Bushfire - Bond Uni Rural Health Club

06/03/2025

🚨 APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! 🚨

Join us for an unforgettable 3-day rural health experience in Roma! 🌾🏥

Bond (BUSHFIRE) x Griffith (Hope4Health) x UQ (TROHPIQ) are teaming up to give students a hands-on insight into rural healthcare. This trip is packed with incredible experiences, including:

✨ Roma Hospital tour
✨ Clinical skills workshops
✨ School visit to St John’s
✨ Saturday night Light Show
✨ Western Queensland Spirit Distillery tour

📅 Dates: 21st – 23rd March
📍 Location: Roma, QLD
⏳ Applications close: MONDAY

Don’t miss this chance to broaden your rural medicine perspective, meet like-minded peers, and gain valuable clinical exposure!

Apply now! 🔗 link in bio

23/02/2025

🚨 Calling all medical students! 🚨

The QRGP & BUSHFIRE are offering 2 $1,250 Rural Generalist Experience Bursaries in 2025! 🌟

🗓 Placement: August 18–22, 2025, at St George Hospital, South West Queensland
🏠 Accommodation provided
💼 Gain valuable rural healthcare experience!

Eligibility:
✅ Bond University medical student (3rd year+)
✅ Member of BUSHFIRE
✅ Never received a bursary before
✅ Passionate about rural health

📅 Apply by March 23, 2025

🔗 Apply now: link in bio

Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to grow professionally and personally while making an impact on rural communities! 🌱

17/02/2025

🔥 We’re back! Bushfire is stoked to join another year of RDAQ - The Art & The Science! 🎉 Mark your calendars: 26-28 June 2025 at the RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast! 🌴☀️

✨ What’s on the table?
🎟 Full access to ALL sessions
🍴 Friday brekkie + tea, lunch & snacks 🍵
🍷 Welcome reception, social dinner & more!

Gala tickets? Discounted! 💃 Students – we want you there!
LINK IN BIO AND BELOW TO APPLY!!!!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflE3SQeAGZwDBNj-ntI2zDw2rhCUH9loAKC-mclmxL7gxVsQ/viewform?usp=header

04/01/2025

Would you like to join the RACGP Queensland Faculty Council?
RACGP Queensland is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from medical students who are interested in becoming the next medical student representative on the RACGP Queensland Faculty Council.

The council is the elected advisory body to inform the RACGP Board and to represent the interests of College members in Queensland. As the medical student representative, you’d offer an important and valuable perspective on a wide range of matters discussed by the council.

To be eligible you’ll need to be:
a medical student currently studying at a Queensland university
interested in primary care and have an interest in a career as a GP
available to attend up to six Faculty Council meetings (via Zoom) throughout 2025
no prior experience is necessary; however, a desire to encourage students into a career in general practice and ensure the perspectives of medical students are heard is required.

Submit your EOI by 4.00pm (AEST) Friday 10 January 2025 including:
100–150 words telling us why you’d like to be the RACGP Queensland Faculty Council medical student representative
a copy of your current CV.

Express your interest here or link in bio -

https://racgp.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4NP6Gse2MXQripo

03/11/2024

The best time of year has come….
We are opening our applications for the 2025 BUSHFIRE committee, the BEST health club at Bond.❤️‍🔥🙌
The roles available are….

-Clinical skills officer/ first year liaison officer
-Rural High school visit officer
-Communications director
*Treasurer
*Vice President Internal
*Secretary
*members already in the 2024 committee are prioritized for these roles.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE NOVEMBER 10‼️‼️

If you have any question contact
nicole.russell@student.bond.edu.au or martin.dwyer@student.bond.edu.au❤️‍🔥

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPKuk1TMpeCBZyi-_W5XDDgwNKp4j_B0NBjvbpiYBwPlouTA/viewform?usp=sharing

15/10/2024

Hey Everyone! We are looking forward to opening our applications for the 2025 BUSHFIRE committee very soon. Below is the INFORMATION package for the available BUSHFIRE roles and their position descriptions for 2025. If you are interested in becoming part of THE BEST health club we would love for you to have a read and reach out to the position members through email with any questions you may have!

