Wednesday, 2 November 2022 MEDIA RELEASE
The National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) is deeply concerned by the severe floods experienced across New South Wales,... More
Alliance News
Episode 20: Supporting mates bogged in the bush
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
In Episode 20 of Build ‘Em Up, we chat to Mary O’Brien, founder, director and CEO of Are You Bogged Mate?, a charity that helps country... More
Thursday, 27 October 2022
The latest edition of the Australian Journal of Rural Health (AJRH) has been published, containing original research and practice insights. Volume 30, Issue 5 carries an Editorial by our Director of Policy... More
The latest edition of the Australian Journal of Rural Health (AJRH) has been published, containing original research and practice insights. Volume 30, Issue 5 carries an Editorial by our Director of Policy... More
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
The Alliance has issued a media release in response to the Federal Budget 2022–23. New Alliance CEO Susi Tegen welcomed the initiatives announced for rural, regional and remote health, but expressed... More
The Alliance has issued a media release in response to the Federal Budget 2022–23. New Alliance CEO Susi Tegen welcomed the initiatives announced for rural, regional and remote health, but expressed... More
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
In Episode 19 of Build ‘Em Up, we chat to Stephanie Trethewey, founder of Motherland, about her journey as a mother and how she became passionate about supporting rural mothers across Australia. It takes a... More
In Episode 19 of Build ‘Em Up, we chat to Stephanie Trethewey, founder of Motherland, about her journey as a mother and how she became passionate about supporting rural mothers across Australia. It takes a... More
Tuesday, 11 October 2022
The Alliance is delighted to announce that our partner, SMS4dads, has officially launched SMS4DeadlyDads to support soon-to-be and new First Nations dads. SMS4DeadlyDads is a new adaption of the mainstream... More
The Alliance is delighted to announce that our partner, SMS4dads, has officially launched SMS4DeadlyDads to support soon-to-be and new First Nations dads. SMS4DeadlyDads is a new adaption of the mainstream... More
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 the need... More
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 the need... More
25 October 2021 - In a clear demonstration that the National Rural Health Alliance is achieving strategic outcomes, the Board has reappointed its existing executive for another two-year term. Chairperson Nicole O’Reilly, Deputy Chair Stephen Gourley and Treasurer Monica... More
06 October 2021 - In Episode 7 of Build ‘Em Up we chatted to the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s chief storyteller, Lana Mitchell, about the unique role of the RFDS in supporting communities in the far reaches of Australia.
Lana says the flight crews and health... More
30 September 2021 - Australia’s rural health research and training ecosystem is world leading; however, there remains a significant discrepancy in the grant allocation process, with less than one per cent of grant funding flowing through to rural health research. While... More
24 September 2021 - In the rural town of Kingaroy – the peanut capital of Australia – rural health professionals are leading efforts to vaccinate local communities. One of the first pharmacists to join the rollout program in Queensland was Andy Lerch from Good Price... More
30 August 2021 - Aussie professional athlete Sam Tait has a more fulfilling life than he ever dreamed of when he was a young man, which includes going for a medal at the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing next March.
Describing how he woke up in ICU and unable to walk... More
28 July 2021 - Sue MacKinnon hails from the UK, but says she feels privileged to part of Australia’s vaccination program to help protect her local community of Bega in south-east NSW against the COVID-19 virus.
As a nurse, Sue feels a responsibility to be a role model by... More
26 July 2021 - Drought Angels began with two Queensland friends who wanted to thank local farming families, one at a time, for their unrelenting contribution to Australian agriculture. This gesture, in the form of personal support for life essentials, has grown into... More
26 July 2021 - In the latest Editorial in the Australian Journal of Rural Health, the Editor in Chief, Professor Russell Roberts, argues that Australia has world’s-best infrastructure in rural health... More