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Cultural Safety Training - Tuesday 9 April 2024
2024-04-09 10:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | VIC
There are significant numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living in rural and regional communities across Victoria. At RWAV, we want to ensure that health services accessed by these clients are culturally safe and sensitive to their needs.
RWAV has collaborated with the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) to facilitate Cultural Safety Workshops for primary healthcare providers and support staff in rural Victoria.
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Wednesday, 13 May 2026 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Applicants must be studying a health discipline at a Victorian University or Victorian Tertiary Education Provider. Please state the course you are studying(Required)Please SelectAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health PractitionerAboriginal Health WorkerAllied Health AssistantAudiologistChinese Medicine PractitionerChiropractorDental AssistantDental HygienistDental PractitionerDental ProsthetistDietitianExercise PhysiologistGeneral Medical PractitionerMedical Radiation PractitionerMidwifeNurseNurse PractitionerNutritionistOccupational TherapistOptometristOral Health PractitionerOrthoptistOrthotists & ProsthetistsOsteopathParamedicPharmacistPhysiotherapistPodiatristPsychologistPhysiotherapistRadiographerSocial WorkerSonographerSpeech PathologistPlease specify(Required)Do you have a rural background?(Required)Please SelectYesNoAre you a member of your Rural Health Club (applicable to University students only)?(Required)Please SelectYesNoWhy are you passionate about rural health?(Required)Why do you want to attend this training?(Required)What First Nations teaching and placement opportunities have been made available by your university?(Required)Are you a bonded Medical student?(Required)Please SelectYesNoHave you previously enrolled in the cultural safety training offered by RWAV?(Required)Please SelectYesNoPlease provide a valid student ID card for a Victorian University or Victorian Tertiary Education Provider (upload document)(Required)Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, jpeg, pdf, Max. file size: 20 MB.Correct Information(Required) I confirm that the information I have provided to RWAV is true and accurate(Required)How did you hear about us?(Required)Select an itemSearch on Google or BingYouTubeFacebookPodcastLinkedInTwitterInstagramEvent (e.g. conference)Job Search Website (e.g. Seek)Direct EmailNewsletterRecommend by Friend/ColleagueUniversityOtherRWAV Communications I would like to receive relevant communication from RWAV (newsletters, webinars, surveys, etc.)Read our Privacy Policy

Cultural Safety Training - Tuesday 16 April 2024
2024-04-16 10:00 - 15:00 | VIC

Cultural Safety Training - Wednesday 5 June 2024
2024-06-05 10:00 - 15:00 | VIC

Victorian Rural Health Awards-2024
2024-06-20 18:00 - 19:00 | https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86536603860
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2024 RWAV Rural Allied Health New Service Grant - Information session
2024-11-07 14:30 - 15:00 | https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89443586860
RWAV ’s Rural Allied Health New Service Grant is a competitive funding opportunity of up to $10,000 for allied health organisations in rural Victoria to expand existing or establish new allied health services.
Join us for a brief online information session about the grant, eligibility requirements and the application process, with an opportunity to ask RWAV any questions you may have about the grant.
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This grant opportunity is designed for allied health practitioners who work in regional and rural Victoria.

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2025 RWAV Conference Business Workshop - Wednesday 19 February 2025
2025-02-19 12:00 - 16:30 | All Seasons Resort Hotel, 171/183 McIvor Hwy, Strathdale Bendigo, VIC, 3550, Australia
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Discover a proven process that has helped scale over 10,000 businesses across the world in over 138+ industries, including medical and allied health, helping generate over $2B in business growth for businesses just like yours.
This hands-on workshop empowers practice owners, managers, and administrators to create an actionable annual plan tailored to their unique business needs.
During the workshop, you’ll tackle common challenges faced by businesses and begin mapping out a clear path to success. You’ll identify the biggest obstacles holding your practice back and identify strategic priorities to address in the coming weeks and months to help your business on a course to thrive.

Key Outcomes:

Identify growth opportunities across the six pillars of fast growth: Strategic Planning, Finance, Marketing, Sales, Mindset and Scale / Leadership.
Build clarity around purpose, mission, values, and organisational structure.
Develop solutions to challenges like time management, staffing, lead generation, sales, and leadership.
Walk away with a customised business growth plan to implement with your team.

Take the first step toward a thriving, sustainable, and scalable business.

RWAV grants can help cover the cost of this workshop. Check out the eligibility criteria here.

2025 RWAV Conference Cultural Safety Training Workshop - Wednesday 19 February 2025
2025-02-19 13:00 - 16:00 | All Seasons Resort Hotel, 171/183 McIvor Hwy, Strathdale Bendigo, VIC, 3550, Australia
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As a doctor practising in Australia, each year you are required to allocate CPD time to consider and develop your culturally safe practice according to your scope of practice and role(s).
Ahpra’s The National Scheme’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy 2020-25 provides the following definition:
Cultural safety is determined by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families and communities. Culturally safe practice is the ongoing critical reflection of health practitioner knowledge, skills, attitudes, practising behaviours and power differentials in delivering safe, accessible and responsive healthcare free of racism.
The three hour Cultural Safety Training Workshop and reflection on your experiences could meet your program-level requirements through education activity(EA) and professional development plan (PDP) when recorded with your CPD Home.
There are significant numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living in rural and regional communities across Victoria. At RWAV, we want to ensure that health services accessed by these clients are culturally safe and sensitive to their needs.
Eligibility Criteria for CST workshop funding

Health professionals in the fields listed below, who provide services full or part-time in the private or non-government primary health sector (e.g. general practice, private allied health practitioner or a non-government agency)
Any health professional employed solely by the Victorian Government is not eligible
Health professionals must be working in Victoria
Health professionals must work in an MMM2-7 location, or MMM1-7 if working in an Aboriginal Medical Service (AMS) or Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Organisation (ACCHO). You can check the MMM status of your work location via the Health Workforce Locator
Students are eligible, provided they are studying a health discipline in one of the fields below, at a Victorian University or Victorian Tertiary Education Provider and must provide a valid student ID card that indicates Victorian University or Victorian Tertiary Education Provider
Staff in non-clinical roles may be eligible on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of RWAV.

