SARRAH & You
Why Join SARRAH?
SARRAH membership provides benefits for Allied Health Professionals working in remote and rural Australia. Becoming a SARRAH member will facilitate and assist you to develop professional and social networks and will provide support for you in developing expertise for remote or rural practice.
Membership benefits include:
| Membership of ‘Friends of the Alliance’ |
Contribute to the development and implementation of rural health policy: National Rural Health Alliance
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| Annual subscription to the Australian Journal of Rural Health |
Both by hard copy and available online: Australian Journal of Rural Health |
| Annual subscription to the Statewide Allied Health Workforce Education Program |
Professional Development opportunities: Allied Health Workforce Education Program |
| Discounts from Associated Businesses |
| Discounted accomodation available from Best Western |
10% discount off Best Available Rates: Best Western Accommodation (You will need to log in with your SARRAH membership username and password to access this page) |
| Discounted registration fees for: |
| a. The National SARRAH Conference |
SARRAH's biennial conference: 2010 |
| b. The National Rural Health Conference |
Bienniel conference of the NRHA: National Rural Health Alliance |
| c. The National Allied Health Conference |
Bienniel conference of the AHPA: Allied Health Professions Australia |
| SARRAH newsletters |
| Droplets |
Weekly email update on the activities of the Secretariat and items of interest to members |
| Droplets special broadcast |
E-newsletter distributed when a topic of national interest requires SARRAH member input |
| RAIN (Rural Allied health Information Network) |
Quarterly newsletter |
SARRAH members have access to:
- Networking across regional, state, national, discipline and special interest areas
- Share interests with others in rural and remote communities
- Have Influence – through the opportunity to Inform; exchange Information and have Input (the Quadruple “I” member benefit)
- Promote rural and remote allied health
- Give and receive support
- Overcome isolation
- Find a sense of 'belonging'
- Contribute to position papers and submissions made by SARRAH
- Participate in state based meetings of SARRAH members
- Participate in discussion groups
- Be part of a national, multidisciplinary organisation
- Gain awareness regarding rural and remote allied health services and policy
- Develop and gain confidence and competence in aspects of lobbying and advocacy, policy development and implementation, writing for publication, communication and networking skills.
- Participate in:
- The biennial National SARRAH Conference
- The biennial National SARRAH Summit.
How do I join?
To join go to the Apply for Membership section of the SARRAH website.
The annual SARRAH membership rate is kept low in recognition that many allied health professionals will also belong to their discipline's professional association, be required to pay registration fees and professional indemnity insurance.
