Recent Posts in ‘GTC Australia’
National Child Protection Week: 5 – 11 September 2011
In Australia, a child is abused every 13 minutes. More than 30,000 children are abused or neglected every year in Australia. You can help prevent it. So, don’t just stand there. Join the thousands of Australians who get involved in National Child Protection Week every year. During National Child Protection Week, we will showcase how communities,
Eczema Awareness Week 5 – 11 September 2011
Eczema Awareness Week 5 – 11 September 2011 is about raising awareness of the condition of eczema and of the Association as a source of help and support. Eczema Awareness Week is held each year in spring, when the most common type of eczema – atopic eczema – tends to flare. Potential triggers include pollens,
Fathers Day: 4 September 2011
GTC Australia would like to wish everyone a very happy Father’s Day. Many Australians observe Father’s Day on the first Sunday of September. It is a day for people to show their appreciation for fathers and father figures. Father figures may include stepfathers, fathers-in-law, guardians (eg. foster parents), and family friends.
Blue September, facing up to cancer in men
Blue September is about men facing up to cancer Each year, more than 22,000 (AIHW) Australian men die of cancer. Common types of cancers causing death in men are lung, prostate, bowel, melanoma and testicular. In many cases, male cancer deaths can be prevented through healthy lifestyle decisions and early detection. Blue September is a
Fight Cancer Foundation Footy Colours Day: 2 September 2011
Football is about spirit, strength and the fight to win. Those touched by cancer share a similar journey and need the same strength and courage to win their individual fight. Footy Colours Day is the Fight Cancer Foundation national fundraising event, and is the one day in September to fight cancer and save lives. Footy
Heart Foundation Doorknock Appeal 1 – 30 September, 2011
The Heart Foundation saves lives and improves health through funding world-class cardiovascular research, guidelines for health professionals, informing the public and assisting people with cardiovascular disease. As a charity, the Heart Foundation relies on donations and gifts in wills to continue our lifesaving research, education and health promotion work. There are so many ways you
National Asthma Week 1-7 September 2011
National Asthma Week is held from the 1st to the 7th of September each year. This year the theme is ‘You can help someone with asthma’. Did you know? 1 in 10 Australians have asthma – almost everyone will know someone with asthma Asthma is the leading reason for children visiting emergency departments You can
Celebrate Wattle Day 1 September, 2011
As the wattle blossoms gold to welcome in the Australian Spring, let us celebrate being Australian. We are extremely fortunate and have been blessed to be who we are and live where we are. Wattle is our national floral emblem. It is a symbol that comes directly from our land; Wattle is Australian and represents
Gold Bow Day 1 September 2011
The two loops of the ATF Gold Bow symbolise the two glands, one on either side of the neck. The Gold colour symbolises that your thyroid gland is more valuable to you than Gold. The ATF Gold Bow Day highlights the increase in thyroid cancer and gives support to thyroid cancer patients, undergoing Radio-Active Iodine
International Overdose Awareness Day: 31 August 2011
Overdose Awareness Day is a commemorative day which acknowledges individual loss and family grief when loved ones have suffered overdose and are either permanently injured or have lost their life. The day also aims to raise awareness about overdoses from the use of both licit and illicit drugs. The Salvation Army invite you to participate
National Meals on Wheels Day: 31 August 2011
National Meals on Wheels Day is celebrated on the last Wednesday in August each year. This annual celebration recognises the work of the organisations’ 78,700 volunteers at over 740 branches around the country. Australian Meals on Wheels President, Leon Holmes, said “the day was about recognising the efforts of the organisations’ volunteers and staff. For all
Fresh food or landfill
My Green Australia looks into the food that doesn’t make the journey from the farm to the market: Fresh food or landfill? What happens to the food that doesn’t make the journey from the farm to the market or the produce at the market that won’t sell on the day? Brooke Eggleton reports. At 7am on
