From humble beginnings around a kitchen table in Wanneroo in April 2013, Earbus Foundation of WA has grown to become one of - if not the - leading ear health service providers in Australia in terms of reach and client throughput.
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Recent media spotlight on Banksia Hill and juveniles detained by the WA justice system begs the question of how many of these young offenders can hear?
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Listen to our Program Coordinator Kassy Hayden, a young Noongar Yamatji woman, share a little about her role at Earbus and the work we do.
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CEO & co-founder Paul Higginbotham recently shared with Third Sector News about how we stay on mission.
Earbus Outreach Program Coordinator for the Goldfields & Pilbara, Kassy Hayden, made the national news this month sharing her lived experience of Otitis media (middle ear disease), telling National Indigenous Times how getting the condition treated makes a big positive impact in children’s lives.
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The Earbus team was delighted by a recent visit to our Hear Today Clinic from the Hon Dr Anne Aly MP, Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth.
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Hello, I’m Laura. I was born and raised in Perth and as a young adult I moved north to Broome. There I completed my nursing degree at Notre Dame University with a focus on Aboriginal healthcare. Naturally, I developed a deep passion for working with Aboriginal people.
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After an excursion trip to Perth in 2021 where Earbus checked and reported on student's ears, Karalundi College Principal, Dr John Corcoran, reached out for ongoing services, recognising the impact of ear problems on students' education and behavioural outcomes.
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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.
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The wonderful Royal Australasian College of Surgeons raised funds for Earbus Foundation at their WA Surgeons Ball. Through auctions of some amazing items and donations made on the night, the WA Surgeons Ball has made an important difference to the work of Earbus across our state.
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On 10 December our new Kwinana clinic - that will deliver vital ear checks and health care to children in the community - opened at the Institute of Indigenous Wellbeing & Sports Offices.
Earbus Foundation Patron, Professor Harvey Coates AO, marked the opening of the Earbus Kwinana Clinic by leading an ENT and audiology clinic.
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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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