances and sisters Courtney and Shakaya.

A gathering was also held at Grenfell Bowling Club, with family, friends and local representatives from Transport for NSW, Weddin Shire Council, Cowra Shire Council, Hilltops Council, Lachlan Regional Transport Committee, NSW Farmers and Country Women’s Association of NSW also in attendance.

“Level crossing safety strikes a chord with every regional community and I am very proud of Maddie for the work she has done on this important issue,” Ms Cooke said.