Membership categories
Revised and adopted 21st October 2008
Common Policy for all categories: Membership is open to individual who support SARRAH’s primary objective “… to develop and provide services that enable Allied Health Professionals who live and work in rural and remote areas of Australia to confidently and competently carry out their Professional duties in providing a variety of health services.”
The membership of the Association consists of Full; Associate; Semi Professional; Student and Scholar members the number of which shall be unlimited.
(1) Full Members (an individual who has an allied health profession qualification) are entitle to:-
- Full voting rights;
- Eligible for election to the SARRAH Board or SARRAH Advisory Committee;
- Membership of the Friends of the National Rural Health Alliance;
- Subscription to the Australian Journal of Rural Health;
- Subscription to the Rural Allied Health Information Newsletter [RAIN];
- Access to the ‘Members only’ section of the SARRAH website;
- Receipt of regular e-news and email based 'Droplets';
- Partnership with the State Network Coordinator for statewide networking;
- Partnership with the Discipline Network Coordinator for nationwide discipline specific networking.
(2) Associate Members (an individual who is not an allied health professional) are entitled to:-
- Membership of the Friends of the National Rural Health Alliance;
- Subscription to the Australian Journal of Rural Health;
- Subscription to the Rural Allied Health Information newsletter [RAIN];
- Access to the ‘Members only’ section of the SARRAH website;
- Receipt of regular e-news and email based 'Droplets';
- Partnership with the State Network Coordinator who networks with SARRAH members in his/her State or Territory;
Are not entitled to:
- Vote
- Election to the SARRAH Board or SARRAH Advisory Committee.
(3) Semi-Professional Members (an individual who is an allied health assistant/support worker) are entitled to:-
- Full voting rights;
- Eligible for election to the SARRAH Board or SARRAH Advisory Committee;
- Membership of the Friends of the National Rural Health Alliance;
- Subscription to the Rural Allied Health Information Newsletter [RAIN];
- Access to the ‘Members only’ section of the SARRAH website;
- Receipt of regular e-news and email based 'Droplets';
- Partnership with the State Network Coordinator for statewide networking;
- Partnership with the Discipline Network Coordinator for nationwide discipline specific networking.
Are not entitled to:
(4) Student Members (a student enrolled in an allied health profession course) are entitled to:-
- Full voting rights;
- Membership of the Friends of the National Rural Health Alliance;
- Subscription to the Australian Journal of Rural Health;
- Subscription to the Rural Allied Health Information Newsletter [RAIN];
- Access to the ‘Members only’ section of the SARRAH website;
- Receipt of regular e-news and email based 'Droplets';
- Partnership with the Student Network Coordinator for networking with other students;
- Partnership with the State Network Coordinator for statewide networking;
- Partnership with the Network Coordinator for nationwide discipline specific networking.
Student representation on the SARRAH Advisory Committee is a nominee of the National Rural Health Students Network (NRHSN). Students will also need to be a member of their University Rural Health Club in order to be eligible for nomination to SARRAH Committees
(5) Scholars (a recipient of a Rural Allied Health Undergraduate Scholarship RAHUS) are entitled to:-
- Subscription to the Rural Allied Health Information Newsletter [RAIN];
- Access to the ‘Members only’ section of the SARRAH website;
- Receipt of regular e-news and email based 'Droplets';
- Partnership with the Student Network Coordinator for networking with other students;
- Partnership with the State Network Coordinator for statewide networking;
- Partnership with the Network Coordinator for nationwide discipline specific networking.
- A representative of the scholar group may be invited to attend the SARRAH Summit
Are not entitled to:-
- Vote;
- Stand for a SARRAH Board or SARRAH Advisory Committee;
- Become a SARRAH representative;
- Subscription of the Australian Journal of Rural Health;
- Membership of the ‘Friends of the Alliance’ through their SARRAH membership.
Please note: There is no category for membership as an Association. Membership is for individuals only. SARRAH has a policy of talking to people as members rather then buildings. However, individuals of such organisations and institutions are welcome to apply for Full Member or Associate Member status – as is appropriate.
