
08/09/2025
Our wonderful AHA Issy 🧡
In light of World Physiotherapy Day, we spoke with Isabella Brown, a Charles Sturt University first-year Bachelor of Physiotherapy student and Three Rivers DRH Allied Health Commencing Student Scholarship recipient. 🤩
Isabella lives on a mixed farming property outside Forbes, NSW, and travels over 300 kilometres each week 🚗 to attend lectures at Charles Sturt’s Orange campus. Her commitment reflects a deep passion for rural health, shaped by personal experience.
“Rural health has always been important to me, as I have seen firsthand how the limited access and availability of services in these areas affect community members.”
However, it was during the recent floods that her path became clear. She felt an immense community spirit as everyone came together in times of crisis to help and support one another.
“It is these reasons that make me want to pursue a career in physiotherapy so I can return and give back to my community.”
Thanks to the support of the scholarship, she’s able to focus on her studies. She said, “It has been a massive blessing, and I am very grateful for the amazing opportunity of receiving it”.
Thank you, Isabella, for sharing your story. 👏 🙌
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