Hi, my name is Sophie and I’m the Telecare Coordinator Team Leader at Royal Far West. The Telecare program delivers Speech, Occupational Therapy and Psychology Therapy sessions via video-link for children in rural and remote Australia. Our Telecare Coordination team is responsible for managing the weekly appointments for almost 850 kids into preschools, primary schools,…
Royal Far West’s submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee’s Inquiry into Effective Approaches to Prevention, Diagnosis and Support for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), says effective and sensitive public health messaging is one component of a comprehensive strategy to prevent alcohol exposed pregnancies and FASD beyond the capital cities. “Evidence suggests that drinking…
Submission for Inquiry into Health Outcomes and access to health and hospital services in rural, regional and remote New South Wales Royal Far West welcomes this Inquiry into reporting on health outcomes and access to health and hospital services in regional, rural and remote New South Wales. We have included some recommendations and general comments…
Hi, I’m Amy, the Fundraising Campaign & Database Coordinator within the Fundraising team at Royal Far West. My role involves facilitating Individual Giving campaigns as well as maintaining the fundraising database, areas which are dependent upon our generous donors. Working as part of the Fundraising team has allowed me insight into the hardships faced by…
This time 48 years ago the 48th Annual Far West Camp at Manly was taking place! (30 December – 21 January 1973) These camps were legendary – they were specifically for kids from the far west of NSW ‘who need a holiday and who have never seen the sea’. Apart from the exhilaration of seeing…
