Congratulations to WA Centre for Rural Health Lecturer Phuntsho Om who was presented as a Semi-Finalist in the prestigious Badgingarra Roadhouse Local Legend Award, by The Honourable Stephen Dawson MLC, Minister for Regional Development at the 2026 7News WA Community Achievement Awards Presentation Gala in Perth on Saturday 24th October.
Based at WACRH’s Carnarvon office, this award acknowledges Om’s strengthening of rural healthcare through nursing education, supportive student placements and community partnerships, building clinical confidence, advancing cultural safety and encouraging future health professionals into regional practice.