Latest News
Read more news
-
Congratulations to our Employee of the Season Djeran 2023 21 June 2023 Congratulations to Zoe O'Keefe for being awarded the Employee of the Season Djeran 2023. Zoe has worked at PathWest since 2007 and is currently Acting Medical Scientist in Charge in the Molecular Diagnostics team at Microbiology, QEII. During the response to COVID-19, Zoe regularly went above and beyond her normal duties to build and validate new assays for PCR testing used to detect specific pathogens critical for timely diagnosis and infection control. Despite having multiple priorities in her role, she consistently exhibits a positive attitude by providing support to her team and junior staff in resolving technical issues. Zoe demonstrates a commitment to the PathWest values of accountability, respect and striving for excellence in all she does. Congratulations Zoe! Thank you for your ongoing commitment and dedication in improving the health, wellbeing and safety of our communiti... -
Recognising our Environmental Sustainability Steering Group on World Environment Day 05 June 2023 PathWest Environmental Sustainability Steering Group (Steering Group) was established in mid-2022 with the aim of improving and enhancing our environmental sustainability as an organisation. This is supported through the 'protect our environment' strategic pillar in ourPathWest Strategic Plan 2021-2025. Over the past year, theSteering Group has made great progress and developed proactive strategies to reduce our environmental impact as an organisation. Aside from collectively recycling more than 22,000 coffee cups, we have also recycled over 15,000 Biofire aluminium canisters, and other items such as plastic bottle caps, clear soft plastics, and medicine blister packs. Stay tuned for more updates from the Environmental Sustainability Steering Group. -
PathWest South Perth Collection Centre closed Thursday 27 April 27 April 2023 Please be advised that our PathWest South Perth Collection Centre is closed Thursday 27 April. Normal operating hours resume on Friday 28 April. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. To find your nearest collection centre visitPathWest - Locations (health.wa.gov.au) -
.png)
ANZAC Day Public Holiday Notice 2023 19 April 2023 PathWest collection centres will be closed on Tuesday 25 April for the public holiday. Our regular opening hours resume on Wednesday 26 April. -
International Women's Day Spotlight - Department of Forensic Pathology 02 April 2023 Our International Women's Day Spotlight 2023 continues in its final week featuring the Department of Forensic Pathology. In a world that is constantly changing, how have the roles and contributions of women in science or your profession or discipline evolved over the past few years? Forensic pathology and mortuary work have certainly changed over the last 10-15 years with many important changes including post mortem CT and working along with community expectations. The work has changed focus with fewer internal examinations now being performed but the roles physical and emotional demands are increasing due to technology and case type, but this only makes the work more challenging and rewarding. Has there been a shift in career paths women choose today compared to the past few decades? The number of women interested in the Forensic science field continues to grow and has been rising si...
Last Updated:
20/05/2025