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University collaboration moves to strengthen regional health workforce
IN BRIEF  20 Mar 2025

University collaboration moves to strengthen regional health workforce

Potential students learned about various healthcare career pathways during an information night in Dubbo this week.

DubboCharles Sturt UniversityHealth

LGBTQ+ people call for more support and services in rural and regional Australia
LATEST NEWS  19 Mar 2025

LGBTQ+ people call for more support and services in rural and regional Australia

Results of the Regional Rainbow Survey reveal are a good start in making meaningful changes in the lives of rural and regional LGBTQ+ people, according to researchers.

BathurstPort MacquarieCharles Sturt University

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Dr Belinda Cash

SPECIALTY TOPICS: Mental health, Ageing, Social policy, Rural health and wellbeing, Informal caregiving

Belinda is a social worker passionate about understanding and addressing issues of social justice and inequality.

She completed her PhD in 2018 at La Trobe University, completing a multi method project that critically explored the impacts of policy, practice and wider sociological changes on the experiences of spousal caregivers in rural areas.

Belinda’s teaching and research areas span mental health, ageing, social policy, rural service provision and informal caregiving.

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