PHOTO: Cr Craig Davies, Mayor, Narromine Shire, with Dr Ashraf Labib at Trangie Multipurpose Service. Photo: Cr C Davies.
Trangie residents can breathe a bit easier with the news that their long-term and highly respected local general practitioner (GP) and Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) at the Trangie Multipurpose Service, Dr Ashraf Labib, will remain in his role for the next two years.
The doctor’s tenure has been a community concern for some time, with repeated representations to the highest levels within NSW Health about extending his employment contract.
This concern became a local-area election issue in 2022 when Trangie residents held public meetings to discuss the issue and initiated a letter-writing campaign to elected representatives including the Member for Dubbo electorate, Dugald Saunders MP, and then-Minister for Rural Health, Bronnie Taylor MLC…