News & Updates

Whilst over two-thirds of Australians live in urbanised cities, one in ten reside in outer regional areas, and around one in forty live remotely. One defining feature of geographic remoteness is that many Australians experience isolation when it comes to receiving...

Heart of Australia has come to the aid of the people of NSW when they needed it most this week amidst torrential rain and flooding along the east coast. With many medical services on hold due to the unusual weather event, Heart of Australia was able to deliver...

Heart of Australia was delighted to officially launch their fifth vehicle, HEART 5, at an event held Friday 11th of February at the RNA Showgrounds in Brisbane. Heart of Australia founder, Dr Rolf Gomes, is thrilled to be working in partnership with the Queensland...

Thank you to those that attended our 2021 Heart of Australia Gala evening on Saturday 18 September. For many of our guests, it was the largest event they had attended since 2019.  Held at the Royal Brisbane International Convention Centre, the event united our...

Heart of Australia patient Sonya Jenkins captivated the audience at the recent Heart of Australia Gala dinner with her heartfelt and authentic story. Sonya lives in Cecil Plains, a small town about a 30-minute’s drive south of Dalby, with a population of around 400...

NextGen Medics student alumni Lavena Wills has always dreamed of going rural when she graduates with her degree in Exercise Physiology. But she didn’t know the mechanics of making it happen or what practising allied health in rural and remote communities might look...

Charles Burcher is back on his farm 68kms North/West of Goondiwindi checking this year’s wheat crop for mice damage! Charles saw Professor Walters due to shortness of breath on exercise, some pain at times in his back behind his shoulder blades and increasing pain in...

Two years in the making, Heart of Australia’s Gala is finally set to return. The annual gala unites the city and country, as specialists, operations team, medical aides, bookings team members, and supporters, celebrate with dancing and dining. Held on the September...

Dr Alexander Dashwood has always had an interest in the rural communities of Australia. He previously worked with the indigenous cardiac outreach programme and thought this initiative was the perfect way to give back to the rural communities and to improve cardiac...