Victorian Nurses and Midwives Trust

**History** The Victorian Nurses and Midwives Trust was created in 2010 and was originally known as The Nurses Board of Victoria Legacy Trust. Prior to 2010 the practice of nursing and midwifery in Victoria was regulated by the Nurses Board of Victoria. This Board regularly awarded a number of grants which were funded from its’ own resources, from distributions received from the Estate of William Cooper and through its’ role as the trustee of the Rosemary Kelley Foundation. When a national regulatory scheme was introduced in 2010, the regulatory functions of the Nurses Board of Victoria were transferred to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. The Nurses Board of Victoria was wound up and its assets were placed in a Trust, The Nurses Board of Victoria Legacy Trust, to “advance and foster the practice of nursing and midwifery in Victoria, through research and education, to improve patient outcomes”. A company, The Nurses Board of Victoria Legacy Limited (NBVLL), was formed to act as Trustee of the newly created Trust, and to replace the Nurses Board of Victoria as Trustee of the Rosemary Kelley Foundation. The directors of the Nurses Board of Victoria Legacy Limited are the members for the time being of the Victorian Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia who are able to volunteer their time. From time to time other directors with appropriate skills are co-opted to ensure the Trust is well governed. In 2021 the Trust changed its’ name to The Victorian Nurses and Midwives Trust.