Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is seeking feedback on the specific health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the Murrumbidgee region to incorporate into its updated Health Needs Assessment (HNA) for the Murrumbidgee region.

The Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) Conversations on the Couch session scheduled to be held in Coolamon on Friday 30 July 2021 has been postponed.

Wirajduri elder Aunty Gail Manderson has joined Riverina Medical and Dental Aboriginal Corporation (RivMed) in a call for more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to get their COVID-19 vaccination as part of an ongoing marketing campaign by Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN).

Seventeen Jerilderie locals took the opportunity to share their health experiences and concerns at Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network’s (MPHN) Conversations on the Couch session at the Jerilderie Bakery on Thursday 17 June.

From Monday 12 July 2021, the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be available at several participating general practices throughout the Murrumbidgee region.

The Pfizer vaccine is currently being offered to people aged 40-59, and anybody under the age of 40 who also meets additional eligibility criteria. The vaccine is also available at Murrumbidgee region general practice respiratory clinics in Wagga Wagga, Griffith, Young, Gundagai and Deniliquin.

Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) will be hosting an online Mental Health Literacy workshop on Tuesday 13 July from 10am to 1pm. The workshop is open to those with lived experience, mental health advocates and health professionals and aims to examine and finalise focus areas and develop localised activities to address mental health service and support gaps.

From Monday 5 July 2021, the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be available at four Murrumbidgee vaccination hubs, in Wagga Wagga, Griffith, Young and Deniliquin.

The Pfizer vaccine will also be available in selected participating local general practices later in July.

Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is providing locals living in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Coolamon, Narrandera and Leeton an opportunity to share their stories about health in an effort to better support the community’s health needs.

NSW Health has announced new restrictions for regional New South Wales due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak affecting Greater Sydney.

The Cootamundra community now have more options for end of life care, thanks to a new palliative care room at Adina Care. The room has been funded by Adina Care and the Cootamundra Rotary Club, with equipment donated by Shannon’s Bridge, a charitable organisation which supports families and patients living with a life limiting illness.

Residents of the Murrumbidgee region’s 47 private residential aged care facilities have now received their second vaccine dose against COVID-19.

Retired Federal Member for Riverina Noel Hicks has joined local health professionals to encourage eligible Murrumbidgee locals to get their COVID-19 vaccination as part of a new marketing campaign by Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN).

Vaccination hubs and general practices across the Murrumbidgee region will now be offering COVID-19 vaccinations to several new groups under the next phase of the National Vaccination Rollout.

Sixteen Howlong locals took the opportunity to share their health experiences and concerns at Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network’s (MPHN) Conversations on the Couch session at the Howlong Country Bakery on Friday 28 May.

Seventeen Junee locals took the opportunity to share their health experiences and concerns at Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network’s (MPHN) Conversations on the Couch session at the Junee Railway Café on Thursday 27 May.

As part of the ongoing National COVID-19 vaccination rollout, an additional five general practices in the Murrumbidgee region will commence administering COVID-19 vaccinations in June, bringing the total number of vaccinating general practices to 72.

MPHN staff have marked the beginning of National Reconciliation Week with a workshop and forum, led by former MPHN board member Associate Professor Faye McMillan, focusing on the development of the MPHN Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is providing locals living in the Local Government Areas of Edward River, Murray River and Murrumbidgee an opportunity to share their stories about health in an effort to better support the community’s health needs.

Vaccination hubs and general practices across the Murrumbidgee region will now be offering the COVID-19 vaccine to all members of the general public who have an underlying medical condition under the next phase of the National Vaccination Rollout.

This World Family Doctor Day (19 May) Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is taking the opportunity to acknowledge the efforts of the region’s general practitioners and the role they play in the community.