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The Central Australian Remote Midwifery Team travels vast distances to ensure women can access continuity of midwifery care in community. It’s work that demands flexibility, collaboration and deep community connection, which has been recognised with the Collaborative...
Hepatitis SA’s latest outreach to regional communities, with a two-pronged approach that recognises that blood borne virus (BBV) prevention and harm reduction are intertwined, has been a huge success. Hepatitis SA – South Australia’s hepatitis peak body – has...
Queensland’s rural and remote communities depend on a nursing and midwifery workforce that can adapt quickly, travel widely and keep equity at the centre of care. In 2024, Queensland Health took a significant step towards strengthening that workforce, approving its...
Remote health professionals have long been at the forefront of Australia’s response to syphilis. In this article, Laura Berry, Workforce Support Coordinator and sexual and reproductive health Nurse Practitioner, shares practical insights to support clinicians in...
For many years, nurses and midwives wanting to work in rural and remote Australia have faced an unclear start to their careers. Pathways into practice were often ad hoc, with many clinicians relying on short-term agency contracts simply to gain experience. This model...
When a First Nations woman enters the ACT’s maternity ward in the not too distant future, she may automatically be greeted by someone who practices in a culturally safe way. Karel Williams That is the aim of Birthing with Country, a proposed community-led model...
CRANAplus is pleased to welcome Katrina Seng as a new member of the Board. A nurse, midwife and senior health executive with more than 20 years’ rural and remote experience, she is currently serving as Regional Director of Nursing and Midwifery with WA Country Health...
Working in rural and remote health demands courage, reflection, and a deep commitment to equity. It also places clinicians in a unique position to witness both the strengths and the challenges experienced by the communities they serve. With this in mind, Dallas...
Get ready for an unforgettable experience at the 2026 CRANAplus Remote Nursing and Midwifery Conference taking place 11–13 May 2026 at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre (PCEC) in Boorloo/Perth, on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Nyoongar people. Each...
The huge success of the Hep B PAST project in the Northern Territory is what happens when the model of care is designed with communities rather than for them. Aboriginal Health Workforce course. In less than a decade, Hep B PAST has tripled liver cancer survival rates...
As the new Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery at WA Country Health Service (WACHS), Alison Weatherstone brings extensive experience across rural Australia, national advocacy and international work. In this Q&A, she shares her leadership priorities,...
As Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer for NT Health, Kellie Wilton is driving a bold agenda to ensure nurses and midwives can work to their full scope of practice – and to imagine career pathways that stretch far beyond traditional frontline roles. Kellie Wilton For...