Holidaymakers must avoid testing queues

Holidaymakers must avoid testing queues

NSW Health is advising people who attend NSW COVID-19 testing locations seeking results to travel interstate that they are unlikely to receive their results within 72 hours. The delay means NSW travellers who intend to holiday in Queensland will not get their result before its January 1 changes to PCR swab requirements come into effect. […]

Novel coronavirus (covid-19) update

To Monday 27 December 2021 across NSW, 95 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 93.5 per cent have received two doses. Of the people aged 12 to 15, 81.5 per cent have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 78.2 per cent […]

Novel coronavirus (covid-19) update

To Sunday 26 December 2021 across NSW, 95 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 93.5 per cent have received two doses. Of the people aged 12 to 15, 81.6 per cent have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 78.3 per cent […]

Warning: High-dose ecstasy circulating in Sydney

Warning: High-dose ecstasy circulating in Sydney

NSW Health is warning of high-dose MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy tablets, circulating in the community after pills seized by NSW Police contained two times the average dose of MDMA per tablet. The tablets are round, blue in colour and are marked with a superman logo. Acting Medical Director of the NSW Poisons Information Centre, […]

Elder abuse on the rise in NSW

Demand for support services to address elder abuse is on the rise in NSW, with a 374 per cent increase over three years in clients receiving elder abuse mediation or support, Relationships Australia NSW (RANSW) announced today. The increased demand for elder abuse services is being felt across the state, and mirrors increasing demand for […]