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Proud Country on ABC Four Corners
Quirindi GP, Dr Luqman Nasar, was interviewed by the ABC’s Four Corners as part of a report into the devastating impact the NSW drought is having on rural communities.
Nyngan's two green chairs bring relief from drought
In Nyngan Rural Agencies two chairs plastic green chairs aren’t just a resting place to wait for supplies, they have become a spot where farmers can travel up to hundreds of kilometres to discuss politics, sport and the weather to take their mind off drought.
Government to announce 20 new counsellors who will help farmers fight depression and anxiety
A “FLYING squad” of mental health workers will visit drought-stricken farming families across the state under a $6.3 million initiative to tackle depression and anxiety.
NSW government funding to provide three new 'farm gate' mental health support workers
NSW government funding to provide three new ‘farm gate’ mental health support workers. Additional mental health worker placements in Hunter New England.
Amid drought’s terrible toll, we do not walk alone
I’m sure I speak for many GPs who are looking out the window at empty dusty paddocks, dying trees and sad stock. Every afternoon hungry kangaroos hop through our carpark to graze on the few green sprouts in the practice garden.
How can GPs best help people in Australia’s drought-affected regions?
Rural and remote GPs in NSW and Queensland are finding novel ways of reaching people badly affected by the record-breaking drought.
NSW Health warns of Q fever risk as drought grips state
NSW Health is urging people in regional and rural NSW, particularly parents, to take extra precautions against Q fever as drought and windy conditions may raise the risk of the disease in these areas.
$6.3m to help drought-stricken farmers suffering mental health issues
As farmers continue to battle what some have described as the worst drought in living memory, the New South Wales Government has today announced a funding boost for mental health services.
Drought mental health support now to include telehealth consults with local rural doctors
Rural GPs will be able to access Medicare rebates for mental-health phone consults for the first time, to ease distress in drought-hit farming communities.