Updates

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Compliance Bulletin for the RMMR Program now available

May 7, 2026

The RMMR Compliance Bulletin outlines best practice for obtaining informed consent under the RMMR Program.

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Support Centre Closure – Easter Public Holidays

April 1, 2026

The PPA Support Centre will be closed for the Easter public holidays, on Friday 3 April 2026 (Good Friday) and Monday 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday).

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2026 Pharmacy Scholarship applications are now closed

February 2, 2026

The application period for both the Rural Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship Scheme 2026 annual rounds closed on 31 January 2026.

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Minor wording updates

February 2, 2026

The PPA have recently published minor updates to several Program Rules which streamline common terminology or provide further guidance/clarification on existing eligibility criteria. Click read article (below) for more information.

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Support Centre Closure – January Public Holiday

January 22, 2026

The PPA advises that the Support Centre will be closed on Monday 26 January 2026 due to a national public holiday.

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