Planned system outage: A number of IT systems will be temporarily unavailable on 7 March 2026 from 10am–6pm AEDT due to scheduled maintenance. 

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Planned library system outage: Access to library e-resources - including all e-books and e-journals - will be impacted by a system upgrade on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 from 8AM - 12PM AEDT / 10AM - 2PM NZDT.

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The college will be closed from 2pm (AEDT) on Wednesday 24 December 2025 until Monday 5 January 2026. We wish you a happy and safe festive period.

We're performing an essential upgrade on 24 May 6-9 AM AEST. During this time, email notifications will be impacted, including those required for statements, system alerts, and account recovery. 

What's happening in NSW?

Explore the latest news, events, courses, and committee updates from our New South Wales regional office.

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Open for registration

2026 NSW ACE Winter Meeting

Cardiac complexity is becoming an everyday reality in anaesthesia practice. Across theatres, preop clinics and emergency settings, we’re encountering patients with increasingly intricate cardiac histories, and the pace of change in cardiology means the goalposts never stay still for long. This year’s meeting, “Hearts at the Hilton” is built around that evolving landscape – a chance to pause, recalibrate, and deepen our understanding of the cardiac challenges shaping modern perioperative care.

Saturday 20 June 2025, 8am – 5pm, Hilton Hotel Sydney

Courses

We’re already well into the year, and it’s been busy in the best way – lots of energy, great teamwork, and plenty of support for our trainees across NSW and ACT.

Primary Practice Vivas

Primary season came around fast this year – we saw a really high number of trainees needing vivas, which meant things had to move quickly. Across 4 face-to-face sessions and 1 virtual, we supported 73 trainees, which is no small feat. Big thank you to Royal North Shore, Royal Prince Alfred, St Vincent’s, and Westmead for hosting in this sitting. Also, a special shoutout to Nepean and Wollongong for joining forces to run an outstanding virtual session.

Final Practice Vivas

No slowing down with Finals either. We ran 3 face-to-face sessions (St George, Concord, Liverpool) and a virtual session with John Hunter, supporting 56 trainees across Sydney and ACT (including SIMGs). A huge thanks to everyone involved. We really appreciate the time and effort that goes into making these happen.

NSW Trainee Committee

Huge applause to the NSW Trainee Committee, who’ve been doing some great work behind the scenes. They’ve already:

  • Run a virtual Primary viva (supporting 16 trainees)
  • Run a virtual Final viva (supporting 12 trainees)
  • Are gearing up for the Independent Skills Workshop on 2 June

Upcoming courses

New South Wales Introduction to Anaesthesia 2026

  • Saturday 17 October 2026

New South Wales Primary Exam Refresher Course 2026

  • Monday 2 to Friday 6 November 2026

New South Wales Final Exam Refresher course 2026

  • Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December 2026