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Dementia education pathways to inspire future leaders in aged care

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Dementia Australia today announced the launch of four new Leadership and Practice Change education programs for care workers.  The range of accredited and non-accredited programs is spearheaded by the first ever fully-funded, national 10993NAT Certificate IV in Dementia Practice and will build participants’ leadership skills within the aged and community care sector.  The other courses … Continued

Union launches petition to save disabled academic’s job

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The National Tertiary Education Union, the union representing all university staff, has launched a petition to try and save the job of a University of Sydney academic with a disability. Dr Niko Tiliopoulos, a Senior Lecturer in the University of Sydney’s School of Psychology, is seriously immunocompromised and has multiple severe respiratory conditions. After he … Continued

Visit by The Governor General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and Her Excellency, Mrs Linda Hurley to The V Centre Veteran Empowerment Program, Melbourne

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On Friday 13 October, the Chair, CEO and staff of Vasey RSL Care were delighted to welcome His Excellency, Governor General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and Her Excellency, Mrs Linda Hurley on a visit to The V Centre, now just weeks away from opening to receive its first participants to undertake The … Continued

Fabulous local students chosen to feature at this year’s Schools Spectacular

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33 students from Sydney’s south and south-west are among only 149 students statewide chosen to perform as featured artists and dancers at the Schools Spectacular’s 40th anniversary show, ‘Fabulous’.   The students (listed below) went through a rigorous audition process before being chosen from more than 900 nominations to be part of the largest performing arts … Continued

Fabulous local students chosen to feature at this year’s Schools Spectacular

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31 students from Sydney’s north and north-west are among only 149 students statewide chosen to perform as featured artists and dancers at the Schools Spectacular’s 40th anniversary show, ‘Fabulous’.   The students (listed below) went through a rigorous audition process before being chosen from more than 900 nominations to be part of the largest performing arts … Continued

Breast Cancer Support Arrives in Mission Beach

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23/10/2023 Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) – Australia’s leading breast cancer consumer organisation – will be in Mission Beach tomorrow for its popular information forum, supporting locals affected by breast cancer. BCNA’s Living Well Information Forum will cover a range of topics including current and emerging treatments, strategies to enhance physical, sexual, and emotional wellbeing, … Continued

HSC ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS SYLLABUSES RELEASED FOR FEEDBACK

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The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) has released draft English and, Mathematics syllabuses for Years 11 and 12 for feedback from schools and the broader community. The drafts will enable students to continue to develop knowledge, concepts and skills gained from Kindergarten to Year 10 and to further enhance their abilities in literacy and numeracy. … Continued

Ita Buttrose AC OBE Appointed Chair of CHeBA Advisory Committee

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UNDER EMBARGO: 00:00 Monday, 23 October 2023 On 22 October 2012, after three decades of complementary and collaborative research, Professor Henry Brodaty AO and Professor Perminder Sachdev AM officially joined forces to mark a new direction in dementia research, with the launch of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA). Eleven years later, newly appointed … Continued