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Multicultural community members contributed to the Multicultural Health Needs Assessment

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Health information bags distributed at the Henty Machinery Field Days

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Access to healthdirect services, including nurse triage and virtual GP consultations

Access, prevention and healthy living

Good health starts well before someone needs hospital care. Across 2025-2026, MPHN worked to make health information, prevention and care easier to access – whether that meant taking trusted information directly to communities, helping people prepare for extreme weather, strengthening virtual care or better understanding the barriers experienced by multicultural communities.

The work reflects the diversity of the Murrumbidgee and the different ways people need to connect with healthcare. From conversations at the Henty Machinery Field Days to Healthdirect’s 24/7 virtual services and practical dementia education for local health professionals, each initiative tackled access from a different angle, helping people find trusted information, navigate the health system and connect with care earlier.

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Summer Smart helps Murrumbidgee prepare for extreme conditions

In 2025–2026, MPHN brought health, preparedness and emergency information together through Murrumbidgee Summer Smart.

Listening first to build better access to healthcare

Almost one in five people in the Murrumbidgee was born outside Australia. But behind that statistic sits an extraordinarily diverse community, including refugees, skilled migrants, international students, seasonal workers and families who have called the region home for generations.

Taking health information to Henty

At the Henty Machinery Field Days, MPHN took an extended range of health information directly to people from across the region.

Healthdirect: building confidence in virtual care

Virtual healthcare continues to help Murrumbidgee residents access the right care when and where they need it. MPHN strengthened its partnership with healthdirect Australia and Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) to increase awareness and use of virtual care across the region.

Riverina Community of Practice event shapes dementia support

As part of the Riverina Community of Practice professional development series, MPHN hosted a session in Young in April 2026, focussing on supporting health professionals to identify dementia earlier and connect people with appropriate care.

Access, prevention and healthy living

Immunisation

Healthy ageing and palliative care