Monday, 26 September 2022
We focus on women’s health and wellbeing in our latest Partyline issue and aim to create awareness of the many challenges that Australia’s rural women face on a day-to-day basis when it comes to accessing... More
Alliance News
Episode 18: 16th NRHC delegate feedback
Friday, 30 September 2022
Our Build ‘Em Up podcast series has released the 18th episode, which features feedback from delegates to the 16th National Rural Health Conference.
Thank you to all the contributors for highlighting... More
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Our podcast series Build ‘Em Up has released 17 episodes celebrating positive stories from rural people helping their local communities. You can listen to the podcast, which is supported by nbnTM, on your... More
Our podcast series Build ‘Em Up has released 17 episodes celebrating positive stories from rural people helping their local communities. You can listen to the podcast, which is supported by nbnTM, on your... More
Wednesday, 10 August 2022
The 16th National Rural Health Conference, held in Brisbane on 2-4 August 2022, was once again a great success. It gained a great deal of media attention where topics of rural health collaboration,... More
The 16th National Rural Health Conference, held in Brisbane on 2-4 August 2022, was once again a great success. It gained a great deal of media attention where topics of rural health collaboration,... More
Friday, 29 July 2022
Our podcast series Build ‘Em Up has released 16 episodes celebrating positive stories from rural people helping their local communities. You can listen to the podcast, which is supported by nbn... More
Our podcast series Build ‘Em Up has released 16 episodes celebrating positive stories from rural people helping their local communities. You can listen to the podcast, which is supported by nbn... More
Wednesday, 29 June 2022
In Episode 15 we chat with Nicki Bardwell, CEO of Fair Game. Fair Game has been around for over 10 years and delivers unique health and fitness programs and pre-loved sporting equipment to remote and under-... More
In Episode 15 we chat with Nicki Bardwell, CEO of Fair Game. Fair Game has been around for over 10 years and delivers unique health and fitness programs and pre-loved sporting equipment to remote and under-... More
Thursday, 9 June 2022
A great reality is emerging across healthcare services as rural, regional and remote Australia faces more natural disasters, more frequently. With more floods and bushfires, on top of COVID-19, primary and... More
A great reality is emerging across healthcare services as rural, regional and remote Australia faces more natural disasters, more frequently. With more floods and bushfires, on top of COVID-19, primary and... More
25 May 2022 - In Episode 14 of Build ‘Em Up we chat with Emma Sullings, founder of the Happy Boxes Project. This charity provides toiletries and beauty products to women and girls in remote parts of Australia. Their network of... More
31 March 2022 - Rural people should be able to count on accessible, comprehensive, high-quality and affordable health care, reasonably close to home. But this fundamental expectation is frequently not met.
The Alliance estimates there is a spending shortfall of $4... More
21 March 2022 - In 2022, bold health reform is needed to support rural communities. The March issue of Partyline outlines some of the innovative work being undertaken and advocated for by service providers,... More
16 December 2021 - We can confidently say that technology has played a key and urgent role in changing the way health care is delivered and received in rural, regional and remote communities – a fitting theme for the final... More
02 December 2021 - One farmer commits suicide every 10 days, according to an Australian-first study of farmer suicide rates based on 10 years of national coronial data.
National Rural Health Alliance Policy team member Luke Sartor presented the findings of the farmer... More
30 November 2021 - The Alliance has launched a geospatial mapping tool that reveals rural health workforce gaps in every pocket of rural, regional and remote Australia.
The Rural Health Workforce Mapping Tool (... More
25 November 2021 - A new go-to snapshot of health and wellbeing in rural, regional and remote Australia combines data, research and information in a new easy to digest resource published by the... More
29 October 2021 - The lasting impacts of COVID-19 on the health and quality of life of all Australians are yet to unfold.
Ahead of the curve, an aged care facility in the small town of Kingaroy in Queensland is proactively working to minimise the effects of physical... More