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Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Address: Monash University, Wellington Rd 3800 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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24.01.2022 Bendigo, Gippsland & Mildura Subcommittees Thinking about joining a WILDFIRE subcommittee? Good news for students studying in Bendigo, Gippsland and Mildura... The nomination window for subcommittee nominations has been extended to 11:59pm Friday 19th February! Have a read through the available positions and see if any are for you ... Gippsland: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSdjMV2VpJTIAp2bN/viewform Bendigo: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSdKonjxDmmKxiVzL/viewform Mildura: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSegt6pGaPSMeddzV/viewform

23.01.2022 As 2020 comes to an end, and we handover the WILDFIRE roles to the new 2021 committee, we would just like to say an enormous thank you to our Committee. 2020 really thew some curve balls in everyone’s way, but despite this, you were all able to pull together and make this year the success for WILDFIRE that it was. This year we created many new initiatives and events which required a lot of organisation and creativity from you all, and with everyone doing their bit, you real...ly made our job easy. We are so extremely proud of everyone’s contributions and couldn’t have asked for a more dedicated group to work with. So, thank you to: - Caroline Xue, our Secretary; - Molly Cargill, our Treasurer; - Belle King, our Senior Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Representative; - Keisha Nash, our Junior Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Representative; - Andy Downie, our Promotions Officer; - Emma Buckthorpe, our Publications Officer; - Ayushica Saran, our Sponsorship Rep; - Claire Thomas, our Events Coordinator; - Rachel Cole, our Year A Rep; - Sophie Conroy, our Allied Health Rep and Peninsula Subcommittee Chair; - Caitlin Smart, our Liaison Officer; - Meghan Taylor, our IT Officer; - Isobella Kruger and Samantha Congdon, our Clayton Subcommittee Chairs; - Seamus Heanue, our Bendigo Subcommittee Chair; - Elly Thomas, our Mildura Subcommittee Chair; - Nick Woodland, our Gippsland Subcommittee Chair; and, - Leon Polychronopoulos, our Parkville Subcommittee Chair. Thank you to each and every one of you, we wish we could have had our final meeting in person like previous years but a zoom meeting and zoom photo will have to do. WILDFIRE has been an especially important part of both of our university lives, and although it is sad to leave this part of us behind, we are so excited for what the 2021 Committee will bring to WILDFIRE and we look forward to seeing the many incredible things you do for the students. Thank you so much to our committee. Love from your Co-Presidents, Ash and Kelly

20.01.2022 CALLING ALL BENDIGO, GIPPSLAND & MILDURA STUDENTS Are you passionate about rural and Indigenous health? Do you want to fully immerse yourself in your 2021 rural placement? Do you want to be a part of the fabulous WILDFIRE team? 2021 sub-committee nominations for these three sites are open now! There are lots of different positions up for grabs so have a read to see what is best suited to your skill-set. All role descriptions are outlined on the forms linked below ... Nominations will close Monday 15th Feb at 11:59pm Bendigo: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSdKonjxDmmKxiVzL/viewform Gippsland: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSdjMV2VpJTIAp2bN/viewform Mildura: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSegt6pGaPSMeddzV/viewform

19.01.2022 Rural Placement Perks Considering doing final year placement in north-west Victoria or Gippsland? There are some extra bonuses to look forward to! More info below

18.01.2022 TALKING ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMUNITY HEALTH Join guest speaker, Dr Hung The Nguyen at RWAV and VACCHO's online Q&A session! This event will be on Tuesday 24 November at 5pm... Dr Hung has a long term commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Multicultural Health. Medical and cultural education is his number one passion. In conjunction with VACCHO and RWAV Dr Hung will be discussing his professional health journey and providing insights into his extensive work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Dr Hung has worked extensively as a GP and Medical and Cultural Educator in urban, rural and remote Aboriginal community health services throughout the Northern Territory and Victoria. He currently works as a GP at Bunurong Health Service, Dandenong, Victoria - an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service where he is a GP Supervisor for Eastern Victoria General Practice Training. He was the Inaugural Censor for RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health for 9 years and Director of Medical and Cultural Education for the Northern Territory General Practice Education for 5 years where he oversaw GP education for the Territory. Event link: https://rwav.us8.list-manage.com/track/click

15.01.2022 CALLING ALL ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS WILDFIRE 2021 Peninsula Subcommittee Elections are now OPEN! If you are an Allied Health Student currently studying at Monash Peninsula Campus we would love to have you on our 2021 WILDFIRE Peninsula Subcomittee! ... For more information and to apply please follow this link: https://forms.gle/fYcaUmWnNbhkVK549 Nominations close Thursday 22nd of October 2020, so apply NOW! We can’t wait to have you onboard!

14.01.2022 2021 Peninsula Subcommittee Elections Are you an allied health student currently studying at Monash’s Peninsula Campus? Applications are still open for the 2021 WILDFIRE Peninsula Subcom!... Apply before 6pm on Wednesday 28th October for the chance to be a part of this great team. More info in the link below... https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSfo8GLk-5b6wMHqe/viewform

13.01.2022 Invitation to all 2021 5D medical students Join the School of Rural Health for a webinar to find out what 5D is like in rural and regional Victoria! Wednesday 28th October... Zoom link is up on Moodle! Submit any questions you have in the link below

