CONSTRUCTION of the new $540M Westmead Centre for Mental Health has reached its highest point, marking a major milestone for what will become NSW’s largest mental health facility.
Read more about Westmead Centre for Mental Health build has reached a high point
NICK NIKOLAIDIS | LOCAL doctors have responded to Australian Medical Association’s (AMA) warning about the proliferation of misinformation and distrust in the era of Artificial ...
Read more about Local doctors respond to AI Warning over patient diagnosis
IF your eyes often feel dry, gritty or sore, especially after time on screens, driving, or sitting in air-conditioning – you’re not alone. Many people quietly put up with it, th...
Read more about Tied, Red or Sore Eyes? You don’t have to just live with it
THE University of New England has launched its first purpose-built nursing simulation lab. The new facility will provide UNE nursing students with dedicated learning spaces afte...
Read more about UNE launches purpose-built nursing simulation lab
THE new Integrated Mental Health Complex at Westmead is a step closer with the main works contractor appointed. The NSW Government is investing $540M into the new facility, whic...
Read more about Contractor appointed for mental health complex at Westmead
THE new 14-storey Paediatric Services Building (PSB) at the $619M Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW) Stage 2 Redevelopment has reached its full height of nearly 70 metres. As...
Read more about Redevelopment of The Children’s Hospital at Westmead soars to new heights
THE community is being urged to contact Healthdirect for advice if they are experiencing non-life-threatening medical issues such as influenza. COVID and RSV cases continue to r...
Read more about Flu season drives demand for emergency care: where to get help
LINDA MUSIC A PIONEERING project is set to transform healthcare for older individuals in Sydney’s western suburbs using the power of artificial intelligence (AI). Recent data sh...
Read more about Pioneering AI project for elderly: Reducing early stage hospitalisation
THIS year’s Wayahead Mental Health Matters Award has recognised three frontline Western Sydney-based organisations, receiving praise from no less than Masterchef champion and Me...
Read more about Our local mental health champions: simply the best in recovery
PARRAMATTA residents are among those risking damage to their eyesight with recent findings showing 40 percent don’t bother wearing UV-protected sunglasses. An estimated 79,000 r...
Read more about Warning to protect fragile eyesight in summer
THE new, lower cost of PBS medicines comes into effect on New Year’s Day, meaning the most patients will pay for a PBS listed medication is $30, down from $42.50. This follows P...
Read more about Lower cost of PBS medicines from January: Healthcare a major concern among voters
WESTMEAD Hospital junior doctor Rosemary Kirk has been awarded a coveted Rhodes Scholarship in Renal and Cardiac Genetic Medicine at Oxford University. Dr Kirk (pictured) is hea...
Read more about Rhodes Scholarship in Cardiac Genetic Medicine for Westmead doctor
MARCUS WHEAN IF best, nothing changes, at worst, sometimes senseless tragedy is the consequence of not taking action. WHEN I work with clients as a psychologist they only know m...
Read more about MINDSET: Inaction and avoidance are the silent killers – cost of doing nothing
HEALTH | JADE HOBMAN MEDICAL researchers in Western Sydney are pioneering a new vaccine that would guard against all existing and future strains of the virus that causes COVID-1...
Read more about Westmead COVID Vaccine: Local researchers working on a world-first booster
THE NSW Government has launched the next phase of its statewide COVID-19 advertising campaign aimed at encouraging people across NSW to get vaccinated. Minister for Digital and ...
Read more about Let’s do this: Campaign launched to boost vaccination
PARRAMATTA is set to make sporting history this month by hosting Sydney’s first public AFL and AFLW double-header, with the GIANTS becoming the first club to stage elite men’s and women’s matches on the same day at the same venue.
Read more about Parramatta to make AFL sporting history
WESTERN Sydney has emerged as a national powerhouse of Australia’s night-time economy, with Parramatta, South West Sydney and Blacktown all securing places among the country’s top-performing after-dark precincts.
Read more about Parramatta powers into the night-time economy top 10
THE proposed North Rocks Village development at the former 12.67 hectare site of the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children continues to face community opposition despite revisions to its Master Plan. The quiet, leafy suburb was ide...
Read more about Opposition persists despite concessions to North Rocks Village development plan
AMARIAH Tamaro from Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta and Stella White from St Patrick’s Marist College Dundas in Parramatta is one of 18 students across the state to be awarded a NSW Government scholarship to travel to Greece on an...
Read more about Local students on Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship
A NEW commercial workplace is designed to uplift Parramatta’s heritage and being billed as an iconic urban landmark. The $125M boutique development which opened in May, is in Parramatta’s vibrant civic heart and directly overlooks Ce...
Read more about Boutique workplace in Parramatta CBD a visual connection of heritage and futureCONSTRUCTION of the new $540M Westmead Centre for Mental Health has reached its highest point, marking a major milestone for what will become NSW’s largest mental health facility.
Read more about Westmead Centre for Mental Health build has reached a high pointThe Parramatta Times is the trusted local media resource that connects residents and visitors with the people, businesses and opportunities that shape and connect Parramatta, one of Australia's fastest-growing cities.