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Celebrating 40 Years
In 2023, CRANAplus celebrates 40 years of improving remote health. Founded in 1983 by passionate nurses and midwives, CRANAplus has expanded to include the services it is known for today, including clinical education and the Bush Support Line.
Will you be attending our 40th Anniversary Conference?
Cairns Convention Centre, 10-12 October 2023
With the theme of ‘Building on 40 Years of Strength for a Sustainable, Skilled & Safe Workforce’, our signature annual event is a terrific opportunity for the remote health workforce to reflect on its achievements, while also looking towards the future of remote health and delivering practical advice for delegates to take back to communities.
Wander down memory lane
CRANAplus will be relaunching an expanded history page on its website to share important stories from the past 40 years of CRANAplus. The new timeline will outline the national situation that gave rise to CRANAplus, how our services have expanded over time, and the important moments of our shared history.
Contribute to our 40th Anniversary Edition Magazine
We’re publishing a special anniversary edition of CRANAplus Magazine. To help us relive the last four decades and explore the future of remote health, we’ll be joined by fellows, founders and the many nurses and midwives who have been with us for the journey. We want to involve our members, so if you'd like to share a memory of remote area nursing and/or CRANAplus in the magazine, please email communications@crana.org.au or click below. We'll also be sending members a small commemorative gift.
Submit a nomination for CRANAplus Awards
CRANAplus has a longstanding tradition of recognising excellence within the remote health sector through our annual awards. Nominations will be accepted up until 30 June and are judged by experts in the field, before the winners are announced at our annual conference.