The Paramedic's Union says new push from the State Government falls short

  BY JOHN THOMAS

To assist with staff shortages in the Hunter, the state government is giving the region 12 additional Paramedics and has set up a temporary ambulance site at Sandgate while the new station at Gateshead remains under construction.

The Paramedics Union has been critical of these changes saying they aren't as effective as promised and complaining about a lack of information.

Minister for the Hunter and Swansea MP Yasmin Catley says this new push from the Government includes new stations being built in the Hunter.

However the Union says it's not clear when these new stations will be built.

A legacy of service is being remembered after the passing of Sister Carmel Hanson

 BY CLAUDIA PERRY

Founder of the House of Hospitality and advocate for the homeless Sister Carmel Hanson has died at the age of 79. 

The House of Hospitality is a ministry of the Sister of St. Joseph's, Lochinvar which she was a Congressional Leader of for 33 years.

Carmel joined the covenant at the age of 18, working in numerous professions such as Psychology and Law, she also opened a safe shelter for men struggling with addiction in Adamstown before evolving into the House of Hospitality in Broadmeadow. 

Carmel, over her years of service, helped women and children fleeing domestic violence, asylum seekers and those battling with addiction. 

It is Carmel's life-long devotion to service that the Hunter and beyond pauses to tribute and remember. 

Carmel Hanson receives 2024 Newcastle Local Woman of the Year from MP Tim Crakanthorp.

Credit: Newcastle Herald