Senior grandmother with young baby

Editorial: Health at every age, in every place

Karen Volpato

(Sponsored) Unretired and rehired: Karen’s Story

The Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre (MBNC) staff and local residents with JRC researchers.

Co-Designing Age-Friendly Health Care in Rural Victoria

Red dust outback road. Ford, D. (2021) Australian Outback Red Dust [Photograph]. Cutloose Adventure. https://cutlooseadventure.com/australian-outback-adventure/ 

Poem: “The Weight of Dust.”

Middle aged man visiting doctor

Men’s Health Week 2025 – See Your GP

Senior aged women eating outside near a dry river bed

Ageing Well on Country: Lessons from the NT Healthy Ageing Program

Horsham Wellbeing Day participants after a creative watercolour activity with local artist Michelle Watson, 3 April 2025.

Supporting women with cancer across regional Victoria

Pharmacists with a child doing experiments

Pharmacy HELP across generations in the Pilbara

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Transforming access to healthcare for kids with complex feeding and eating problems in rural, remote communities.

People practicing Tai Chi

Mind over (grey) matter

Cara Sheppard in front of a small aircraft

Building connections in the Pilbara

Frontier Services car on a remote outback road

One Family, Three Generations, and a Lifeline of Support

Senior woman pushing a trolley

Rural volunteers know their own communities best. Let’s celebrate the expertise of older volunteers

BSHS aged care physio student.

Rural allied health student placements strengthen aged care at Beaufort & Skipton Health Service

Hervey Bay Boat Club, 86 attendees

Country to Coast Queensland PHN brings women’s midlife health to centre stage

Students from the very first Medicine cohort at JCU College of Medicine.

JCU Medicine: Transforming rural health through place, purpose, and passion

Photo shows Amelia (left) and Sakura (right) in the Karri forest at their accommodation, about to hit the road!

Ageing in Place: A student-led aged care initiative in rural WA

Amy Mannion with Imogen

Without healthcare, you can’t raise a family in the bush

Young baby asleep on a shoulder

From first steps to later years: CheckUP supports lifelong health in rural communities

Group of people in fron t of brick building with reception signage

“I guess what I’ve learned is… don’t lose the person in the diagnosis”

Gloria on a treadmill

Active, independent and still going strong: Gloria’s story at 71

Two boys on BMX bikes at sunset

Small grants, big impact: supporting regional communities to get active

Dee-Anne Hull in front of mural painted silos with a sign saying hello from Karoonda

Bridging the gap: How Dementia Support Pharmacists are transforming care in rural South Australia.

Senior people walking in a park

Staying Strong, Staying Home: How one program is helping rural older Australians age well

Student Morgan entertains the ladies at lunch.

“Live and Learn” – Harnessing the teaching power of residents in aged care homes.

Friends and Allies of the Alliance Help improve the health and wellbeing of the 7 million people in rural and remote Australia.
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Mitchell Shire Senior Champions

Impact Seniors exercise park: Championing healthy ageing in Mitchell Shire

Some participants of the modified sport program practicing their basketball shooting

Building healthy connections: A modified sport program for rural older adults

High school students raising their hands. Students were eager to show off their knowledge

Building a healthier future in rural NSW

Doctor shaking hands with young child being held by mother

Boosting child and maternal health in rural Queensland: The impact of the Maternal and Child Health Uplift Program

Three baby photograph lying down facing up to camera all colour with a purple tint

Baby NaN: A community-led lifeline for new parents

Ella and a RFW pediatrician

Ella’s story: How Royal Far West’s schools and early years service changes lives

Dr Jasmine Banner, with a happy mum and her baby! Shared with permission.

Going the distance: Bush mothers and the rural care model supporting them

Margaret Shambrook

“I Still Want to Keep Running”: A rural life of purpose and persistence

Two senior retirees wearing hats

Experience that shouldn’t go to waste: The role of retired doctors in rural health

A group of Seniors making the heart shape with their hands

Beyond the bedside: cultural immersion in rural nursing placements

Dr Erin O'Halloran with 91 year old Betty from Kangaroo Island with pilot Owen Crees.

Angel Flight: Bridging the distance for elderly Australians in the bush

Two Mothers with babies on their laps

Investing in inclusion: Why rural playgroups deserve funding

Empowering parents to know what to do in the case of an emergency as they wait for emergency response to improve outcomes for rural kids. article needs work.

“We’ve always had to just wait and hope.”

Our Dietitians at Desert Dietitians; Hinako Inoue, Katelyn Paterson, Alison Julien

Empowering women in the heart of the outback: Stories of strength and resilience

Dr Rebecca Devitt with patient

Ensuring rural women have access to maternity care