The Latest Breaking News from Albury

Workforce shortage in the sights of GROW program to bring refugees to regional NSW

A woman who came to Albury as a refugee after six years in a Kenyan camp is now coordinating a new program to help city-based refugees move to regional New South Wales.

ABC News · Jul 2, 2022

'It was the beginning of feminism': how higher education paved the way for the women of Albury-Wodonga

Regional women are too often forgotten in Australia’s political movements. The “big teal steal” focuses on the independent candidates from Melbourne and Sydney, forgetting that independent Cathy McGowan stole the seat of Indi from the Liberals a decade earlier.

The Conversation · Jun 28, 2022

NSW budget investment of $45 million for Albury Hospital criticised as old election promise

Medical professionals and the NSW-Victoria border community have again been left disappointed by a lack of funding for a new hospital after the NSW state budget.

ABC News · Jun 22, 2022

Rex flight cuts to Albury deplete medical specialist numbers for regional care

With only one night-time flight per day from Melbourne to Albury, local GPs say it's almost impossible to attract specialists to the area to offer their expertise.

ABC News · Jun 3, 2022

NSW confirms second encephalitis death

A man died in hospital at Albury last week after catching the mosquito-spread virus Japanese encephalitis in early March.

AAP · May 23, 2022

Labor promises to establish 50 urgent care clinics around nation if elected

Labor promises to create 50 urgent care clinics across regional Australia if elected, but doctors on the NSW-Victorian border say what Albury and Wodonga need is a new hospital.

ABC News · May 17, 2022

Albury Wodonga rally calls for single-site hospital as services struggle with demand

Patients and healthcare workers are demanding a better single-site hospital at Albury Wodonga as stories emerge of nurses changing PPE in the rain, heart attack patients lying on metal benches and adults dying next to sick children.

ABC News · May 15, 2022

Albury Return and Earn recycling depot provides jobs, sustainability for community

Recyclers Bruce Forbes and Heather Goesch started their business sorting every bottle and can by hand in a job that could present some nasty surprises. They are now providing jobs and sustainability as their venture grows.

ABC News · May 5, 2022

Anzac Day back on the Albury-Wodonga border after two years of disruptions

Frontline health workers were honoured in this year's Albury Anzac Day march as people on the Victorian side of the border at Wodonga were able to participate for the first time since 2019.

ABC News · Apr 25, 2022

Victorian opposition leader Matthew Guy promises to fix Albury-Wodonga health crisis

Victoria's Opposition Leader says fixing Albury-Wodonga's health crisis is "an absolute priority", after residents shared personal experiences of being let down by the system.

ABC News · Apr 22, 2022