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CRANAplus Board Director Nominations Open
Nominations are now open for two Board Director positions on the CRANAplus Board. The CRANAplus Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at 12.30 pm ACDT (Adelaide time) on Thursday, 19 November 2026. In accordance with the Constitution of CRANAplus Limited, two...
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,...
Communities urged to unveil local healthcare excellence
CRANAplus is calling upon everyday Australians to identify nurses, midwives and other health professionals who deserve the industry’s top professional accolade.The Australian Remote Health Awards are run by the Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia (CRANAplus)...
Remote area nurse John Wright elected as CRANAplus Board Chair
Experienced remote area nurse John Wright has been appointed as the new Board Chair of CRANAplus. Mr Wright has served as a Board Member since 2005 and as Deputy Chair alongside outgoing Chair Fiona Wake since 2019. He has been nursing in remote Australia for over 20...
New models of nursing care will provide solutions to the ageing population
A joint press release from Members of the Nursing Leaders of Australia, representing Australian Nursing Peak Organisations, following the release of the Intergenerational Report. The Intergenerational Report, released yesterday, predicts that Australia’s population is...
Release of The National Rural and Remote Nursing Generalist Framework heralds new era of preparedness for remote area nurses
The Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention & Rural and Regional Health, the Hon. Emma McBride, has today launched the National Rural and Remote Nursing Generalist Framework 2023-2027 at Parliament House, in a move CRANAplus recognises as an...
CRANAplus welcomes funding for WA’s Nurse Practitioner Workforce
CRANAplus welcomes the announcement of $11.7 million in government funding towards the employment of 20 Nurse Practitioners in Western Australia for two years as part of a pilot program that aims to improve access to high quality primary care. The program, jointly...
Nursing organisations condemn Morrison Government for failures in aged care
A joint media release from the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation, Australian College of Nursing, College of Nurse Practitioners, CRANAplus, Drug & Alcohol Nurses of Australasia, Australian College of Perioperative Nurses and the Australian College of...
“Government to lure doctors and nurses to rural regional and remote areas by slashing university debt”
A joint media release from Australian College of Nurse Practitioners, CRANAplus, Australian College of Nursing, APNA, Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation, Drug & Alcohol Nurses of Australasia, and CATSINaM. Peak Nursing organisations welcome the...
Remote Area Nurses Recognised for Excellence
Outstanding Australian remote health professionals are being celebrated this September with the announcement of the 2021 CRANAplus Award Winners. CRANAplus, the peak body for remote and isolated health, has been bestowing awards since 2001. This year’s awards...