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Supporting the wellbeing of remote agency nurses
CRANAplus regularly partners with organisations from the remote health sector to support staff mental health and wellbeing. A recent collaboration...
Increasing male engagement in rural and remote centres
A/Prof Tim Moss from CRANAplus partner organisation Healthy Male provides advice on strategies health practitioners can use to increase male...
Apply now for 2024 scholarships, grants and awards
We are now accepting applications for the 2024 Scholarships and Grants program. Nominations are also now open for the CRANAplus' 2024 Australian...
Allergies on the rise
Allergies need to be taken seriously. Heather Roberts, who presented an abstract at the 40th CRANAplus Conference and has worked for the National...
Tasmanian nurse Katie Pennington recognised as 2023 Remote & Isolated Health Professional of the Year
This year’s recipient of the CRANAplus Aurora Award for the Remote and Isolated Health Professional of the Year, Katie Pennington, reflects on the...
New starter Micah makes a difference in West Arnhem
The recipient of the 2023 Early to Remote Practice Award, Micah Haslam RN, describes receiving the award as a surprise and honour. Here, she talks...
Laura Black, NP from WA’s Wheatbelt, receives 2023 CRANAplus Excellence in Remote and Isolated Health Practice award
Laura Black, Nurse Practitioner from the tiny town of Moorine Rock in the West Australian Wheatbelt, is the 2023 recipient of the CRANAplus...
2023 Gayle Woodford Memorial Scholarship recipient, Tiffany Cattermole
Tiffany feels fortunate to have been awarded the 2023 Gayle Woodford Memorial Scholarship and says it will give her the upper hand in expanding her...
The History of CRANAplus (Part 1): 1982-1985 — CRANA’s Origin Story
The formation of the Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia in the early 1980s represents a collective triumph against the odds. Remote area...
The History of CRANAplus (Part 2): Preparing the workforce — the push for education
At the 1985 conference in Townsville, education (or lack thereof) was identified as the single most important issue facing RANs. An early CRANA...
The History of CRANAplus (Part 3): The fight for identity — validating RAN practice
How can you make your voice heard when you are out of sight from the majority of Australians? CRANA would answer this question successfully, but not...
The History of CRANAplus (Part 4): From cottage industry to corporate entity
CRANA's history is defined by two major growth spurts — the funding of the late 1990s and the diversification of the late 2000s. But when its...