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Renal nurse, Nick Corsair, has been named Nurse/Midwife of the Year at the 2025 Western Australian Rural Health Excellence Awards – proudly sponsored by CRANAplus. Under his leadership, kidney transplants in the Kimberley region have surged, rising from just one in...
Citizen science is at the heart of a new research project helping remote desert communities prepare for, and respond to, increasingly extreme weather. The project draws on Aboriginal people's traditional knowledge and lived experience of environmental change, as well...
The traditional medical hierarchy that positions doctors above nurses has deep historical roots, but does it still serve us well? CRANAplus Member, Dr Kirsten Due, challenges the outdated notion of medical superiority and reflects on what she’s learned from her...
Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) flight nurse, Cassie Gaff, is preparing for her biggest adventure yet, the World’s Toughest Row, to raise funds for charity. She shares how her skills as a remote area nurse have prepared her for the journey. Cassie is part of...
Twin sisters and CRANAplus course participants, Robyn McCahill and Sue McGrath, have been nursing for 48 and 47 years respectively. They share how they both managed to end up on the career path to remote area nursing, and what it’s like working alongside your twin....
CRANAplus Member and Fellow, Lyn Byers, writes about the importance of sexual health education in the remote setting, and shares her tips for broaching the subject. Lyn Byers. Over 50% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population across Australia is young –...
Two years after launching a South Australian pilot, Project Check Mate has evolved into a national program, the 600 Nurses Project, training nurses across rural Australia to detect skin cancer. Professor Marion Eckert (left) and Dr Kim Gibson (right) with Holly...
Student nurse, Lucy Pike, introduces herself to the community and explains what being a Member means to her. Why did you become a CRANAplus Member? I am not yet a remote health professional. However, as a third-year student nurse with the goal to work in the rural and...
The Australian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM) Nursing Policy and Advocacy Lead, Cherie Bennett, recommends several professional development opportunities for remote health professionals from ASHM’s suite of free education resources....
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland Section) Primary Health Care team play a crucial role in providing comprehensive health services to more than 20 rural and remote communities across Northern and North-Western Queensland, reaching areas that often...
For Enrolled Nurse James Baker, working with the Rural Locum Assistance Program (Rural LAP) over the past year has highlighted the value of strong support systems and thoughtful logistics in making remote nursing both manageable and rewarding. From memorable...
New CRANAplus Board member Kate Welleman, a seasoned remote health professional, champions First Nations-led health care and digital health innovation – two pillars in closing the health care gap. “The empowerment of First Peoples clinicians and the transformative...