John Flynn Placement Program Applications are currently open! Apply below for a great rural placement program with costs covered: https://www.jfpp.com.au/students Applications close this Wednesday 5pm! (22 July) Check out the recording from WILDFIRE’s JFPP information night from earlier in the … Continued
By Meghan Taylor I did my first placement in Monto, Queensland in late 2019 through the John Flynn Placement Program (JFPP). Monto has a population of just over 1000, it has quite an ageing population with more that a third … Continued
WILDFIRE is proud to launch our education series, where we will be delving into a range of Indigenous social and health issues, and the interplay between them.With new Closing the Gap targets due to be announced any day, our first … Continued
Name: Ruby Tribe Your Mob: Kamilaroi mob Occupation/Role: Registered Nurse Tell us about yourself? I’m a 24-year-old born and raised Melbournian. I’m a registered nurse and I work in Aboriginal Health and with people who use substances. I love working … Continued
Name: Dr Reece Lancaster Your Mob: Bundjalung & European ancestry Occupation/Role: Addiction Psychiatry Advanced Trainee, Monash Health Chair, First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing Adjunct Lecturer, FMNHS, Monash University Why did you choose Psychiatry? Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are natural … Continued
Name: Glenn Milliken Mob: Kamilaroi Occupation/Role: 1) Gr 2 Musculoskeletal/ Emergency Care Physiotherapist at St Vincent’s Hospital2) Program/Finance Manager in Consumer and Small Business at Telstra Tell us about myself? I am 28 and graduated at Monash University with a … Continued
Name: Storm Henry Occupation/Role: Baggarrook Caseload Midwife at the Royal Women’s Hospital. I work in an on-call capacity for Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander women/couples/families in an all-risk continuity of maternity care model. I work as part of the multidisciplinary … Continued
Name: Tom Mylne Your Mob: Gangalu Occupation/Role: AIDA Student Director Tell us about yourself?I grew up in Gladstone central Queensland before moving to Brisbane for university. I completed pharmacy at the University of Queensland as my undergraduate degree. In my … Continued
Our Law is a documentry produced by WA’s Periscope Pictures and Pink Pepper. Our Law follows two Noongar police officers, as they work in remote Warakurna. Police officers Senior Sergeant Revis Ryder and Sergeant Wendy Welly learn Yarnagu Lore and … Continued
Are you interested in rural health? Want to hear about the great initiatives that are happening in rural communities? Check out the new Rural Health Supper Series. Created by the National Rural Health Student Network for students to explore ideas … Continued