aspen has worked in remote areas in australia through: developing the western australia resources aero medical evacuation for seven oil and gas companies working in the north west shelf off wa; establishing the remote area health corps to provide primary health care to remote indigenous communities in the northern territory in 2008;, supporting an existing joint venture between careflight and pel-air to provide air ambulance services out of darwin international airport and, administering the australian government’s nursing and allied health rural locum scheme (nahrls). this scheme provides short term locum staff to rural and remote locations in australia to relieve permanent residential staff undertaking professional development or taking leave.