News and events

Professor Jane Mills takes on top rural advocacy role

Professor Jane Mills has been appointed Chair of the Australian College of Nursing Rural and Remote Faculty

Students to undertake placement with the London Ambulance Service

For the first time, paramedicine students will undertake placements with the London Ambulance Service 

Professor Ian Anderson to speak at La Trobe Bendigo

One of the country’s foremost experts on Indigenous health will deliver the Violet Vines Marshman Oration in July

Women’s safety on public transport

Researchers have examined public transport service providers’ perspectives on delivering a safe transport system for women

Head of Rural Health Sciences awarded PhD

Dr Yangama Jokwiro, Head of the Department of Rural Health Sciences, has graduated with his PhD

Connect and Grow

Mildura industry networking event provides an opportunity for students to connect with industry professionals from the local area

La Trobe researchers present at Bendigo's Pint of Science

Bendigo's Pint of Science festival welcomed hundreds of visitors last week

Fifty years of nursing at La Trobe

La Trobe University celebrates five decades of nursing education

A lifelong advocate for nurses and midwives

Alison McMillan has spent her career providing advocacy and leadership across the health care system. When a major career move coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, she drew on her studies and years of experience.

Student prizes awarded

The La Trobe Rural Health School has celebrated its highest performing students at a ceremony in Bendigo

Best thing ever, says new nurse

A mother of four is one of the success stories to emerge from this year's locally run graduate nurse program.

Endurance exercise and heart health

What are the benefits and potential risks of endurance exercise?

Return to nursing

Lisa Butler is back working as a nurse after receiving a Re-entry to Practice scholarship last year

Work with the Rural Health Consumer Panel

The Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research invites you and your organisation to work with Australia’s first Rural Health Consumer Panel

Improving the healthcare response to family violence

Professor Leesa Hooker leads the Reducing Gender-Based Violence (ReGeN) program

Grant for CP@clinic

A program helping vulnerable rural patients access health support through paramedics has received federal funding

La Trobe #1 in Victoria in employment rankings

La Trobe leads employment rankings in Victoria

Passion for pharmacy

La Trobe alumna, Emily Griffin, named Victorian Early Career Pharmacist of the Year 2023

Highest honours awarded to seven new Distinguished Alumni

A former refugee turned community advocate; a leading Family Therapy practitioner; a globally recognised geneticist, and the Australian Government’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer are among the seven remarkable alum

Adjusting to civilian life

La Trobe Rural Health School researchers have investigated the impact of meaningful activities on the health and psychosocial adjustment of those transitioning out of the military

La Trobe Rural Health School conference: Solutions-focussed Rural Health Research

Thursday 25 July 09:30am

We invite you to attend the 2024 La Trobe Rural Health School conference: Solutions-focussed Rural Health Research. The focus of this year’s conference is on working with rural consumers and community partners to develop real-world solutions to rural health issues and to address health equity in regional areas.

Violet Vines Marshman Oration with Professor Ian Anderson AO

Thursday 25 July 05:00pm

Violet Vines Marshman Centre For Rural Health Research Annual Oration 2024

Open Day – Melbourne Campus

Sunday 04 August 10:00am

Join us at Open Day to chat with real students and teachers, tour our Melbourne Campus, explore your study and placement options, experience uni life and more.