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Speaker takes Parliament into local ACT schools

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7 August 2024 Tomorrow, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Milton Dick MP will be in Canberra, as part of the Parliament in Schools program. Students will learn about federation, democracy and the Australian Parliament, as well as hear first-hand from the Speaker and their local member on what a typical day looks like in their electorate … Continued

Historic not-for-profit launches new era for hearing and vision loss

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Australia’s second oldest not-for-profit organisation today launched the most ambitious  innovation in its 164-year history – a $75million state-of-the-art facility custom-built for  people with hearing and vision loss.  The NextSense centre for innovation will not only deliver best-in-class services, it will also be  a home for sharing research and practical knowledge across Australia and the … Continued

“Blue sky thinking” sees NSW farmer awarded prestigious 2024 Rabobank Business Management Prize

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New South Wales mixed farmer Stuart Tait has taken out the 2024 Rabobank Business Management Prize from a field of some of Australia’s and New Zealand’s leading farmers.   An “impressive business plan that was truly entrepreneurial in comprehensively strategising the expansion opportunities” for his family’s farming enterprise, based near Mandurama on the NSW Central Tablelands, … Continued

Rabobank business transition and succession planning information sessions coming to Dubbo and Orange

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Primary producers in Central Western New South Wales have the opportunity to develop skills to assist with family farm succession and business transition at free Rabo Client Council-hosted information sessions.   The practical Business Transition and Succession Planning information sessions will be held in Dubbo and Orange in early September.   The initiative has been spearheaded and … Continued

The ripple effect of dedication: Celebrating Aged Care Employee Day (7 August)

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———————————————————————————————– PHOTOS: Available for download here. ———————————————————————————————– Level 3 Enrolled Nurse Cyril Mathews was always close to his grandparents. Their care for Mr Mathews, turned into his passion for caring for others at our Residential Aged Care Home, murrenda.   “I’ve had a soft spot for older people and from a cultural perspective as well I … Continued

New report reveals troubling experiences of workers with disability

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EMBARGOED UNTIL 7 AUGUST 2024 People with disability are facing alarming levels of exclusion at work, causing many to avoid sharing their disability status with their employer, according to a report released today by Diversity Council Australia (DCA) in collaboration with Australian Disability Network. The Disability Data at Work report highlights the critical role of … Continued

*** MEDIA ALERT: CHILD PROTECTION PROTEST AT 12.30PM TODAY***

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What: Child protection workers hold protest   When: 12.30   Where: 181 Anson Street, Orange   Why: Child protection workers walk off the job over child safety   Contact: 0405 285 547   Press Release:    Child protection workers walk off the job over child safety in Orange   Child protection caseworkers will stop work … Continued

*** MEDIA ALERT: CHILD PROTECTION PROTEST AT 12.30PM TOMORROW***

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What: Child protection workers hold protest   When: 12.30   Where: 181 Anson Street, Orange   Why: Child protection workers walk off the job over child safety   Contact: 0405 285 547   Press Release:    Child protection workers walk off the job over child safety in Orange   Child protection caseworkers will stop work … Continued

Decoding the ‘school-aged brain’; counting koalas; science careers in government; and inflatable DNA

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National Science Week Education stories up for grabs now around Australia Neurodiversity, teenage attention spans and the school-aged brain How do you count koalas? 200+ schools make fake blood Inflatable DNA: meet the molecular biologist-turned-balloon artist teaching kids what makes them unique – multiple locations, ACT You could have a science career in government – … Continued