Image Source: Evgeny Freyer on Shutterstock On Wednesday, 15 March 2023 at 4:45pm, the Australian War Memorial will hold a Last Post Ceremony to commemorate the life of Australian Army Nursing Service nurse Sister Nancy Harris. Sister Harris died on 16 February 1942 as part of the Bangka Island Massacre alongside 21 of her Australian…
Joint Media Release with the Australian War Memorial. A new sculpture of nurse Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel will be the first sculpture of an individual nurse or woman in the grounds of the Australian War Memorial. The sculpture will feature a representation of Bullwinkel in recognition of her exceptional military service and importance to the…
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is delighted to announce that Dr Carey Mather MACN, Paul Gardner MACN, Dr Gillian Ray-Barruel MACN and Janette Webster MACN have been selected as the recipients of our Nursing Study Tour Scholarships. These nurse leaders will receive $5,000 towards attending the Jon Baines Nursing Study Tour to South Africa…
To secure the future of Australia’s nursing workforce, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has today announced a Foundation dedicated to educating and supporting nurses working in our health and aged care systems. “The ACN Foundation will be significant in driving the nursing profession to deliver better patient-centred care for the health and wellbeing of…