Health professionals and students must be employed/studying in one of the below categories in order to be eligible for funding to attend this workshop:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner
Aboriginal Health Worker
Allied Health Assistant
Audiologist
Chinese Medicine Practitioner
Chiropractor
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dental Practitioner
Dental Prosthetist
Dietitian

Exercise Physiologist
General Medical Practitioner
Medical Radiation Practitioner
Midwife
Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Nutritionist
Occupational Therapist
Optometrist
Oral Health Practitioner
Orthoptist
Orthotist & Prosthetist

Osteopath
Paramedic
Pharmacist
Physiotherapist
Podiatrist
Psychologist
Radiographer
Social Worker
Sonographer
Speech Pathologist

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Application does not guarantee funding for the workshop.
All applications will be reviewed by RWAV and you may be requested to provide additional information to determine your eligibility for funding.
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Wednesday, 19 February 2025 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Applicants must be studying a health discipline at a Victorian University or Victorian Tertiary Education Provider. Please state the course you are studying(Required)Please SelectAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health PractitionerAboriginal Health WorkerAllied Health AssistantAudiologistChinese Medicine PractitionerChiropractorDental AssistantDental HygienistDental PractitionerDental ProsthetistDietitianExercise PhysiologistGeneral Medical PractitionerMedical Radiation PractitionerMidwifeNurseNurse PractitionerNutritionistOccupational TherapistOptometristOral Health PractitionerOrthoptistOrthotists & ProsthetistsOsteopathParamedicPharmacistPhysiotherapistPodiatristPsychologistPhysiotherapistRadiographerSocial WorkerSonographerSpeech PathologistPlease specify(Required)Do you have a rural background?(Required)Please SelectYesNoAre you a member of your Rural Health Club (applicable to University students only)?(Required)Please SelectYesNoWhy are you passionate about rural health?(Required)Why do you want to attend this training?(Required)What First Nations teaching and placement opportunities have been made available by your university?(Required)Are you a bonded Medical student?(Required)Please SelectYesNoHave you previously enrolled in the cultural safety training offered by RWAV?(Required)Please SelectYesNoPlease provide a valid student ID card for a Victorian University or Victorian Tertiary Education Provider (upload document)(Required)Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, jpeg, pdf, Max. file size: 20 MB.Correct Information(Required) I confirm that the information I have provided to RWAV is true and accurate(Required)How did you hear about us?(Required)Select an itemSearch on Google or BingYouTubeFacebookPodcastLinkedInTwitterInstagramEvent (e.g. conference)Job Search Website (e.g. Seek)Direct EmailNewsletterRecommend by Friend/ColleagueUniversityOtherRWAV Communications I would like to receive relevant communication from RWAV (newsletters, webinars, surveys, etc.)Read our Privacy Policy

RWAV Breakfast: Exploring health workforce solutions
2025-10-17 08:00 - 09:30 | Morwell Innovation Centre, 1 Monash Way, Morwell, VIC, 3840, Australia
Join Rural Workforce Agency Victoria (RWAV) Directors and CEO for a special breakfast occasion to discuss all things rural health.
At RWAV, we are committed to rural and regional health and workforce sustainability, which is why we are excited to invite you to join us at this special breakfast occasion.
At this FREE event there will be a panel discussion exploring ‘Sustainable Health Workforce Solutions in Rural Victoria’, facilitated by RWAV Board Chair, Professor Grant Phelps.
Panelists include local leaders and health practitioners from the region. The panel will consider innovative solutions across the broad range of challenges in rural healthcare recruitment and retention, with a particular focus on the Gippsland region.
Details of the day
Location
Morwell Innovation Centre
1 Monash Way, Morwell 3840
Date and time
Friday,17 October 2025
From 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
This is an exclusive invitation event with limited seating availability. Your registration is your RSVP, registrations close on Sunday, 12 October 2025.
To register for this event please follow the link here.

2026 RWAV Conference - Beyond Boundaries and Building Futures in Rural Healthcare
2026-03-04 08:00 - 2026-03-06 17:00 | Geelong Performing Arts Centre, 50 Little Malop Street, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
RWAV is excited to announce that the 2026 RWAV Conference, ‘Beyond Boundaries and Building Futures in Rural Healthcare. We invite you to be part of the three transformative days of connection, innovation, and inspiration as we explore the future of rural healthcare. From bold ideas to practical solutions, this is where boundaries are reimagined, and futures are built.

When: Wednesday, 4 March – Friday, 6 March 2026
Where: Geelong Performing Arts Centre (Main Event),
Deakin Waterfront Pantry (Careers and Welcome Events), & Novotel Geelong (Networking and Celebration Dinner).

WHY ATTEND?

Explore new ideas, challenge old assumptions, and work together to create inclusive, sustainable, and resilient healthcare systems. By going beyond boundaries, we open the door to new possibilities, and by building futures, we commit to shaping a rural healthcare landscape that supports every individual, family, and community.

Key Highlights

Inspiring Keynotes: Hear from renowned speakers who are shaping the future of rural healthcare.
Student Careers Event: Engage with fellow students, health professionals and key organisations on future workforce careers and opportunities.
Networking Opportunities: Enjoy dedicated networking sessions, including a Welcome Event and a Networking and Celebration Dinner.
Exhibition Space: Explore the latest from leading healthcare organisations.
Secure Your Spot Today Here.
