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On Tasmania’s Health System…

A compilation of media releases and other material regarding Tasmania’s health system.

Tragically Unprepared - One Dead, Cradle Mountain Rescue 3

Tragically Unprepared - One Dead, Cradle Mountain Rescue 4

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Tragically Unprepared – One Dead, Cradle Mountain Rescue

An overnight rescue operation at Cradle Mountain National Park concluded with one female member of a walking group confirmed deceased. Emergency services...

Emergency Responders Train in Challenging Conditions 7

Emergency Responders Train in Challenging Conditions 8

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Emergency Responders Train in Challenging Conditions

Tasmania’s search and rescue network, including volunteers and multiple emergency agencies, this past weekend completed a two-day training exercise at Wayatinah Lagoon...

Man Clinging to Ute Rescued from Arthur River 10

Man Clinging to Ute Rescued from Arthur River 11

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Man Clinging to Ute Rescued from Arthur River

A man was rescued from a partially submerged four-wheel-drive vehicle after becoming stranded in the Arthur River on Saturday. The incident has...

Snow Traps Family - Mount Field Rescue Highlights Danger 12

Snow Traps Family - Mount Field Rescue Highlights Danger 13

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Snow Traps Family – Mount Field Rescue Highlights Danger

A recent incident in Mount Field National Park serves as a stark reminder of the unpredictable and rapidly changing weather conditions that...

Ambulance Communications Officers Take Industrial Action 14

Ambulance Communications Officers Take Industrial Action 15

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Ambulance Communications Officers Take Industrial Action

Media release – Health and Community Services Union, 9 December 2024 Critical staff shortages in Ambulance Communications lead to industrial action Over recent...

Health Minister & Ambulance Tasmania Under Fire Over Ambulance KM Limit 17

Health Minister & Ambulance Tasmania Under Fire Over Ambulance KM Limit 18

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Health Minister & Ambulance Tasmania Under Fire Over Ambulance KM Limit

Media release – Health and Community Services Union, 19 September 2024 Health Minister and Ambulance Tasmania under fire over ambulance fleet The...

Latrobe, Kentish Provide Relief Centres for Power-Affected; Govt Monitoring Hospitals 19

Latrobe, Kentish Provide Relief Centres for Power-Affected; Govt Monitoring Hospitals 20

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Latrobe, Kentish Provide Relief Centres for Power-Affected; Govt Monitoring Hospitals

Latrobe Council has a relief centre open at the Supper Room of the Latrobe Memorial Hall, enter from James Street, Latrobe until...

Stranded Hikers Still Trapped in Walls NP 21

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Adventure and Wilderness

Stranded Hikers Still Trapped in Walls NP

Media release – Tasmania Police, 15 July 2024 Stranded bushwalkers, Walls of Jerusalem National Park An operation to retrieve three stranded bushwalkers from...