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Media

The Far West LHD Media Unit is responsible for all media inquiries and interviews with Far West LHD staff members. The Unit regularly advises on major public health issues and disease outbreaks, through media releases, media conferences and, sometimes, special telephone hotlines.

Contact us

The Media Officer for Far West LHD is Branko Licul on 0411 119 592 or email branko.licul@health.nsw.gov.au

The Media Unit is the primary point of contact for news organisations. All media enquiries must come through the Media Unit in the first instance. This includes:

  • Requests for interviews
  • Photo requests of staff, patients or our facilities
  • General enquiries about health issues
  • Any condition updates on patients who have been injured in an accident or are otherwise of interest to the media

Please do not call our hospitals directly as they are not allowed to provide this information.

Staff are not permitted to speak to journalists or representatives of media organisations without the knowledge or permission of the Media Officer.

An On-Call Media Officer is available after normal business hours to assist media with urgent enquiries. This is organised on a roster basis and the correct person to contact is available via a voicemail message on 0411 119 592.

 

 

 

 




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01 September 2017

Broken Hill’s Big Red Kidney Walk


The Far West Local Health District is taking part in the Big Red Kidney Walk to help Kidney Health Australia raise awareness and funds to help people avoid and manage kidney disease.

The health service will be hosting its own Big Red Kidney Walk at the Broken Hill Hospital on Friday, 8 September from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.

The walk will be a short loop around the Broken Hill Hospital grounds and participants will earn an entry into a prize raffle draw with each lap completed. There will also be ‘trivia posts’ along the way with every correct answer giving bonus entries for a prize!

Renal Clinical Nurse Consultant Penny Griffin will be on hand to answer questions about kidney health as well as treatment for kidney disease. Community Dietitian Heidi Drenkhahn will be providing information on how dietary changes can improve your kidney health and reduce your risk of kidney disease. Exercise physiology students from the University of Sydney will also be on hand to keep you moving along the track.

Around 1.7 million Australians aged 18 years and over (one in every ten adults) have signs of chronic kidney disease. Adult Australians are at an increased risk of chronic kidney disease if they:

  • have diabetes
  • have high blood pressure
  • have established heart problems (heart failure or heart attack) or have had a stroke
  • have a family history of kidney failure
  • are obese with a body mass index (BMI) 30 or higher
  • are a smoker
  • are 60 years or older
  • are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin
  • have a history of acute kidney injury.