2026
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Neurodiversity Celebration Week: From awareness to action
This week marks Neurodiversity Celebration Week (16–22 March), with a focus on moving from awareness to action and creating meaningful organisational change. Neurodiversity is not something to fix. It is something to understand, support and value. At Northern Health, recognising and embracing different ways of thinking strengthens our teams and improves the care we provide
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Celebrating staff excellence at the Bi-Annual Awards
This morning, Northern Health hosted the Bi-Annual Awards, virtually coming together to honour the exceptional contributions of our staff. The ceremony, sponsored by BankVic, was hosted by Debra Bourne, Chief Executive, Northern Health, and Becc Hodges, Chief People Officer. “Northern Health has thousands of staff who work across a range of areas, departments and sites,
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Advance Care Planning Week: Your Story, Your Choice
Hear from our consumers and clinicians This week marks National Advance Care Planning Week (16–22 March). Northern Health is proud to share a powerful video featuring the voices of our consumers and clinicians, highlighting why planning for future medical care matters. Three consumers, Willeke, Julie, and Lorenzo, generously share their personal experiences with Advance Care Planning
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Get to know: Julie Loughran
#WeAreNorthern Meet Julie Loughran, Diabetes Nurse Consultant, Bundoora Centre and Community Services, Northern Health. Q: First, let’s start with your coffee order? A: The most challenging part of moving to Australia was finding the right coffee. After many combinations I have now found the perfect choice – weak long black with cold milk and hot
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Dr Katharine See honoured with national lung health award
We are pleased to announce that Dr Katharine See, Director of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Northern Health, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Lung Foundation Australia’s prestigious Professor Christine Jenkins AM Woman of Influence in Lung Health Award. She is the third recipient of this national honour. A respiratory physician with a longstanding
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Northern Health marks World Delirium Awareness Day
Today, 11 March, Northern Health is recognising World Delirium Awareness Day, joining healthcare organisations around the world to raise awareness about delirium and its impact on patients, families and healthcare systems. Delirium is an acute change in mental state that is often triggered by illness, surgery or certain medications. It can have serious consequences for
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Give to Gain: International Women’s Day
Northern Health proudly celebrated International Women’s Day on Friday, 6 March, bringing together staff, board members, distinguished guests, and community members for an inspiring morning at Mantra Epping. This year’s International Women’s Day theme, Give to Gain, speaks directly to who we are. Progress is built through contribution, when women give their time, knowledge, care
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Northern Health Supports Historic First EVAR in Fiji
Remember our gentle giant, Dr Sela Koyamaibole? Although we farewelled him last year, he has just helped make history. Fiji’s health sector has reached a major milestone, with the first-ever Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) performed in the country, and likely the South Pacific region. The procedure was led by Dr Koyamaibole himself at Colonial