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Australia’s school nursing program was born in Victoria
History

Australia’s school nursing program was born in Victoria

Australia’s school nursing program began in Victoria more than a century ago. With ANMF (Vic Branch) school nurse members recently taking protected industrial action for the first time this century, we look back at the history of this vital program.
NAIDOC Week 2026: fifty years of Deadly
News

NAIDOC Week 2026: fifty years of Deadly
Australian Nurses Memorial Centre Anzac commemorative service 2026
News

Australian Nurses Memorial Centre Anzac commemorative service 2026
This is what it takes: looking back at abortion access in Victoria with Dr Jo Wainer
History

This is what it takes: looking back at abortion access in Victoria with Dr Jo Wainer
125 years of the ANMF (Vic Branch)
History

125 years of the ANMF (Vic Branch)
Reflecting on the legacy of Australia’s first Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service with co-founder Gary Foley
History

Reflecting on the legacy of Australia’s first Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service with co-founder Gary Foley
Critical Care: Nurses on the frontline of Australia’s AIDS Crisis
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Critical Care: Nurses on the frontline of Australia’s AIDS Crisis
Commemorating and celebrating nurses and midwives in public art
History

Commemorating and celebrating nurses and midwives in public art
The power of union history
History

The power of union history
Critical Care: Nurses on the frontline of Australia’s AIDS Crisis – interview with historian Geraldine Fela
History

Critical Care: Nurses on the frontline of Australia’s AIDS Crisis – interview with historian Geraldine Fela
Barry McCluskey’s story
History

Barry McCluskey’s story
2024 – the year that was
History

2024 – the year that was
Remembering Gretta Lyons: Victorian nurses’ rights pioneer
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Remembering Gretta Lyons: Victorian nurses’ rights pioneer
From work bans to walk outs
History

From work bans to walk outs
2024 Australian Nurses Memorial Centre ANZAC Commemorative Service
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2024 Australian Nurses Memorial Centre ANZAC Commemorative Service
Head on wins! ANMF (Vic Branch) members’ pandemic book highly commended at design awards
COVID-19

Head on wins! ANMF (Vic Branch) members’ pandemic book highly commended at design awards
‘Unmasked: celebrating nursing and midwifery in Victoria and beyond’ exhibition travelling to Kyneton
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‘Unmasked: celebrating nursing and midwifery in Victoria and beyond’ exhibition travelling to Kyneton
Ensuring your voice is heard through a democratic process
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Ensuring your voice is heard through a democratic process
It took nearly 30 years: ANMF members never gave up on fixing aged care
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It took nearly 30 years: ANMF members never gave up on fixing aged care
Reflections from the Whakaari/White Island volcanic explosion healthcare response
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Reflections from the Whakaari/White Island volcanic explosion healthcare response
The WWI diary of Alice Ross-King
History

The WWI diary of Alice Ross-King
Australian Nurses Memorial Centre ANZAC Commemorative Service
History

Australian Nurses Memorial Centre ANZAC Commemorative Service
Book review: Call Sign Vampire: the inside story of an Australian Field Hospital during the Vietnam War
History

Book review: Call Sign Vampire: the inside story of an Australian Field Hospital during the Vietnam War
How ANMF members saved ratios (again)
History

How ANMF members saved ratios (again)
Remembering the Melbourne School for Enrolled Nurses
History

Remembering the Melbourne School for Enrolled Nurses