9 September 2025
Australia holds the unenviable record of the having the world's highest skin cancer rate.
Some years ago I had a basal cell carcinoma detected, which luckily for me, could be surgically removed.
However, I have friends who have passed away from melanoma and even more who have struggled with the anxiety of an advanced melanoma diagnosis.…
26 August 2025
Local MP, the Hon. Greg Piper visited our Lake Macquarie campus on Sunday to meet with the Ride4Life four.
“It’s such an incredible commitment to such an important cause”, said Mr Piper of Louise, Anna, Sonia and Rachel’s mission.
20 July 2025
NSW Health hasn’t prepared a master plan for the Morisset Hospital precinct, and I’m worried about its future.
We need a master plan. Without one, the site will be vandalised and some of Lake Macquarie’s most important heritage buildings - already falling into disrepair despite being under the care of NSW Health - will be all but abandoned.
Independent Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper fears the opportunity to build a new Lake Macquarie sport and recreation centre could be lost because of the failure to prepare a master plan for the heritage-listed Morisset Hospital site.…
I supported the Abortion Law Reform Amendment (Health Care Access) Bill 2025.
The modest changes in this Bill will allow qualified nurse practitioners and endorsed midwives to prescribe medical abortion in line with their scope of practice, meaning they can prescribe abortion drugs up to nine weeks gestation.
15 April 2025
The Heaven Can Wait - Charity Sailing Regatta team have done it again!
The 19th annual charity regatta raised an incredible $85,000 (for the second consecutive year) for two life saving organisations.
The Cancer Council NSW today received $80,000, which will go to the Home Care section of the Hunter Branch.
1 April 2025
Earlier this year I had the chance to take a tour through the new $2.5 million icare NSW "Lung Bus", at its ribbon cutting ceremony outside of the Parliament of NSW.
The mobile lung health clinic has begun its inaugural road trip around the state, and it was fantastic to see it at Rathmines Park this morning.
13 March 2025
Here's something you don't see every day!
A tree craned onto the highest point of the $835 million John Hunter Hospital expansion.
Today's Topping Out ceremony marked an important milestone in the project, which will see existing services expanded, notably Emergency Department capabilities will be increased by 40%.
12 February 2025
Five Australian women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and three die from this disease every day. Known as the "silent killer", there is no early detection test for it.
February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, today founder of ROC Incorporated (Rare Ovarian Cancer Inc.) Tasha Armour and, Assoc. Prof.…
11 February 2025
A new app called Pave will help more young people quit vaping. It comes as NSW Health’s youth-targeted campaign has supported or persuaded almost 40,000 young people in NSW to quit.
Pave will provide users with tips, motivation, tracking tools, distractions for when cravings hit, as well as activities and information to navigate barriers to quitting.
