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Hear to help Broken Hill Fringe
A year ago, the idea of working alongside acclaimed Australian singer and conductor Dr Jonathon Welch at a community arts festival never crossed Rosanna Morrison’s mind. In fact, Rosanna was more than...
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Frozen Fever comes over Princess Channae
When Kailin Hendy’s little girl Channae turned four years old, she noticed that her daughter was having difficulties with her speech and starting to withdraw from large groups of people. “When...
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Computer game helps Ryan listen and learn
Ryan Lombardo may never have been diagnosed with Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) had it not been for his Mum’s quick thinking. Reading over an article on auditory processing that was given...
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Nothing stopping this sister act
With their matching wide smiles and can-do attitudes, it’s hard to imagine twins Emily and Reese Prior spending the first 11 weeks of their lives in an intensive care unit. Born at 29 weeks, the...
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TV star’s hearing in full bloom
Before Peter became the popular face of longstanding TV show Gardening Australia, he served as an infantry soldier in the Korean War. It was his time in the army that also caused him permanent hearing...
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Alex sings out for healthy hearing
For aspiring Adelaide-born opera singer Alex Bond, the path to success can result from the most unsettling of circumstances. It all started when Alex was diagnosed with having fluid behind his eardrums...
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Three generations of Aussie men band together for Men’s Health Week (June 15...
Country music legend Troy Cassar Daley, TV icon host Peter Cundall and aspiring opera singer Alex Bond are banding together to urge men across Australia to be aware of their hearing health and if...
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Troy puts ‘hear’ into heart
With a career spanning twenty years, and a reputation as one of the nicest guys in country music, it’s no surprise that Troy is approached by many organisations seeking his support. But, above all...
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Over 900 hearing aids donated to help those with hearing loss in Africa
Our Broken Hill audiologist Rosanna Morrison knows the importance of good hearing health, especially to those in less developed countries than Australia. That’s why she’s called on the Broken Hill...
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Callan’s hoop dreams
Young basketball enthusiast Callan Brooks is hopping on a plane and will attempt to bring home gold at the Asia Pacific Deaf Games. While most basketball players rely heavily on whistles and sounds...
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Y5-6 I Can Hear You Now Award Winner
Young Thirlmere local wins inaugural ‘I Can Hear You Now’ Australian Hearing award. Elle Hessey, 11 years old won this award winner thanks to her positive outlook and go-getting attitude that really...
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Sarah goes for gold
Sarah Ashleigh is a champion. The Year 10 student from Farrer in Canberra has just returned from representing the ACT at the 2016 Australian Deaf Games. But it’s not just her gold and bronze medals,...
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Joan dives into life thanks to hearing again
Joan Watts is unstoppable. It’s hard to believe that just a few years ago Joan was feeling isolated because of her hearing loss. Now, the 85 year old from Willaston is constantly on the go and her days...
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Hats off to William
Like many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Bundjalung man Joshua Fares and his fifteen-year-old-son William, both experienced middle ear infections throughout childhood, which has led...
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Meet the Betros family
Yana and Josh are the proud parents of four happy and energetic kids, three of whom were born with hearing loss. The Betros family knows of no other instances of hearing loss in their family history,...
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Harry’s hearing loss journey
Every hearing loss journey has its own challenges. Here is one inspiring story… Harry’s story Like many seniors, Harry tried to ignore his hearing loss. We follow him through his denial to...
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It’s all plain sailing for Jack
17 year-old Jack, our client from Mount Gravatt and Robina, may want to consider changing his surname to Sparrow sometime soon, after just returning from a nautical experience of a lifetime. The young...
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Isabelle’s world of sound changed with Softband Baha
Meet Isabelle today and you’ll see a confident, happy nine-year-old girl who loves drama classes, athletics, netball and playing the violin. It may be hard to believe she’s been living with severe...
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Delightful and energetic, 89-year-old Alma Hodge from Sydney’s south, recently opened her home to allow a glimpse of her life in the house she and her late husband built 50 years ago and where they...
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Why Mikey Robins isn’t laughing
The Hearing YES Test features a video featuring Australian TV personality and comedian, Mikey Robins. Using his much-loved brand of humour, he invites people to go online and assess whether or not...
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