Home gardeners are encouraged to wear a face mask and gloves while handling potting mix and compost, and to wash their hands thoroughly, to avoid contracting Legionnaires’ disease. Legionella longbeachae bacteria is often found in potting mix and can cause the lung infection Legionnaires’ disease if someone inhales dust from contaminated soil. NSW Health Executive Director, […]
NSW Health is urging parents and young people to be alert to the symptoms of meningococcal disease and act immediately if they appear. So far this year, there have been 29 cases of meningococcal disease reported in NSW. Sadly, a man in his 20s died from meningococcal B disease last week. This is the second […]
A new book released this week tells the story of New South Wales Parliament House and its evolution from Sydney’s first general hospital to a modern parliamentary precinct that has seen 200 years of political life. Speaker of the NSW Legislative Assembly Jonathan O’Dea said that Rum Hospital to Parliament: The Story of New South Wales […]
Some of the State’s most talented and inspiring women from across NSW Councils have been recognised today in a ceremony at Parliament House for the 2022 Ministers’ Awards for Women in Local Government. Minister for Local Government Wendy Tuckerman said the Awards are a celebration of the significant contribution women make to the sector, as […]
Support Centre teams hit the frontline to support peak delivery period To help manage increased parcel volumes during the sales and Christmas period, Australia Post Support Centre team members are jumping in and joining the frontline teams, providing an extra pair of hands across retail and network operations throughout this busy period. Having already hired […]