The winners of the 2026 National NAIDOC Awards have been announced, with Christine Corby AM recognised as Female Elder of the Year and Aunty Pat Turner AO named NAIDOC Person of the Year.

The Western NSW Eye Health Partnership recently joined more than 600 children from across NSW at the Goodooga Games, taking eye health promotion to Country and creating opportunities for children, families, and community to yarn about the importance of looking after their eyes.

Last week, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health leaders, ACCHOs, Aboriginal Medical Services, practitioners, Elders, government and sector partners came together for the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council’s (AH&MRC) National Indigenous Healthcare Forum, held on Gadigal Country in Sydney.

RDN Health is excited to announce that The University of Notre Dame Australia and the University of New South Wales Medicine and Health are joining this year’s Rural Health Pathways Showcase as Premium Exhibitors!

People across the Liverpool Plains in New South Wales have a new Care Navigator service to help them access the healthcare they need as part of a 12-month trial of the service.

More than 90 Aboriginal children across Western NSW have received life-changing ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery through a targeted outreach initiative that brought together specialist clinicians, Aboriginal Health Services, hospital partners and health system stakeholders to address long-standing barriers to care.

RDN Health is excited to announce that 2026 NSW Young Australian of the Year Nominee and dental health advocate, Dr Rand Younes, is the keynote speaker at the day session of this year’s Rural Health Pathways Showcase on 3 September at ICC Darling Harbour, Sydney.

RDN Health is excited to confirm the announcement of its Premium Exhibitors at this year’s Rural Health Pathways Showcase which will take place across two sessions on Thursday 3 September at the ICC Darling Harbour, Sydney.

Finalists have been announced for the 2026 National NAIDOC Awards. Selected from hundreds of nominations, the NAIDOC Committee has recognised finalists across 9 categories for significant contributions to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities over the past five decades, consistent with the 2026 theme ‘50 Years of Deadly’.

Dedicated optometrist Kyriacos (Kyri) Mavrolefteros was recently honoured with the prestigious Christine Craigie Annual Award for Distinguished Service in Optometry. Presented by Optometry NSW/ACT, the award recognises outstanding contributions to the profession and celebrates Kyri’s more than two decades of Outreach eye care in remote NSW, and his commitment to mentoring the next generation of optometrists.

Thirteen local health professionals from a range of disciplines met on 29 May for a workshop hosted by the Collaborative Care Project in Eden and identified a set of practical activities to be progressed between now and the end of 2026.