Since October 2015 Earbus Foundation has provided Newborn Hearing Screening (NBHS) in the state’s private maternity hospitals under contract to the WA Department of Health through the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS). In total Earbus has screened just under 47,000 neonates and we can expect to screen our 50,000th baby in the not too distant future.
Read MoreI am originally from the Czech Republic and came to Australia in 2016 to be with my now husband Andrew. Before moving here, I lived in the UK for 11 years. Andrew and I have two beautiful children, Mousse & Yogi. Mousse is a 4-year old chocolate Labrador and Yogi is a 1-year old yellow Lab. They are our pride and joy.
Read MoreEarbus Foundation is delighted to continue our relationship with Stan Perron Charitable Trust who have renewed sponsorship for a further four years. We wish to sincerely thank the Trustees for their continuing support of Earbus and our program. We are honoured to be a beneficiary of such a prestigious donor.
Read MoreEarbus Foundation started delivering ear health services into the Wheatbelt township of Pingelly in late May and plans to add Brookton to the visit roster in Term 3.
Read MoreWe have been selected to benefit from the Ethical Jobs Matched Donation campaign that runs from 10 - 17 June. Essentially, any donation made via the dedicated link during this period will be matched by Ethical Jobs (up to $5K).
Read MoreEAR BUS CLINIC EXPANDING! A program offering free ear-checks to Indigenous children across the state is expanding. It's already helped reduce the rate of ear infections and hearing loss, and has seen major improvements in learning and school attendance.
Read MoreEarbus would like to welcome our latest team member, Leonie Wilkes! She joins the Northbridge HQ team and comes on-board as our Data Officer.
Learn more about Leonie and her interests: “I’m a proud Wadjuk and Binjareb woman, growing up surrounded by family and friends; this opened me up to be social and talkative.”
Read MoreAustralian Executors Trust is supporting Earbus Foundation of WA with an IT infrastructure grant over the next three years. As our organisation grows our infrastructure needs to keep pace in a fast developing tech environment. Our thanks to AET for this generous and valuable support.
Read MoreAt the end of May and through early June we will be migrating all staff and generic email addresses to MS Outlook. Email addresses will have .au appended so, for example, our office email will be admin@earbus.org.au. Watch out for our new addresses, coming soon!
Read MoreWe sincerely thank AngloGold Ashanti for their continuing support of Earbus - they are our longest-standing corporate sponsor underpinning our work in the Goldfields region since 2014. Now Anglo Gold is helping fund our local Ear Health Screener in Kalgoorlie which allows us to offer continuing care between clinical visits.
Read MoreAdelina Duncan joins the Earbus team at our Northbridge HQ as the new Graduate Audiologist. Learn more about her history and what unique qualities she brings to Earbus Foundation!
Read MoreEarbus Foundation has partnered with St Patrick’s Community Support Centre in Fremantle to offer free, quarterly hearing clinics to homeless people who may have hearing loss. Earbus Foundation won the Fremantle Impact100 Award at the end of 2019 and it was through this that the relationship with St Pat’s first formed.
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