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Outpost is RDN Health's bulletin for the health Outreach community of local fundholder organisations, visiting health professionals and other stakeholders who work to deliver Outreach services across New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. 

Outpost shares relevant program data, useful updates, and news on innovative Outreach models that are improving health access for remote, rural, regional, metropolitan and Indigenous communities.

 

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Volume 12, May 2026

 

Outpost articles:

Three people boarding a small plane on grass
07 May 2026
Expanding Access to Specialist Care for Children in Western New South Wales
Children in Western New South Wales often face significant barriers to accessing paediatricians to receive behavioural assessment required to unlock the supports they need to thrive, including long wait times and limited local services. Through funding support from the Healthy Ears Better Hearing Better Listening (HEBHBL) program, this gap is being addressed by bringing multidisciplinary care closer to home.
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2min read
Lake Windamere near Mudgee, central west NSW
18 December 2025
Central West Aboriginal Mental Health and Wellbeing Program: a collaborative approach to culturally safe care
The Central West Aboriginal Mental Health and Wellbeing Program (CWAMH) was established in 2023 through a strong partnership between the NSW Ministry of Health’s Centre for Aboriginal Health, Western NSW Local Health District, and Central West Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs), including Condobolin Aboriginal Health Service, Orange Aboriginal Medical Service, Weigelli Centre Aboriginal Corporation, and Yoorana Gunya Family Healing Centre Aboriginal Corporation.
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3min read
Woman in black shirt standing with her arms crossed
17 December 2025
"Grab the opportunity": Professor Jane Bleasel on 25 years of Outreach care
Professor Jane Bleasel had been working as Head of the Department of Rheumatology at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney when she first saw there was a need for specialist rheumatology services in Wagga Wagga.
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4min read