Dr John Tierney talks about polio on 2GB
Polio Australia’s Patron Dr John Tierney OAM speaks to Alan Jones on The Alan Jones Breakfast Show:
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Read More ▷Fundraising Institute of Australia Conference
On 28th February 2019, I attended the Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA) Conference in Melbourne. Polio Australia was lucky enough to win a free day-pass from The Xfactor Collective and unfortunately our Finance Manager, Bonnie, was unable to attend. The … Read More ▷
“Warrnambool group to host free information session about post-polio syndrome on Tuesday” – The Standard
“Most people would have heard of polio but many would not have heard of the late effects of polio. Warrnambool’s Mary Whelan lives with post-polio syndrome and said she didn’t realise she had it until about six years ago. “There … Read More ▷
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OAM recipient Merle Thompson honoured for her service to the community
Congratulations to Merle Thompson, past Vice President and current Secretary and Life Member of Polio NSW, who was awarded a OAM in 2019. Merle’s citation in the OAM listing:
Read More ▷‘I didn’t know I had parents until I was seven’: Polio’s forgotten survivors – ABC Capricornia
For the first seven years of her life, Robynne Clifton was confined to a hospital ward for treatment, hundreds of kilometres away from her family. Ms Clifton is one of an estimated 400,000 Australians affected by polio and wants people to know that although the viral infection is no longer a threat, it is not forgotten.
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Post-polio in Taiwan
Iris and Yu-ching attended Polio Australia’s Polio Health and Wellness Retreat in 2018. Iris is a polio survivor and Yu-ching is a physiotherapist, both living in Taiwan. There is limited information about post-polio in Taiwan, so they attended the Retreat … Read More ▷