News and events

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

Inspirational leader

Professor Mike Angove has been appointed Professor of Interprofessional Practice, working across the La Trobe Rural Health School to support further innovation in learning and teaching

Research impact in rural health

As 2023 draws to a close, the La Trobe Rural Health School reflects on the impact its academics have made in rural health

Dental student gets real-world experience at Sunraysia Community Health Services

Gabi Sargant's learning journey has taken her to Mildura for a six-month placement with the public dental clinic at Sunraysia Community Health Services

Oxford leadership program

Associate Professor Evelien Spelten and Associate Professor Tanya Serry have attended Oxford’s Women Transforming Leadership Program

New hope for male infertility

La Trobe researchers have put us one step closer to developing a new and effective treatment for male infertility

La Trobe urges Australian Government to address oral health crisis

La Trobe University calls on the Australian Government to implement the recommendations in the final report of the Senate Select Committee into the Provision of and Access to Dental Services

Fighting bacterial resistance

La Trobe researchers are identifying new ways to treat antibiotic resistant bacterial infections

Solutions focused

Regional students address homelessness as part of the La Trobe Rural Health School's innovation workshops

PSB Academy partnership

The partnership with PSB Academy is La Trobe’s largest offshore program and is key to enhancing La Trobe’s reputation in Asia’s most important economic centre

International Nurses Day and International Day of the Midwife celebration event - Mildura

Wednesday 08 May 08:30am

You'll have an opportunity to network, hear from a panel of nurses and midwives about their career journeys and listen to a thought provoking and inspiring discussion.