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Always Respect Your Elders

Wendy Williams, Monday, 17th October 2016 -  Anne Fairhall is a Victorian volunteer and carer advocate for people living with dementia. She is this week’s Changemaker. Fairhall’s husband Geoff developed younger onset frontotemporal…

Alzheimer’s Australia Reveals Buttrose Replacement

Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th July 2014 -  Graeme Samuel, former Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria Board chair, will be replacing high-profile media personality Ita Buttrose as Alzheimer’s Australia’s…

Mixed Bag for Science

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 14th May 2014 -  The Australian Academy of Science says the Federal Budget is mixed for science; investing in some areas while pulling funding from others. “While the new Medical Research…

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The Power of Successful Charity Ambassadors

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th September 2013 -  Recruiting and capitalising on a great charity Ambassador needs time and planning. National dementia Not for Profit Alzheimer’s Australia offers its tips on finding the …

Aussie Not for Profit App a Worldwide Success

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 20th February 2013 -  An Australian-developed Not for Profit app has been downloaded by more than a quarter of a million people worldwide, with requests to make it available in more languages. Alzheimer’s…

Ita is Australian of the Year

Lina Caneva, Saturday, 26th January 2013 -  ?Publishing icon and health care champion Ita Buttrose AO OBE has been named Australian of the Year 2013 at the Australian of the Year Awards announcement held in front of Parliament…

Alzheimer’s Australia WA CEO Steps Down

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd July 2012 -  The chief executive of Alzheimer’s Australia WA Frank Schaper has resigned from his position having served as chief executive for 15 years. The announcement that Schaper…

Not for Profit Sector Welcomes Aged Care Overhaul

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th April 2012 -  Not for Profit organisations around the country have welcomed the Gillard Government’s announcement to overhaul Australia’s aged care system. The response from…

Government Announces Aged Care Reforms

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th April 2012 -  The Gillard Government has today announced a $3.7 billion overhaul to the aged care system. In what the Minister for Ageing, Mark Butler, has called the “most sweeping reforms”…

NFPs Hijack Valentines Day Love Theme to Promote Their Campaigns

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 14th February 2012 -  The Alzheimer's Australia campaign launch this morning in Sydney. Image: supplied Not for Profits around Australia are using the theme of ‘sharing the love’ on…

Not for Profit App Hits Number One

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 16th November 2011 -  A brain health app designed by an Australian Not for Profit organisation became the number one app in the nation this week, racking up 41,000 downloads in just 48 hours. BrainyApp is…

Dementia Forgotten in Budget Funding

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th May 2011 -  Alzheimer’s Australia says it’s disappointed that dementia has not featured as a priority for funding in the Federal Budget. The national Not for Profit points to a…

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