Latest News

Appointment of Western Alliance Executive Director

Western Alliance is bidding a fond farewell to Professor Warren Payne, Western Alliance Executive Director, who is retiring after seven years at the helm. Read more here.

Save the date: 2025 Symposium

The 2025 Western Alliance Symposium will be held in Ballarat on 10-11 November. Read more here.

Now open: 2025 Western Alliance Rapid Research Translation Grants

EOIs now open for grants to support the rapid implementation of evidence-based health improvements across rural and regional Western Victoria. Read more here.

Now open: Funding support to major external grant applications

Western Alliance has provided funding to projects that have gone on to secure funding of over $15 million from state and federal agencies. Read more here.

Western Alliance Academic Health Science Centre

Western Alliance is a collaborative of 11 member organisations located across the Barwon/Southwest and Grampians regions of western Victoria. Members include regional and sub-regional public health services and hospitals, the Western Victoria Primary Health Network and Deakin and Federation Universities. The two regions have a combined population of over 700,000 residents or approximately 44 per cent of rural/regional Victoria’s population.

Through a program of education, funding and advocacy, Western Alliance supports its members to improve the health of their communities through research-based and evidence-informed healthcare.

Western Alliance recognises the importance of demonstrating cultural humility and agility as an organisation, whereby it is responsive to the needs of the Communities it serves and privileges Aboriginal leadership, recognising Community strength and amplifying their voice, ensuring that its processes and language reflect a strengths-based approach.