We are excited to announce many roles available for the 2025 applications:

- Clinical skills officer/ first year liaison officer
- Rural High school visit officer
- Communications director
- Treasurer *
- Vice President Internal *
- Secretary *

*members already in the 2024 committee are prioritized for these roles.

Alternatively, please do not hesitate to contact nicole.russell@student.bond.edu.au or martin.dwyer@student.bond.edu.au for anything regarding applications, and stay tuned for the application form that will be released on our socials

2022 COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS ABOUT BUSHFIRE The Bond University Society of Health for Indigenous and Rural Experience (BUSHFIRE) is a student-run club founded by Bond University students. We play an integral role in providing Bond University medical and allied health students with opportunit...

09/09/2024

🚨🚨🚨Applications for RMA 24 in Darwin close at MIDNIGHT!! Rural Medicine Australia is the peak national event for rural and remote doctors of Australia. Hosted by ACCRM and RDAA from the 23-26th of October a group of lucky students able to attend this incredible event in which you can meet doctors, academic and fellow medical students who are passionate about generalist medicine in rural and remote communities. All you have to do is follow the link below and submit a 250 word response telling us why you deserve a spot in this exciting trip. 🔥🔥🔥

https://forms.gle/mgs2PAePaw5HNgwh6

05/08/2024

🚨🚨🚨Applications are now open for a fully covered trip to Broome for AMSA'S Rural Health Summit at the end of this month. From August 29 to September 1 we will be learning all about rural health and seeing the sites in one of Australia's most beautiful towns, and you can join us! All you have to do is submit a 250 word response telling us why you deserve a spot on this exciting trip.
Applications close in 1 week!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepN_gDjl6XIl3nDO1UvUtjuCRJGjhMwnE0qKhd6DsVdiRHpA/viewform

16/05/2024

MARATHON IN MAY WEEK 2

We asked. You delivered.
We are hot on JCU’s heels‼️
We are so proud of all your effort to support BUSHkids so far, only 2 more weeks left to go🕺

HUGE CONGRATS to Lachlan Sheffield (who won a $25 Alfred’s Voucher. Make sure to come to our GROUP RUN (where prizes are at the ready)

GROUP RUN DETAILS FOR FRIDAY ‼️‼️
end of Thorn Park 6:30
Free coffee (from Piccolo) 7:30
SEE YOU THERE🔥

15/05/2024

Keen for a morning trot? 🕺Free coffee? ☕️ Vouchers? 🌯Good vibes?!

Join us @ 6:30 , Friday at Thorn Park (North end) for run down to the South end.
We are so so excited to see you all down there enjoying the sun and supporting BUSHkids Australia !🔥🔥
P.s
You can run as much or little as you like💕

Happy Running!🏃💨
(And don’t forget to join us on Strava and donate!)
https://www.strava.com/clubs/1240388

14/05/2024

Keen for a morning trot? 🕺Free coffee? ☕️ Vouchers? 🌯Good vibes?!

Join us @ 6:30 , Friday at Thorn Park (North end) for run down to the South end.
We are so so excited to see you all down there enjoying the sun and supporting BUSHKids Australia!🔥🔥
P.s
You can run as much or little as you like💕

Happy Running!🏃💨
(And don’t forget to join us on Strava and donate!)
https://www.strava.com/clubs/1240388

14/05/2024

Keen for a morning trot? 🕺Free coffee? ☕️ Vouchers? 🌯Good vibes?!

Join us @ 6:30 at Thorn Park (North end) for run down to the South end.
We are so so excited to see you all down there enjoying the sun and supporting BUSHKids Australia!🔥🔥
P.s
You can run as much or little as you like💕

Happy Running!🏃💨
(And don’t forget to join us on Strava and donate! link in bio)