Mandatory vaccination requirements will be extended to all primary care and other private sector health service providers across NSW, with these workers required to have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by 31 January 2022. These changes are consistent with requirements in other states and territories, including Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia. NSW Health […]
NSW recorded 1,742 new cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. A total of 122 cases of COVID-19 with the Omicron variant of concern have been confirmed in NSW. Four COVID-19 cases have been excluded following further investigation, bringing the total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the […]
NSW Health has been notified of a new venue in Newcastle associated with confirmed cases of COVID-19. Anyone who attended The Cambridge Hotel (789 Hunter Street, Newcastle) from 6.30pm Friday 10 December to 2.30am Saturday 11 December is a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 7 days. All household contacts of close contacts should also be tested and […]
A new Multicultural Community Wellbeing Campaign urges all young people, their families and friends in NSW to “stay connected” and, if needed, seek mental health support from the new Australian Government funded mental health service, Head to Health NSW Multicultural Health Communications Service (MHCS) and NSW Primary Health Networks (PHNs) collaborated with Settlement Services International (SSI) and Special […]
In an Australian first, the Morrison Government will establish an Online Safety Youth Advisory Council as a next step in its plan to make the online world safer and hold the social media giants to account. The Council will be made up of up to 20 young Australians, aged between 13 to 24 years, who […]