I 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 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 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 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 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 MoreHello, my name is Amelia but I prefer to go by Milly. I was lucky enough to grow up in Fremantle/Walyalup and I still call this area home. Although my close relatives currently live throughout Australia, our heritage ties back to Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and England. I have visited all of these countries during my travels and enjoyed their cultures and customs.
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 MoreWe sincerely thank AngloGold Ashanti for their continuing long-term support of Earbus - they are our original corporate supporter and sponsor. Recently AGA provided additional funds to allow the purchase of important audiological testing equipment. It’s greatly appreciated by our Clinical Team and will be very valuable in the region.
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 More100Women first supported Earbus Foundation in 2017 and this year invited previous successful applicants to re-submit in an invited Grant Round. We are delighted and excited to be awarded a $20,000 grant by the voting members of 100Women to deliver an Ear Health Ambassadors education program in 2021. Thanks 100Women!
Read MoreOur new South Pilbara program serving the townships of Tom Price and Paraburdoo and the communities of Wakathuni and Bellary Springs is now being funded by Rio Tinto. We are excited to partner with Rio to put a customised and fully equipped new Earbus into the region along with multi-year funding to ensure program continuity. Despite interruptions caused by Covid-19 we have already done 2 visits to local schools and communities and have follow-up visits re- commencing in July.
Read MoreIn planning for the future Earbus has identified a significant need for new IT infrastructure to better support our work with Aboriginal children and communities in regional and remote Western Australia.
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