Shaping the Future of Health Care in Western Sydney: 2024 Impact West Summit
Left to right – Ms Lindsay Cane AM: WentWest Board, Conjoint Professor Diana O’Halloran AO: WentWest Chair, Steven Adams: WentWest Board, Jane Assange: WentWest, Anthea Markham: WentWest, Dr Michael Fasher: WentWest, Dr Norman Swan AM, Michelle Quinn: WentWest and Andrew Newton: WentWest CEO. Last week, we hosted the landmark all-day event, the 2024 Impact West […]
WentWest Receives Highly Commended in Health 2024 Core Values Award
Dr Coralie Wales, Lead Facilitator, Community Partnerships at WentWest, with Judith Murray, Greg Kilby, Tapan Bhasvar and Joseph Meyer from the Western Sydney Citizens’ Assembly We are delighted to have been awarded the 2024 Highly Commended Health Core Value Award for our work conducted in partnership with community in establishing the Western Sydney Citizens’ Assembly. […]
Helping People Live a Drug and Alcohol-Free Lifestyle
Many people have alcohol and other drug dependencies as the result of a combination of personal and complex underlying experiences or conditions. Abuse of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) can lead to illness, injuries sustained while intoxicated, brain damage and respiratory problems. The damage caused by AOD does not just affect the individual but also […]
Park Life – Getting Healthy with Live Life Get Active
18 August 2022 Live Life Get Active (LLGA) is a non-profit initiative that was developed seven years ago to develop a series of exercise classes to address low levels of physical activity in the community. With so many Australians leading an inactive lifestyle, commuting long distances and spending long days at their desks, they are […]
$10.9 Million Boost to Establish Urgent Care Centres in Western Sydney
19 May 2022 In a major step towards easing pressure on Western Sydney’s emergency departments, up to 12 urgent care service centres will be established over the next year thanks to a $10.9 million grant from the NSW Government to bolster the next phase of the Western Sydney Care Collective initiative. The service centres, embedded […]
Annual Review: Changing Landscapes
Our latest Annual Review is hot off the press and is now available for you to peruse at your leisure online. With the theme of ‘Changing Landscapes’ this review acknowledges that 2019/2020 has been a year of immense change and evolution for WentWest. We have drawn deeply on our values to actively overcome barriers and […]
Launching our New Website
We are excited to announce the launch of our new and improved website! By listening to our audience and utilising the expertise of our staff, we’ve designed a site that is extremely user-friendly, accessible and full of information for health professionals, community members, partners and stakeholders. The website has a modern design to reflect our WentWest […]