11.01.2022 NAIDOC WEEK The week has come to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples! Originally, standing for National Aborigines* and Islanders Day Observance Committee, NAIDOC dates back to the 1920s when Aboriginal rights groups were advocating for a boycott of Australia Day, raising awareness of the treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.... This year’s theme is ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’, acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the ongoing custodians of the land we are so lucky to live on. The theme is also a reminder of the rich history of exploration, creativity and scientific discoveries achieved by First Nation’s People over the 65,000+ years that they have cared for the country. Australia has the world’s oldest oral stories. The First Peoples engraved the world’s first maps, made the earliest paintings of ceremony and invented unique technologies. We built and engineered structures - structures on Earth - predating well-known sites such as the Egyptian Pyramids and Stonehenge. - NAIDOC.org There are plenty of ways you can celebrate the week. Some highlights that you might want to look out for are: - ABC Radio Melbourne NAIDOC Week Music Celebration A music special for NAIDOC Week on Tuesday, 10 November. Live radio broadcast 2-3pm, then streamed on the ABC Melbourne Facebook and YouTube from 8-9pm. www.naidoc.org.au//always-was-always-will-be-abc-melbourne -Virtual Indigenous Film Festival Five First Nations-focused films (Nov 11-15) www.naidoc.org.au//naidoc/virtual-indigenous-film-festival -Dance Rites The sixth annual dance-off festival broadcast from the Sydney Opera House www.sydneyoperahouse.com/festivals/dance-rites.html - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Science and Innovation (Casey Cardinia Libraries zoom event) Learn about fire stick farming, fish traps and weirs (aquaculture), and weaving, rope and nets from Gamilaraay woman, Brownwyn Cochrane. www.naidoc.org.au//aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-s - NAIDOC week at the NGV Online activities for children and families https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/pro/naidoc-week-2019-at-the-ngv/ The NAIDOC week website features more detail about the history of NAIDOC week, and an exhaustive events list: www.naidoc.org.au/ This is a week for all Australians to enjoy and take part in! You are encouraged to celebrate, reflect upon and learn about the long history of Australia’s First Nation’s people. Below is the 2020 National NAIDOC Poster. *'Aborigines' is largely considered an outdated, derogatory term. It is recommended that the term not be used.

11.01.2022 2020 MAGAZINE WILDFIRE's 2020 magazine, FIREFRONT, is out now! Despite the year that has been, WILDFIRE's calendar has stayed packed with events and achievements. Read through FIREFRONT for recaps and reflections. ... The magazine also features reports from the 2020 executive team, as well as insights from our subcommittees across rural Victoria. All photography competition entries have been included, as have all six First Nations features in case you missed any throughout the year! Plenty more inside! You can find FIREFRONT on our website linked below, along with the rest of the year's publications. http://wildfirerhc.org/publications/

10.01.2022 LAST CALL FOR PENINSULA SUBCOMMITTEE NOMINATIONS All allied health students studying at the Peninsula campus next year- this one’s for you! Nominations close 6pm tomorrow (Wednesday) so get your applications in before then ... https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSfo8GLk-5b6wMHqe/viewform

09.01.2022 Phone a Friend To the students on rural placement... fear not! Here is a sneak peak of something coming very soon

08.01.2022 Final Days to Vote The voting window for WILDFIRE's 2021 Photo Competition will only be open until 11:59pm Sunday! This year’s entrants captured all corners of rural Australia- some locations that are favourites of many as well as some spots off the beaten track. Don't forget to look through these spectacular photos in our voting album at this link:... https://www.facebook.com/WildfireRHC/posts/3632588363503809

07.01.2022 First Nations Feature We're excited to present our sixth featured Indigenous health worker - Glenn Milliken, a physiotherapist at St Vincent's Hospital. Check out our engaging Q&A with Glenn below: : Kamilaroi...Continue reading

04.01.2022 Congratulations to our 2021 Clayton Subcommittee Co-Chairs: Ethan McGucken and Nariel Garcia Treasurer: Dara King Secretary: Julia Silverii... Promotions Rep: Anusha Maheshwari General Committee Members: Yash Patwardhan and Nanditha Hareesh Good luck for 2021, we are all so excited to see what events you hold for our pre-clinical students! Stay tuned for additional elections opening early 2021 for the following positions on the Clayton Subcommittee: - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Representative; and, - Four First Year Representatives. Elections for the Peninsula Subcommittee will be opening this week. Elections for Mildura, Bendigo, Gippsland and Parkville Subcommittees will also be opening early 2021.

04.01.2022 Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme applications are now open until November 8! It is open to all Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who are studying or intending to study any entry-level health degree in 2021 (eg medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, midwifery etc).... $15,000 in funding is available! Find out more information at the link: https://www.acn.edu.au/scho/indigenous-health-scholarships

02.01.2022 Reflections on Rural Health in 2020 Monash Rural Health is inviting all students to share their reflections on the ups and downs of this eventful year. Find the link here, and more of a description below: https://forms.gle/nYmZRUjkUh13p7We6... This resilience and the new knowledge and skills associated with 2020 are important to share with each other as a form of recognition and strength building, a means to communicate how events have been dealt with and overcome and as a way of recording our part in a year that will undoubtedly influence history for years to come. Monash Rural Health would like to invite you to share your stories, good, bad and otherwise. Share them in whatever format suits your style, remembering that this is a story, not a report. Contributions will be collated for inclusion in an anthology of reflections on the year that was 2020. Format examples: - a creative writing piece - poetry - visual art - drawing, cartoon, photography... - a photographic essay. The important thing is that the year is recorded, remembered and entered into our history. (Thanks to Callum Nguyen for the pic!)

01.01.2022 Peninsula and Gippsland positions to fill Are you studying physiotherapy or nursing at Peninsula? Are you studying medicine in Churchill this year? These two subcommittees are looking for new members and you could be the perfect fit! Nominations are only open until 11:59pm Monday 22nd Feb so get in quick ... These are the specific positions and their corresponding nomination forms: Senior Physiotherapy Peninsula Representative: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSePy8WT9SeAEvW2I/viewform Senior Nursing Peninsula Representative: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSe5XW8vGCXVF9uaM/viewform Year A Gippsland Representative: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSfRN7KDrpp9rozpH/viewform