45 graduate nurses will start work at Sutherland Hospital this year.
Sutherland Hospital will provide the graduates with a great learning environment for their first year in the health workforce with opportunities in a variety of clinical settings to ensure they gain a range of experience and consolidate skills and knowledge developed while at university.
Many of the graduates officially started work this week after contributing to the COVID-19 workforce response as students in our vaccination and testing clinics.
I welcome these graduates to Sutherland Hospital at a challenging time for our health system and thank them, and all of our nurses, for their hard work for the community.
The intake of new recruits at Sutherland Hospital is part of an injection of 2,800 graduate nurses and midwives who are starting work across 130 NSW public hospitals and health facilities this year in a big win for the NSW health system.
Between 2012 and 2021, the nursing workforce and midwifery workforce in NSW increased by 9,599 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff, or 23 per cent, to 51, 794 FTE.
The NSW Government is also investing a further 5,000 nurses and midwives from 2019-2022 under a record $2.8 billion boost to frontline staff.
Out and about in Eurobodalla Shire yesterday with Andrew Constance including:
✅ Speaking at a community meeting with 250+ citizens and accepting a 18,000 signature petition to take to Parliament to keep open the Batemans Bay emergency department, which the Minns Labor Government intends to close
✅ Checking (non-)progress of the new Eurobodalla Hospital announced in 2020 - still an empty paddock
✅ Checking (non-)progress on the Moruya bypass - no commitment to any timetable and no update since the 2022 consultation report under the previous government (see short video in comments below). ... See MoreSee Less
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Why would they close an emergency committee centre. ????
Remembering the victims of the Bondi Junction tragedy, supporting their families and first responders and others impacted, and coming together as a united community, at a Bondi candlelight vigil tonight. 🕯️ ... See MoreSee Less
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Great effort Mark!
🙏 A big thanks yesterday to those who’ve served NSW as Justices of the Peace for 50 years - including Katoke Trust for Overseas Aid founder Dr Alan Watson AM from Gymea Bay. ... See MoreSee Less
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😀Congratulations, 🙏 HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #GreAt_PhoTos, 👍 #Amazing_Work, #GreAt_LeAdeR 👏
🌹🙏for your Service . 
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Well Done Katoke Trust
A helpful update from Project Youth on #YouthHomelessnessMattersDay
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Statement on Wakeley terror act. ... See MoreSee Less
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Bishop Mar Marie Emmanuel God bless him and get well soon.
Very sad times for our community.
As more details emerge about the heroism of first responders and bystanders and about the victims of the Bondi Junction atrocity, today was a chance for the community to come together to express its grief and solidarity.
Mental health support is available including:
NSW Mental Health Line 1800 011 511
Lifeline 13 11 14
Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636
Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 ... See MoreSee Less
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Thanks for representing the Shire. ♥️🥲🇦🇺
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