Overview
CRANAplus supports remote health professionals with training, mental health resources, scholarships, and advocacy. Through newsletters, magazines, and networks, we help connect and strengthen the workforce with respect for cultural and community needs.
Latest Media
Nominate for the role of Company Director
Please find the Call for Nominations notification and Director Nomination Form linked here for your attention.In November 2024, CRANAplus Incorporated became CRANAplus Limited (ABN31 601 433 502) a company limited by guarantee. In accordance with Rule 30 of the...
CRANAplus announces appointment of inaugural Chief Remote Area Nurse
This newly created senior leadership role reflects CRANAplus’ strategic commitment to advancing culturally safe, community-led healthcare and supporting the remote health workforce. The Chief RAN will lead national advocacy, shape evidence-based policy, and promote...
CRANAplus calls for a national generalist nursing and midwifery pathway to tackle rural and remote health workforce crisis
CRANAplus Pre-Budget Submission 2025-26Today, CRANAplus released its workforce pipeline plan to deliver 1,000 nationally accredited nurses and midwives who are professionally, clinically, culturally, and emotionally prepared for practice in rural and remote Australia...
Nursing & midwifery students on remote placements to benefit from new Government payment
CRANAplus welcomes the announcement by the Government that it will establish a Commonwealth Prac Payment worth $319.50 a week to support nursing and midwifery students to undertake mandatory unpaid workplace placements. The payment will be available from 1 July 2025,...
CRANAplus Magazine
Our magazine gives a voice to nurses, students and health professionals working in remote, isolated Australia.
The full-colour, content-rich A5-sized CRANAplus Magazine is published twice a year. It connects readers with new opportunities and provides a platform for students, nurses, midwives, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners and Health Workers and other professionals to tell their stories to enlighten, connect and help advocate for change.
Stories
This is where we tell your stories, cover topical issues and promote meaningful initiatives.
From thought-provoking interviews with leading figures in remote health to exploring issues affecting the workforce, sharing industry updates, celebrating the achievements of remote health workers and promoting important programs.