Ahh, perfect thread! Just subbing because I'm intending on getting into midwifery (no doubt in my mind, that's all I want to do, not any other area of nursing) starting next year with the STEPS course and then 2012 begin actual courses... I had assumed that there would be HECS/HELP to pay fees, are there any out-of-pocket costs? Can you do *just* midwifery or do you have to do nursing and then midwifery?
Best of luck Zarava, I think you'd make a fabulous nurse as well, I'm getting into midwifery for similar reasons - to support women and their individual choices, and because I looooooovvvvvvvvve babies but DH doesn't want any more (I don't think we have room for them anyway), so I figure I can get paid to be around pregnant ladies/new mums and it'll work out good for everyone