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The Far West LHD Media Unit is responsible for all media inquiries and interviews with Far West LHD staff members. The Unit regularly advises on major public health issues and disease outbreaks, through media releases, media conferences and, sometimes, special telephone hotlines.

Contact us

The Media Officer for Far West LHD is Branko Licul on 0411 119 592 or email branko.licul@health.nsw.gov.au

The Media Unit is the primary point of contact for news organisations. All media enquiries must come through the Media Unit in the first instance. This includes:

  • Requests for interviews
  • Photo requests of staff, patients or our facilities
  • General enquiries about health issues
  • Any condition updates on patients who have been injured in an accident or are otherwise of interest to the media

Please do not call our hospitals directly as they are not allowed to provide this information.

Staff are not permitted to speak to journalists or representatives of media organisations without the knowledge or permission of the Media Officer.

An On-Call Media Officer is available after normal business hours to assist media with urgent enquiries. This is organised on a roster basis and the correct person to contact is available via a voicemail message on 0411 119 592.

 

 

 

 




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14 February 2018

Students Start Their Traineeships With Far West Local Health District


Students start their traineeships with orientation to Health Service and 2nd cohort graduation.

Ten students start a school-based apprenticeship and traineeship (SBAT) program with the Health Service this week by learning all about the environment they will be working in over the next two years. These ten students will be the fourth cohort of SBAT’s to commence with the Far West LHD. In conjunction with the fourth cohort’s orientation, all ten of the 2nd SBAT cohort (2016 – 2017) will graduate today at a celebratory luncheon provided by the Far West LHD.

The students start orientation to the SBAT Program this week by learning about their placement allocations, scope of practice and the Far West LHD, TAFE, Industry NSW, Department Education and Public Schools and Australian Apprenticeship Support expectations.


SBATs 2018 cohort: FRONT (from left) Telicia Briar (Health Service Assistant), Lucy Stephens (Business Admin), Efthymia Prentos, Jessica Evitts and Babette Cruickshank (Health Service Assistant).  BACK (from left): Paige Pigdon, Tiarna Pearce (Health Service Assistant), Rohan Cutting (Allied Health), Sam Greville and Vince Thompson (Business Admin).

The orientation program will be delivered in collaboration with the Far West LHD, Department of Education & Public Schools, Industry NSW, Australian Apprenticeships Support and TAFE NSW Riverina Institute.

SBAT’s are a Department of Education and Communities initiative providing Year 11 and 12 students with the opportunity to gain an industry recognised qualification that can lead to future employment as part of their Higher School Certificate (HSC).

Ten students in total from Broken Hill High School, Coomealla High School, Menindee Central School and Willyama High School were appointed to traineeships in Business Administration, Health Services Assistance and Allied Health Assistance in December 2017.

Broken Hill Health Service will support an Allied Health Assistant, five Health Service Assistants and two Business Administration Trainees. Menindee Health Service will support a Health Service Assistant, whereas Wentworth Hospital will support a Business Administration Trainee.

The qualifications will be taught by TAFE NSW Riverina Institute using the LINC (Learning in Networked Communities) model that will enable the students and their trainers to maintain regular contact using a variety of different technologies.

The Far West LHD, TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, Department of Education and Public Schools and Industry NSW will work closely with schools to ensure students are supported to successfully complete their chosen traineeship.