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- Community, Environment
- 31/10/2024
- 14:23
Takes all upgrade makes it easier to return and earn in Cowra
Return and Earn has launched an innovative “takes all” trial that is set to transform how Cowra residents recycle their eligible bottles and cans…
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- CharitiesAidWelfare, Government VIC
- 31/10/2024
- 14:04
Victorians waiting longer for homes as public wait times surge
Victoria’s public housing waiting times have blown out to an average of almost 20 months for people who have been assessed as a high priority. New figures released today in the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing annual report show average wait times in 2023/24 increased to 19.8 months for people with priority access. That is 88 per cent longer than the Victorian government’s own target of 10.5 months, and a 30 per cent increase from two years ago. Council to Homeless Persons has warned the state’s dire shortage of social housing is behind the soaring wait times, which are…
- Technology Innovation
- 31/10/2024
- 13:56
FPT Opens Regional Headquarters in Saudi Arabia, Driving Innovation Across the Middle East
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia–BUSINESS WIRE– Global tech corporation FPT has inaugurated its regional headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of its global expansion strategy…
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- Science
- 31/10/2024
- 12:59
Monash Experts: State of the Climate Report 2024
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and the Bureau of Meteorology are predicting more extreme heat events, longer fire seasons, more intense heavy rainfall, and sea level rise in the State of the Climate Report 2024, released today. Available to comment: Associate Professor Angie Bone, Planetary Health specialist and Co-Director of Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI)Contact: +61 456 428 906 or media@monash.edu Planetary health Health sector resilience and sustainability Climate adaptation and sustainable development Comments attributable to Associate Professor Bone: “Unless we urgently take decisive action, climate change will have bigger impacts on people's health than those we saw with COVID-19.…
- Building Construction, Government Federal
- 31/10/2024
- 12:40
Home building approvals hit 15-month high
31 October 2024 Building approvals rose by 4.4 per cent in September and 6.3 per cent over the quarter, indicating a recovery in the home building market, according to new ABS figures. However, Master Builders Australia’s Chief Economist Shane Garrett said there’s still a long way to go to meet the Housing Accord’s goal of 1.2 million new homes. “September saw a 2.4 per cent increase in detached house building approvals while those for higher density homes rose by 8.4 per cent. “Total dwelling approvals are now 6.8 per cent higher than a year ago. “Over the same period, detached…
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- Energy, Indigenous
- 31/10/2024
- 12:24
Shaping our clean energy futures: PowerMakers
31 October 2024 37 First Nations people from across Australia have been selected from over 100 applicants to attend the First Nations Clean Energy Network’s second PowerMakers program for emerging First Nations leaders in the clean energy transition, from 4-8 November 2024 in Perth. Following the success of the inaugural PowerMakers program in 2023, PowerMakers 2024 aims to equip participants with the knowledge, skills and resources needed to emerge as leaders in the clean energy transition, capable of successfully advancing clean energy projects and driving positive change in communities. Karrina Nolan, co-Chair of the First Nations Clean Energy Network says…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 31/10/2024
- 12:10
First Site Initiated in Australia for MannKind’s Phase 3 Clinical Trial Evaluating Clofazimine Inhalation Suspension for the Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Disease
ICoN-1 study presentation planned November 1 at NTM Symposium AustraliaStudy is cleared by health authorities to proceed in Australia, U.S., Japan and South Korea, with Taiwan anticipated by end of year DANBURY, Conn., Oct. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD), a company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative inhaled therapeutic products and devices for patients with endocrine and orphan lung diseases, announced today that it has initiated its first site for its Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating efficacy and safety of Clofazimine Inhalation Suspension for the treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease. The study,…
- CharitiesAidWelfare
- 31/10/2024
- 11:36
Highland
October 24, 2024 – Sydney Town Hall: Last Thursday, Highland celebrated the 10th anniversary of The Blue Lunch in grand style at the iconic Sydney Town Hall, marking the most successful event to date. With 600 guests in attendance and concluding with an electric set by Australian music icon Diesel, the event raised $450,857 for the Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation (SCHF), supporting the foundation’s efforts to expand their Base of Skull Service (BOSS), a first-of-its-kind service in the Southern Hemisphere. This year’s milestone Blue Lunch event was a true celebration of Highland’s decade-long commitment to the SCHF, a partnership that…
- Education Training, Medical Health Aged Care
- 31/10/2024
- 11:30
Record donation awarded to UNSW Sydney will enable the Kirby Institute and partners to advance cervical cancer elimination in the Pacific
Media Release 01.00AM AEDT, Friday 1 November 2024 Record donation awarded to UNSW Sydney will enable the Kirby Institute and partners to advance cervical cancer elimination in the Pacific A $25.9 million donation from the Swire Group will support cervical cancer screening and treatment for over 130,000 women in seven Pacific countries. UNSW Sydney has received the largest single philanthropic donation in its history to work with regional partners to tackle one of the deadliest preventable cancers in the Pacific. The $25.9 million donation from the Swire Group will enable UNSW’s Kirby Institute to work with partners in Australia and…
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