A free, evidence-based suicide prevention training course is now available to anyone living or working in the Murray PHN (Primary Health Network) region, which covers 100,000 sq km of central, north western and north eastern Victoria. Murray PHN is now funding Question. Persuade. Refer. (QPR) online training, which takes just 60 minutes and helps people […]
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Accessing healthcare in rural areas can often be challenging due to workforce shortages and distances to travel, but telehealth – the ability to consult with a healthcare provider by phone or video – can help bridge the gap. Staff who work in, or provide services to, Commonwealth-funded residential aged care homes, can now access a […]
With high numbers of winter viruses circulating, it’s particularly important that older people in the community remain up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations. Victoria’s PHNs have developed a new “It’s Time” campaign to encourage those aged 65 years and older, to book a COVID-19 vaccine with their local GP or pharmacist using the national health services directory (healthdirect.gov.au). When we take time to stay […]
The development of a chronic wound consumables program, and educational scholarships, were announced in last year’s federal budget, as one of the Strengthening Medicare initiatives for increasing access to primary care. The wound program, which will start on 1 May 2025, is for people with a chronic wound and diabetes aged 65 and older, or 50 and older for […]
Murray PHN has led the project to create a free education package that upskills the aged care workforce to help improve the lives of residents. This new education package named BERTIE (Better lives for residents though innovative education), produced on behalf of Victoria’s six PHNs, has been designed and developed in response to the Royal […]
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Leadership 
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Respect 
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Innovation Murray PHN acknowledges its catchment crosses over many unceded First Nations Countries, following the Dhelkunya Yaluk (Healing River).
We pay our respects and give thanks to the Ancestors, Elders and Young people for their nurturing, protection and caregiving of these sacred lands and waterways, acknowledging their continuing cultural, spiritual and educational practices.
We are grateful for the sharing of Country and the renewal that Country gives us. We acknowledge and express our sorrow that this sharing has come at a personal, spiritual and cultural cost to the wellbeing of First Nations peoples. We commit to addressing the injustices of colonisation across our catchment, and to listening to the wisdom of First Nations communities who hold the knowledge to enable healing. We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.