This family has been through hell in the past six months, and now they’re channeling all the love and support they’ve received towards helping others facing the same.

Six anti-vaxxer myths about COVID vaccines for kids debunked ift.tt/3oavpSf

Hunter nurses and midwives getting ready to march in Newcastle for better working conditions and safer staff-to-patient ratios.

Nurses and midwives say they’re tired, overworked, and understaffed. ‘No more back-slapping, fix it’.

Mixed reactions to COVID isolation rules easing in the Hunter ift.tt/O2kWcYj

The devastated family of a Toronto woman who died after waiting more than seven hours for an ambulance is still waiting for answers. story Anita Beaumont Newcastle Herald newcastleherald.com.au/story/7773343/…

$25m coup a Hughes boost for brain cancer research ift.tt/zoAdXhx

Stoked to have the Chris Watson Award heading back to Newcastle. Incredible work Matthew Kelly Donna Page Gabriel @JubilantJourno Ethan Hamilton Newcastle Herald Kennedy Foundation

‘Everyone was traumatised that day': Amputees Thalia and Niki Lee on learning to laugh again via the The Herald app newcastleherald.com.au/story/7857715/

The one where I manipulate Madeline Link into road testing the purple e-bikes in Lake Mac. newcastleherald.com.au/story/7880169/…

Strike 3. Nurses and midwives prepare to march in Newcastle. They are on strike for 24 hours, calling for staff to patient ratios, and a pay rise.

Need some inspiration getting the kids off the devices and into the great outdoors? LindaLindaLinda has compiled a beautiful book of suggestions and advice to do just that.

Officers and forensics on scene at a unit block at Fowler Street, Hamilton South this morning where a 57-year-old man was shot in what police believe to be a “targeted attack”. Neighbours said they weren’t aware of the shooting until they woke up this morning. Newcastle Herald

Sure, it’s a wet one but there is still a huge turn out for @LifelineHunter world suicide prevention day walk. #walkwithus Newcastle Herald

Hundreds of people - brought together by the shared pain of losing a loved one to suicide - gathered to grieve, remember and reflect.

Wonderful article by Anita Beaumont about our new JEM-Bot and #WishLab opening in #DunLab soon Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) UON Precision Medicine Research Program @UON_research supported by Jemima’s wish for no #DIPG #DMG patient/family to navigate their journey without hope RUNDIPG 🧡 newcastleherald.com.au/story/7903972/…

An externally validated "secure poll" of 256 medical staff at John Hunter Hospital found 93% of 169 respondents had no confidence in the management of the health district, and 80% had been asked to manipulate surgery classifications to meet KPIs. newcastleherald.com.au/story/7955639/…

NSW Health denies there are financial disincentives for hospitals that don't meet surgery benchmarks, after a poll of JHH surgeons found 82 per cent had been directed to alter the clinical urgency of patients on waiting lists. story Anita Beaumont newcastleherald.com.au/story/7957137/…

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Nurses and midwives rally in Newcastle’s Civic Park for ratios and better conditions for the fourth time this year. ⁦NSW Nurses & Midwives⁩