Welcome to the Talking Country Health podcast brought to you by Rural Workforce Agency Victoria. Tune in to our latest episode for some exciting stories about working on snow fields, …
2023-24 Outreach Service Funding Round is open! RWAV welcomes applications for 2023-24 Outreach Service Funding Round! Closing date for application …
Visiting Audiologist’s Journey Under HEBHBL Program in Gippsland Seray Lim recently joined RWAV as a service provider as part of the Healthy Ears Better Hearing Better Listening Program (HEBHBL). Seray …
What do the AFL and the 2019 Victorian Rural Health Conference have in common? Register for the Conference before 31 March and you will be entered into a draw to …
The Walwa Bush Nursing Centre is operated by nurses ranging from registered nurses with Remote Area Nurse Endorsement, to a nurse practitioner who has significant experience working in the community. …
Maddie Johnston is a graduate Occupational Therapist (OT) at Function Therapy Allied Health Services in Horsham. With a dedication to learning and keeping up to date with evidence-based practice, Maddie …
By Nicole Asker My son Oliver is only five but has suffered from double middle ear infections since he was eight months old. The infections were so frequent that antibiotics …
For just over nine years, Wendy Liu, owner and practice manager of Yarriambiack Medical Clinic in Warracknabeal, has relied on RWAV to provide General Practitioner (GP) locums. Many GPs return …
Lauren Arthurson is the Stroke Coordinator and Allied Health Manager in the Inpatient Rehabilitation ward at Echuca Regional Health. Lauren recently received the CPD for Allied Health Grant, which helped …
The devastating Black Saturday bushfires on 7 February 2009 killed 173 people, destroyed habitats and communities. In the immediate aftermath of the fires, RWAV registered 324 locum General Practitioners (GPs) …
Through the initiative of the community, in mid-January Mallacoota Medical Centre celebrated a milestone: the new building’s inspection by The Honourable Darren Chester MP. It marked the halfway point for …
By Merina Ashdown, Regional Program Officer, RWAV Outreach Services Since April 2018, Dr Kathryn Ducharlet has been providing outreach services as a Nephrologist to the community of Swan Hill at …
Dr Greg Coates has been the RWAV Clinical Lead for GP Anaesthetics training in Victoria. We spoke to Dr Coates about the need for an equivalent Clinical Lead for GP …
Dr Hunt is a General Practitioner (GP) Registrar doing an advanced skills emergency post at Northeast Health Wangaratta. We caught up with him to learn more about how the training post …
Job description GP Obstetrician (VMO position) Part Time – up to 7.5 hours a fortnight ($177 per hour plus GST) Make a difference in rural health with this new opportunity …
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Following the success of Warrnambool’s Cultural Safety Training workshop, the first Murray Cultural Safety Training workshop was held in November. The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) facilitated the …
In early 2018 RWAV engaged a new audiology provider, Tim Rayner, to service the majority of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) located in the Western Victoria region. Tim and …
Over the last few months RWAV has facilitated regional workshops with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) across the state, Outreach service providers and local PHNs. The purpose of delivering …
This year, RWAV’s Health Workforce Needs Assessment (HWNA) identified a number of priority communities across Victoria. These are areas of high need based on General Practitioner (GP) demographics and practice …
The small rural town of Robinvale is located in the Northern West part of Victoria. Robinvale District Health (RDH) has a unique shared care model in Midwifery. The town of …
Dr Lachlan McKeeman is in the final year of his GP training doing the DRANZCOG Advanced in Wangaratta, Victoria, an advanced obstetrics skills training post. He combines this training with …
After 41 years of practicing rural medicine, Dr Paul Kelly is retiring. His journey into rural medical practice began in 1977 when Dr Kelly joined Benalla Church Street Surgery. He …
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