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Healthdirect

Healthdirect provides virtual care for children 16 years and under who meet specific triage criteria.   Parents, carers and community members are encouraged to utilise this service if their child is unwell.

 

At this time of year, there are respiratory illnesses circulating in our community. Health care professional access is in high demand and Healthdirect is another health care option available, in addition to the local Emergency Department. Healthdirect is a convenient, user-friendly service which also now provides virtual care for children 16 years and under who meet specific triage criteria, without leaving home. Call Healthdirect on (1800 022 222) anytime day or night if your child is unwell and you're not sure what to do or where to go. Healthdirect is free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A registered nurse will answer your call, ask some questions and connect you with the right care for your baby, child or young person. This care may include virtual care for your child, provided by senior paediatric nurses and paediatricians, without you having to leave your home. If it’s an emergency, call Triple Zero (000) or go to an Emergency Department. Here is a short video that promotes the Healthdirect service from a parent’s experience when seeking care for their sick child. 

Benevolent Society

The Smith Family Saver Plus

UNE Discovery - National Science Week 

Stayin' Alive - Walks of Discovery

A ranger, a botanist and an ecologist wander in the New England …and you’re invited join them.

For National Science Week 2024, UNE Discovery, in partnership with our local National Parks and Wildlife Services (NPWS) team and UNE academics, have arranged two visitor walks in the New England area to observe, question and be informed of local flora, fauna, insects and/or fungi and how they have adapted to the changing environment of the region whether due to climate or human factors.  Our passionate and knowledgeable hosts will describe whatever species are able to be observed on the day in each location and discuss their adaptations to the unique New England environment while in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park.

  • Saturday 10 August 2024 – Dangars Falls/McDirty’s Lookout– Depart 1pm (bus pick up  Armidale Visitor Info Centre) – return/drop off at 5pm
  • Sunday 18 August 2024 – Gara Gorge/Blue Hole Threlfall Track loop – Depart 10am (bus pick up Armidale Visitor Info Centre) – return/drop off at 2pm
  • Cost: $5 per person

If you’re interested in nature and bushwalking and would like to learn more about our local environment and what’s living in our national parks, this is for you. Participants must be fit and healthy and be able to comfortably walk 5-6km on uneven terrain. Children are welcome but please ensure they are able to walk the distance. Children are the responsibility of their parents/guardian at all times.

Bookings essential. Please click here for further information or to book a spot.

TAFE Volunteer Tutor Program

Armidale Regional Council - Light Festival

Armidale Regional Council - Curtis Park Playground Expansion Project

NECOM - New England Sings Tickets