Medical Health Aged Care 12/07/2023 12:40

MEDIA ALERT: RACGP announces support for the Voice

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The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) President Dr Nicole Higgins and Chair of the RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthcare Faculty Dr Karen Nicholls will hold a press conference in Mackay today to announce the College’s support for The Voice.

When: 9am, Thursday 13 July.

Where: How is the Serenity Park, Mackay (at the end of Albatross Street).

What: The RACGP announcing its support for the Voice.

Media contacts

RACGP: John Ronan (0428 122 357).

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Contact details:

RACGP: John Ronan (0428 122 357).

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