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 …
Healthcare is Australia’s largest employing industry and is projected to grow 18% by 2019. With nearly 70,000 new jobs created in the past six years Victoria has the second largest …
The Department of Health and Human Services has advised RWAV that we were successful with our submission to administer its rural general practice workforce programs including the Rural Generalist and …
Remarkable Rural Healthcare Workers The many achievements of Victoria’s rural health professionals will be celebrated at the Victorian Rural Health Awards this March in Sale. Over 30 men and women …
RWAV is helping to fund ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeon, Dr Paul Paddle in his efforts to provide outreach services in the Swan Hill area. “My goal is to …
An exercise program funded through VicOutreach Aboriginal Health is working to improve the health of families and reduce chronic disease in Gippsland’s Baw Baw Shire. The Be Deadly, Be Healthy …
The advantages of working in rural healthcare don’t stop at a great work-life balance and quality of life. Doctors who work rural build closer community relationships and find they can make …
Changes to the Rural Locum Relief Program (RLRP) guidelines and eligibility criteria will come into effect on 1 January 2016. The RLRP is a program that allows medical practitioners affected …
Dr Fady Henry speaks of the ‘joys of General Practice’ when talking about her career journey into being a GP in rural Victoria. She believes there is less stress compared …
RWAV’s strategic plan has been developed to enhance RWAV’s role in recruiting, suppporting and advocating for the health workforce throughout rural and regional Victoria. The Strategic Plan was informed by …
The Australian Medical Association offers an Indigenous Peoples’ Medical Scholarship valued at $10,000 for those Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people currently studying medicine. Click here for more information and …
As of 1 July 2015, RWAV embarked on providing a nursing and allied health recruitment service to the rural and remote communities we work with. Towards the end of August, …
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Rural Workforce Agency Victoria (RWAV) is a not-for-profit government funded organisation improving health care for rural, regional and Aboriginal communities in Victoria.
RWAV provides a range of activities and support to improve the recruitment and retention of health professionals to rural and regional Victoria.
RWAV acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Victoria. We pay our respects to Elders, past and present.
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