The people of the Philippines are no strangers to big disasters. This is the home of Mt Pinatubo, which in 1991 saw one of the largest volcanic eruptions this century and the evacuation of 1.5 million people from surrounding areas.

Indonesian health service managers are visiting health and aged care facilities around Wagga Wagga and Albury this week to gain an insight into how Australian rural hospitals are run.

In an age where health care providers must do "more with less", the command of new technology is yet another burden.

Senior New Zealand health department manager Sharon Brownie, gave her career another boost when she graduated from the Master of Health Services Management from Charles Sturt University.

There may be greater difficulties ahead for many older Australians, particularly in regional centres, according to the new Head of Charles Sturt University's Albury-Wodonga Campus, Professor David Battersby.

For the second year running, the physiotherapy degree offered on Charles Sturt University's Albury-Wodonga Campus is among the highest published UAI scores in NSW.

A major new health initiative is to be launched in Dubbo in 2000 with the announcement that Charles Sturt University will establish a health unit in the region.

Are over-protective parents depriving their children from developing the skills to cope with life and what happens when children don't get to experience risk?

Australia's aero-medical retrieval services lead the world in best practice and a new agreement to be signed between Charles Sturt University and CareFlight will enhance research into this critical health care service.