The Department has a long history of preparing Registered Nurses for the health workforce and began operations in 1985 when all Nurse education pre-registration courses transferred to the tertiary sector.

In 1994 the Department added to its title ''and Health Care Practices'' in recognition of the desire to enable a wide range of health care practitioners to access education to assist in the provision of holistic health care.

We provide top class learning facilities and have the support of health agencies throughout the north coast and mid north coast regions with respect to clinical practice placements.