Resource hub
Official tools for rural care and confident conversations
Use this collection to prepare a placement, brief a team, support a patient travelling for care, or find plain-language education for follow-up. Each card tells you who it is for and whether the linked material is openly available.
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Rural workforce and location
Workforce programs, role context, and location tools
- Open access
Workforce guide
Rural health workforce
Review current programs, workforce support, and policy information before comparing rural roles.
- For:
- Clinicians and service teams
- Source:
- Australian Government Department of Health
- Open access
Location tool
Modified Monash Model
Use the national location classification as one input when comparing role settings and program eligibility.
- For:
- Clinicians and workforce planners
- Source:
- Australian Government Department of Health
- Open access
Workforce guide
DoctorConnect
Open government information for doctors considering registration, relocation, and rural work.
- For:
- Clinicians
- Source:
- Australian Government Department of Health
- Open access
Workforce guide
National Rural Health Alliance
Connect with rural health research, advocacy, and sector information.
- For:
- Clinicians and workforce planners
- Source:
- National Rural Health Alliance
Patient rural travel and accommodation
Patient-facing travel and transport planning
- Open access
Patient guide
Rural and remote health
Patient-facing information about access, distance, and health care in rural and remote Australia.
- For:
- Patients and families
- Source:
- Healthdirect
- Open access
Travel guide
Travelling to a healthcare appointment
Use practical prompts to prepare for a longer trip to care, including questions to ask before leaving.
- For:
- Patients and families
- Source:
- Healthdirect
- Open access
Travel guide
PATS fact sheet and guide
A public guide to Patient Assisted Transport Schemes. Check the current scheme in your state or territory.
- For:
- Patients and families
- Source:
- National Rural Health Alliance
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Local support finder
Start with the local picture
Before you travel for a placement, visit, or rural role, use your postcode to organise which trusted national finders may be useful. Choose a profession to narrow the starting points.
Step 1
Enter a postcode
Your postcode stays on this page for this visit. It is not saved and is not added to outgoing links.
Enter a postcode to see relevant official finder options.
Step 2
Choose an official starting point
Submit your postcode to see national finder sites that can help you plan the next conversation. They hold the current local listings.
