In a critical time for remote health, CRANAplus is thrilled to appoint Heather Keighley as our inaugural Chief Remote Area Nurse (RAN). The Chief RAN will be a national voice for remote nurses, leading strategic advocacy, shaping policy reform, and championing...
Longstanding CRANAplus Member and supporter, Vanessa Page, was named Midwife of the Year at the 2025 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards in recognition of her Endorsed Midwife Care Program at Gateway Health Wodonga, where she works as a nurse practitioner and...
A new report, spurred by the continuing failure of successive Australian governments to close the health gap, puts Aboriginal-led primary healthcare organisations squarely at the centre of real and lasting change. The team behind the 'Decolonise now' report. But it...
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...
Red Nose Australia is strengthening its bereavement support services to cater to vulnerable population groups, and CRANAplus is grateful to have been invited to the table to bring a rural and remote lens. Amrit Dhillon, Red Nose National Project Manager. Amanda Forti,...
CRANAplus was invited by SafeSide Prevention to contribute insights on clinical practice in remote and crosscultural contexts, helping to produce learning content tailored to rural and remote healthcare settings. The Western Australian State Government is investing...
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 CRANAplus Member, Dr Kirsten Due, challenges the outdated notion of medical superiority and reflects on what she’s learned from her...
Clare Burke, an endorsed midwife and CRANAplus facilitator, has spent the past year working in the remote community of Galiwin’ku where she has been welcomed as family. She shares how deep connection has strengthened the care she provides women and babies. Clare’s...
As a CRANAplus Board Member and Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner, Naomi Zaro was honoured to represent our organisation at a joint breakfast event hosted by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner Board of Australia...
At a small rural hospital in Tasmania, experienced nurses are helping new graduates build confidence over coffee catch-ups. This mentoring initiative, spearheaded by Janelle Stephens, creates a safe, informal space to share concerns, ask questions, and ease the stress...
Stories have the power to heal, connect, and transform healthcare delivery. This truth resonated throughout the fourth biennial First Nations Health Communication Symposium in Alice Springs this August. CRANAplus Clinical Education Manager Shannan Lewis shares...