Who we are
Since its inception in 1997, the Rural Workforce Agency Victoria (RWAV) has become a significant and successful non-profit organisation based in Victoria, Australia.
RWAV improves access to quality primary care health services and other health services for rural, regional and First Nations communities across Victoria. We improve health outcomes through effective and customised health workforce solutions that are informed through partnerships, workforce and population health data, and collaboration with communities.
Our Purpose
Providing effective and customised health workforce solutions for rural and First Nations communities in Victoria.
Our Vision
All Victorian communities to be supported with equitable access to a high-quality health workforce that promotes positive health outcomes.
What we do
RWAV provides sustainable health workforce solutions for Victorian rural, regional and First Nations communities to enable equitable access to primary health care. We do this by:
• Providing health workforce recruitment, locum services, outreach and grant programs.
• Influencing key decision-makers through our health workforce data, research and analysis expertise.
• Collaborating with others to support a well-distributed, high-quality health workforce throughout Victoria.