Newly arrived Filipino Nurses in Ballarat share the opportunities they've found in the regional area

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Filipino nurses in Ballarat

In Ballarat, a group has gathered newly arrived Filipino nurses from various countries to form a community.


Key Points
  • According to some Filipinos, the number of nurses in Ballarat increased during the peak of the pandemic.
  • The gathering aims to alleviate the homesickness and loneliness of newly arrived nurses in Australia.
  • Filipino nurses seized the opportunity to be directly hired by Grampians Health in the said regional area.
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Newly-arrived Filipino nurses in regional town Ballarat, Australia.
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Newly-arrived Filipino nurses in regional town Ballarat, Australia.

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