PHOTO: CAHS Board Members Siffia Fernando, Angela Fernando, David Ryan, Jan Arrowsmith, Phil Naden, Les Trindall
The Coonamble Aboriginal Health Service (CAHS) and the Bourke Aboriginal Corporation Health Service (BACHS) have secured $6.4 and $5.3 million in funding respectively to update and expand their infrastructure.
The funding is part of the $33.7 million in funding announced by the federal government to support Indigenous health infrastructure projects following the Joint Council on Closing the Gap Meeting.
It means new facilities to serve the communities in both districts…