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In November 2026, the Rural Medical Service Awards will once again honour General Practitioners who have provided 35 years of medical service to communities in remote, rural and regional NSW. The presentation will take place at the Rural GPs Conference dinner in Sydney.   35+ years of GP service? It’s time to nominate! - 14th September 2026
In November 2026, the Rural Medical Service Awards will once again honour General Practitioners who have provided 35 years of medical service to communities in remote, rural and regional NSW. The presentation will take place at the Rural GPs Conference dinner in Sydney.  
Registrations are now open for Rural Doctors Network’s Advanced Life Support 1 (ALS 1) Workshop on Thursday 26 November and Advanced Life Support 2 (ALS 2) Workshop on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 November. Rural Doctors Network's Advanced Life Support 1 & 2 Workshops - 14th September 2026
Registrations are now open for Rural Doctors Network’s Advanced Life Support 1 (ALS 1) Workshop on Thursday 26 November and Advanced Life Support 2 (ALS 2) Workshop on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 November.
Applications for Rural Doctors Network Bush Bursary and Country Women’s Association (CWA) Scholarships are now open. Applications now open: Bush Bursary and Country Women’s Association Scholarships - 14th September 2026
Applications for Rural Doctors Network Bush Bursary and Country Women’s Association (CWA) Scholarships are now open.
Key political leaders, policy makers and housing experts joined the Country Mayors Association of NSW (CMA) meeting on Friday 28 August at NSW Parliament House to discuss housing challenges in remote, rural and regional Local Government Areas (LGAs). NSW Country Mayors' Association attracts top-level leaders for regional housing meeting - 08th September 2026
Key political leaders, policy makers and housing experts joined the Country Mayors Association of NSW (CMA) meeting on Friday 28 August at NSW Parliament House to discuss housing challenges in remote, rural and regional Local Government Areas (LGAs).
Applications for the 2026 Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship are open! Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship - applications open - 01st September 2026
Applications for the 2026 Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship are open!
If you’re a medical student with an interest in rural medicine, then make sure you come to this year’s Medical Student Rural Inspiration Conference on Saturday 28 November at Hilton Sydney. Thinking of going bush? Register for the Medical Student Rural Inspiration Conference - 31st August 2026
If you’re a medical student with an interest in rural medicine, then make sure you come to this year’s Medical Student Rural Inspiration Conference on Saturday 28 November at Hilton Sydney.
Australian Centre for Health Access' (ACHA) Program Lead – Knowledge Translation Analyst Hamdy Amrizal and Rural Doctors Network’s Community Solutions Manager Katie McDonell recently presented to the Country Mayors Association (CMA) at Parliament House to showcase insights from the Health Access Survey and highlight the vital role local councils play in supporting community access to healthcare. ACHA supports Country Mayors Association to understand barriers and opportunities for health access in rural NSW - 24th August 2026
Australian Centre for Health Access' (ACHA) Program Lead – Knowledge Translation Analyst Hamdy Amrizal and Rural Doctors Network’s Community Solutions Manager Katie McDonell recently presented to the Country Mayors Association (CMA) at Parliament House to showcase insights from the Health Access Survey and highlight the vital role local councils play in supporting community access to healthcare.
Join colleagues from across remote, rural and regional Australia for two inspiring days of learning, networking and professional development at the Rural Practice Managers Conference at Hilton Sydney on Friday 27 – Saturday 28 November. Attention practice managers, administrators and owners: Rural Practice Managers Conference registrations are open! - 24th August 2026
Join colleagues from across remote, rural and regional Australia for two inspiring days of learning, networking and professional development at the Rural Practice Managers Conference at Hilton Sydney on Friday 27 – Saturday 28 November.
Last week, The Herald Sun interviewed 142 doctors from different communities across regional and rural Australia, including 36 from NSW, to highlight the health challenges affecting their communities and ask "what more could be done?’". Rural Doctors Network credited for supporting medical students amid rural health challenges - 24th August 2026
Last week, The Herald Sun interviewed 142 doctors from different communities across regional and rural Australia, including 36 from NSW, to highlight the health challenges affecting their communities and ask "what more could be done?’".
The National Rural Health Student Network (NRHSN) supported three of its members to attend the Goodooga Games this year. NRHSN attends the 2026 Goodooga Games - 17th August 2026
The National Rural Health Student Network (NRHSN) supported three of its members to attend the Goodooga Games this year.


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