The proposal by a professor from the University of Notre Dame had initially been designed for Goodooga residents so they could see a doctor in Sydney without leaving town.

The Murdi Paaki Regional Enterprise Corporation has been discussing the project with the Federal Government and says the Commonwealth has indicated its support for developing the initiative.

Business manager Les Lane says it hopes to secure federal funding to begin a pilot in the far west in May.

"What we'll be seeking is looking at some form of funding avenue to roll out the project firstly as a pilot project and then once it's proved its value hopefully extend it out to other communities," he said.

Mr Lane says if the trial is successful it could be rolled out across Australia.

"Ideally we would have a doctor in every community but that just can't be done and this project relies on leading edge technology which basically brings the patients to the city-bound doctor via high resolution video linking," he said.

The technology allows people, who don not have access to a doctor, to be assessed via a broadband high resolution video link.

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Quelle/Source: ABC News, 08.02.2010

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