Where Corner Country Begins - Healthcare in Tibooburra

Today we launch season 10 of the Far West of Centre – Health in Outback NSW podcast. This season we focus on our District Sites, commencing our journey in Tibooburra, before heading south through the Far West Local Health District.Tibooburra is located in the far northwest of New South Wales and is located approximately 50km from the Queensland border.  Famous for the gold rush in the 1880s, Tibooburra town is now home to approximately 100 people, with many additional residents also living on outlying stations.In the studio today, we are joined by Viv Fazulla, Health Service Manager at Tibooburra Health Service. Viv gives an insight into her extensive career in rural and remote nursing, how one of the most remote Health Service’s operates, and share in the memories that Viv will carry for life.Join us each fortnight for a new episode where we showcase one of many dedicated and driven district staff members who strive to deliver excellent health care in the rural and remote locations of the Far West Local Health District.Hosted by Heidi Drenkhahn and produced by Juanita White for the Integrated Care Team, Far West Local Health District.Listener discretion is advised, as episodes may discuss or name Indigenous people who are deceased. Information provided in this podcast is correct at the time of recording and is generalised information. If you require further individualised health care advice, please contact your health care provider.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/swoop/successLicense code: GPJJWCGZMJREMTIN