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Laura Kool

Preparing for the holidays 

As we head towards a busy time of year, many in our community look for ways to manage with the limited energy they have. We also know that these times of year can be difficult for many, with reminders of what you can’t do, missing out on experiences, and challenging family and relationship dynamics.   It’s

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Laura Kool

Foundational Supports – General Supports Consultation

Complete our survey!   The Australian Government is currently developing services for Australians with disability who aren’t eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). These will be called Foundational Supports.   There are two parts to Foundational Supports: General Supports: access to information, advice & referrals; as well as individual and community capacity building. Available to those who are and are not

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Laura Kool

The CEO Report | October 2024

Hello to all our supporters and readers of the Emerge Australia newsletter! We are in the final quarter of 2024 and it’s shaping up to be extremely busy as we charge towards the end of the year. With a federal election in the first half of 2025, pre-budget submissions due, a plethora of government submissions

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Laura Kool

The CEO Report | September 2024

Hello to all our supporters and readers of the Emerge Australia newsletter! Welcome to spring. In this edition of our newsletter, we highlight some of the exciting initiatives Emerge Australia is undertaking on your behalf around the country.  We are a little over three months away from the end of another calendar year and potentially

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Laura Kool

The CEO Report | August 2024

Hello to all our supporters and readers of the Emerge Australia newsletter! Welcome to the August 2024 edition of our Emerge Australia newsletter.  I don’t know about you, but do you feel the year is just flying by at a really fast pace?  At Emerge Australia we certainly do, probably because of the volume of

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Laura Kool

Statement on Federal Government’s response to the Disability Royal Commission 

Published: 08 August 2024 The Disability Royal Commission was a landmark moment in the lives of Australians living with disability. Emerge Australia believes the Australian Government’s response to the Disability Royal Commission does not go far enough to address the scale of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability, reflected in the Commission’s

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Laura Kool

The CEO Report | July 2024

Hello to all our supporters and readers of the Emerge Australia newsletter! Thank you to our wonderful community This is the first newsletter of our new financial year and I want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated to our end of financial year (EOFY) appeal. Thank you for your donations and

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Laura Kool

New RACGP CPD approved GP training on ME/CFS and long COVID

Receive updates on Health Professional Education opportunities Following the success of our GP education course delivered at GPCE last year, Emerge Australia hosted an updated, CPD GP education series in May 2024 on our Learning Management System. We did this with the support of an unrestricted educational grant from Moderna. 76 GPs and Allied Health

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Laura Kool

ABC Drive: Clinical Guidelines announcement

Published: 20 June 2024 ABC’s Ali Moore in conversation with Emerge Australia CEO Anne Wilson about the importance of the governments announcement of funding updated ME/CFS clinical guidelines and what that will mean for the community. Segment starts at 1:57:12 and finishes at 2:12:20 Listen here

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