The McCusker Charitable Foundation once again made a generous annual contribution to the work of Earbus Foundation, and we would like to thank them for their ongoing support
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Donna Faragher MLC, Member for the East Metropolitan region and Shadow Minister for Community Services; Early Childhood Learning; Youth; Seniors and Ageing, was very interested in an opinion piece by our CEO Paul Higginbotham which appeared in The West Australian recently and visited Earbus Foundation headquarters to find out more about our work.
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It is a real honour for the work of Earbus Foundation to be acknowledged as a winner in the Outstanding Achievement category of The Australian Charity Awards 2021, which was announced on 28 October.
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Hello! My name is James Mapaye. I was born in the Philippines and spent most of my childhood there. My family migrated to Western Australia in 2012 to follow my dad who was working here from three years prior. I came across Earbus while looking for volunteer work in 2019 and since then I have been supporting the Northbridge staff with any admin work they need help with.
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AngloGold Ashanti, our longest running sponsor, has generously committed to sponsoring a special Goldfields visit to Kalgoorlie Boulder Community High School. The visit from our Clinical Team in October will assess Clontarf Academy enrollees similar to the work we have done with the SE Clontarf Academy in Esperance since 2015.
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After 3 years in our Northbridge offices our original lease is due to expire in mid-December, so Earbus Foundation has secured new premises in central Perth. Our transition will take place between now and mid-November as we move staff, equipment and our Audiology clinic into the new home.
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I am excited to be joining the Earbus team as a Graduate Audiologist. Before moving to Perth, I grew up in Melbourne, Victoria. Prior to studying Audiology, I also completed a Bachelor degree in Science, with a major in Physiology.
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The Neilson Foundation has supported Earbus with generous donations since 2016 and their contribution has been a major factor in our growth and development over the past 5 years. The 2021 financial support is an increase on previous years and we are truly grateful for this timely and welcome assistance.
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In late 2020 our Director of Research, Dr Carol Dowling interviewed 21 participants in a regional stakeholder initiative to capture authentic Aboriginal feedback on Earbus Foundation programs.
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Headphones or earbuds – does it make any difference to our ears and hearing? According to ENT Jacqueline Jones “…as ear, nose, and throat doctors, we like… over-the-ear earphones. So, these have some real advantages. They’re much more comfortable. They dissipate the sound, so it’s not that concentrated sound down into your ear canal. They’re not going to push that wax down into your ears. So, a much better choice is these over-the-ear earphones.”
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My name is Ludmila Kosheleva. I am a Nurse Practitioner. Before starting my nursing career, I worked as an early childhood teacher. After finishing West Coast TAFE, I continued to work as an Enrolled Nurse and started my study towards becoming a Registered Nurse through Edith Cowan University. After completing my Bachelor of Nursing degree, I continued to work as a Registered Nurse in a Residential Aged Care facility. Then in 2020, I completed my Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) at Curtin University.
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Lotterywest have very generously granted funding to undertake some organisational development work over the next few months. During 2020 Earbus experienced very rapid growth that impacted our teams and structures. With Lotterywest funding we can now access professional consultancy support to develop our services and structures to ensure continuing excellence.