This is an exciting opportunity for Elders, community members, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, and health professionals to provide expert, considered advice and strategic direction to MPHN’s Board and key activities relating to First Nations health and wellbeing programs and services.
Read MoreThe 2025 Murrumbidgee Primary Healthcare Awards are opening sponsorship opportunities for the first time, giving your brand the chance to shine in front of approximately 130 primary healthcare leaders, innovators, and decision-makers.
Read MoreMPHN is pleased to announce a new provider has been secured to deliver the Wagga GP After Hours Service, ensuring the continuation of after-hours care for the local community.
Read MoreMPHN’s inaugural Allied Health Forum brought together practitioners from across the Murrumbidgee for a day of innovation, collaboration and forward-thinking under the theme Now and Next.
Read MoreOur team proudly represented the Murrumbidgee at the 2025 APNA Festival of Nursing, showcasing how collaborative commissioning and nurse-led clinics are improving rural health outcomes.
Read MoreNominations are now open for the 2025 Murrumbidgee Primary Healthcare Awards, and MPHN is calling on the community to help recognise the region’s dedicated and passionate primary healthcare professionals.
Read MoreThis year marks 10 years since the establishment of Primary Health Networks (PHNs), a national network of 31 organisations created to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Australia’s healthcare system, particularly for those at risk of poor health outcomes.
Read MoreMurrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) has today launched a new grants program offering up to $50,000 for community-led initiatives that support mental wellbeing and suicide prevention in the region.
Read MoreWagga Wagga has been named as one of 30 sites across Australia to be upgraded to headspace Plus, offering young people in the Riverina access to more comprehensive mental health and wellbeing support.
Read MoreThe Health Access GP telehealth after-hours service, managed by MPHN, will come to the end of its contract on 30 September 2025, with residents encouraged to use healthdirect services after that time.
Read MoreA new website featuring tools to support people with lived and living experience of mental health, suicide and alcohol and other drug challenges has been launched today, as part of the ten-year anniversary celebrations for the Murrumbidgee Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol (MMHDA) Alliance.
Read MorePride month is about more than rainbow flags and parades – it’s also a chance to reflect on how we can make healthcare safer, more respectful, and inclusive for everyone, all year round.
Read MoreSince 2021 a joint initiative between Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) and Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) has been supporting children in the Murrumbidgee region of New South Wales through a specialised paediatric program. Four years on, the program is improving the health and wellbeing of both children and their families and building capacity among the region’s general practitioners.
Read MoreThe National Allied Health Practice Engagement Toolkit, a practical and accessible resource for allied health clinicians working in primary care, has been officially launched this month.
Read MoreAged care professionals from across the region came together this week to celebrate the strength, innovation and collaboration of the rural aged care sector at the 2025 Murrumbidgee Aged Care Forum.
Read MorePeople in Wagga Wagga and surrounding communities can now access healthcare more quickly and avoid unnecessary trips to the emergency department, thanks to a new local urgent care service.
Read MoreLocal organisations are invited to turn bold ideas into reality through the launch of new mental health grants offering up to $200,000 in funding.
Read MoreThe Medicare Mental Health Centre in Young was officially launched today, marking a milestone for accessible mental health care in the region.
Read MoreWould you know how to recognise if someone you know was having thoughts of suicide? MPHN is offering free face-to-face suicide prevention training across the Riverina.
Read MoreIf you suddenly became seriously ill or unable to communicate, would your loved ones know what kind of medical care you would want or prefer to avoid? If your answer is no, it might be time to discuss advance care planning.
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