Since March 2020 WA has been in a state of isolation from the rest of the country and world with our state borders sealed off. Now, as government officially opens the state border on March 3, the highly contagious Omicron variant is bringing it down from within and presenting new challenges.
Read MoreIt 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.
Read MoreHello! 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.
Read MoreAfter 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreSince 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 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 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.
Read MoreEarbus Foundation and Indigenous training organisation Marr Mooditj have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate placement of student nurses to work with the Earbus Team. Marr Mooditj Training is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO Code: 0393) committed to providing quality training and assessment services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Read MoreIn 2020 BHP kindly provided funding to Earbus Foundation for a new fully-equipped Earbus mobile children’s ear clinic to be based in the Pilbara township of Newman. The new Earbus Program to schools in Newman and Jigalong Community commenced mid-2020 with regular monthly visits of Nurse, Audiologist, GP and Data Entry officer.
Read More2020 will hold its place in world history for many decades to come as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and massive disruption across the globe. Like all health organisations Earbus Foundation was challenged on many fronts and was forced to re-think service delivery and how to protect staff, children, families and communities.
Read MoreEarbus Foundation of WA is excited to present State of the Ears, a unique and detailed data snapshot from six years of working across regional and remote WA. The live presentation will feature three keynote speakers and an invited audience at the State Theatre Centre in Northbridge on 15th September.
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