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Rockingham General Hospital’s new sensory garden opens 15 May 2026 After years of planning by the dedicated Rockingham General Hospital Aged Care Rehabilitation Unit team, the new sensory garden has been officially opened by RkPG Executive Director Asheila Narang and local member Magenta Marshall MLA.

Cancer care partnership strengthens health promotion in Rockingham and Kwinana 12 May 2026 A valuable partnership between the Rockingham Peel Group Integrated Cancer Service, South Metropolitan Health Service Health Promotion and local government is strengthening health promotion for patients and local communities.

SMHS to hear from midwives in national study to future proof the midwifery workforce 05 May 2026 Ensuring pregnant and birthing women have midwives to care for them now and into the future, South Metropolitan Health Service is participating in a national study that will hear the voices of midwives to ensure the sustainability of their workforce.

Lived experience at the centre of trauma-informed maternity care at SMHS 25 February 2026 A new Birth Trauma Advisory Committee at South Metropolitan Health Service is seeking expressions of interest from consumers with lived experience for two committee roles.