Emelia Bett is a Speech Pathologist based in Swan Hill. She discovered that she could utilise the Health Workforce Scholarship Program grant through RWAV to attend the Language, Literacy and …

In celebration of International Women’s Day, RWAV honours the many extraordinary women of rural health who form the pillars of their communities. Thank you to all of the hard working …

Over 1.4 million people live in rural and regional Victoria, and they deserve access to high-quality health services. To increase awareness of the challenges of health services in country Victoria …

Calling all GP mentors, hosts and community contacts in country Victoria – the John Flynn Placement Program needs you! The John Flynn Placement Program (JFPP) offers medical students the opportunity …

Nitin Madan is a physiotherapist working in a private sports medicine clinic in Traralgon. In the Latrobe Valley area, there are no sports physicians so Nitin is part of the …

Husband and wife team Dr Mehdi Sanati OAM and Ece Tunali opened the doors to their new clinic Sunraysia Medical Centre on 2 January 2019. A year later, the Red …

In the lead up to the 2020 Victorian Rural Health Awards, we re-visit some of our 2019 winners and their professional accomplishments.  The winner of the Medical Specialist Award in …

The Victoria Government Department of Health & Human Services has advised that a number of resources have been updated in the past 24 hours and can be found at the …

Suzanne Muller is a RN working at Bendigo Health. Like many watching the devastation of the bushfire reports over New Years, Suzanne felt that she had a duty to help …

The 2020 Victorian Rural Health Awards is back for its 15th year. In the lead up to May, we re-visit some of our 2019 winners and their professional accomplishments.  The …

The Victorian Rural Health Awards is back for its 15th year. Since 2005 RWAV has proudly hosted the annual Victorian Rural Health Awards to recognise the outstanding contributions made by …

Prepare to learn, connect and be inspired by the best in rural healthcare at this year’s Victorian Rural Health Conference hosted by Rural Doctors Association of Victoria (RDAV) and Rural …

With a background as an orthopedic surgeon working in India and the UK, Dr Swapnil Singh made the decision to move to Australia in 2014 after visiting his brother in …

Many general practices across Victoria are being impacted by bushfires this season, and the demand for GPs in surrounding areas are expected to increase. The scale of the bushfire crisis …

Many general practices across Victoria are being impacted by bushfires this season, and the demand for GPs in surrounding areas are expected to increase. The Rural Workforce Agency Victoria (RWAV) …

RWAV’s 2019 photography competition has come to a close. We received entries from all around Victoria taken by health practitioners, individuals working in general practice, and family members who live …

Happy holidays! Please be advised that RWAV will be closed from 24 December 2019 to 2 January 2020. On behalf of everyone at RWAV, we would like to take this …

We are currently inviting Expressions of Interest from Fellowed GPs for the RWAV Employed Locum Program. The Program provides GPs with the stability of an on-going role, and the flexibility of working …