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The Hear our Heart Project are the proud winners of the 
    2012 Wudhagaragarra Award.


Wudhagaragarra is a Wiradjuri award meaning to listen, to learn.
(How Ironic is that meaning)
We received the School Community Partnership Award and are
very honoured to do so.

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2014

December ........ NEWSFLASH
Our new hearing testing equipment has arrived. $25 000 worth of quality that will help so many children.
We purchased our gear from Sonic who are a company in the William Demant Group. http://www.demant.com/about.cfm

Part of this group is the  Oticon Foundation which is where we got our $62 000 grant from in January. We bought our equipment from them as we wanted to give back to them , as they were so generous to us.
When Hans Demant founded Oticon in 1904, it was for a good reason: his wife was hearing impaired, and he was determined to help her and others like her.  http://www.demant.com/foundation.cfm

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September 2014
Testing at Dubbo South Public saw the beginning of our Partnership with royal far West and Ronald McDonald charities. We now have access to their care mobile and its staff for free when they are not using it.

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 January $62 000 Grant

awarded from Oticon Foundation. What a way to start the year!

Read the local Dubbo Daily Liberal Article below printed in February. This very generous grant is an Australian first folks. The Oticon Foundation is a Danish Foundation and donates to Danish projects. It is an honour for us to be a recipient. Because of this grant we will now start hearing testing this year, beginning with St Laurence's Primary School in Dubbo before Easter. Thank you Oticon.


click on the Oticon logo above to go to their website.


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JUNE, 2013
Welcome on board the Ear Bus Warren Community.

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We are extremely excited to announce a new Committee for the Ear Bus project has been formed in Warren.

Thanks to the enormous effort June Hawkes has put in to pull the community together for their first event in June 2013.

A Community Trivia night was held with over $6000 raised.
 

 




Dubbo City Toyota joins the list of keen SPONSORS for our Project.

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At our Dubbo Xmas in July Dinner Toyota Dealer Principal David Hayes announced 
"I will be providing the Toyota Coaster Bus at bare invoiced cost as well as servicing the Bus for free for a 3 year period. I am so impressed with the efforts of the people on the Ear Bus Committee and can see the need for this bus to get on the road as soon as possible. I will donate a further $10,000 to the local charity.
Out of all of the local organisations and charities that we support The Ear Bus is my personal favourite because the kids are our future and the ladies on the committee have explained many stories to me where many learning difficulties and social issues were alleviated by discovering a hearing issue through a simple hearing test. 
The kids thrive once their hearing issue is treated. This is an important charity that must succeed in my opinion” David has also donated a signed Lee Kernaghan guitar  for us to raffle next yr


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David Hayes making his announcement at Xmas in July
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David with Committee member Sue Went
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Rodney and Danielle Sparrow, DUBBO GOOD GUYS, announce that we will be their beneficiary of their LOCAL GIVING PROGRAM for another 12 months.

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Rodney and Danielle present the cheque to Rowena Galway
They presented us with a $6000 cheque at our Xmas in July Dinner.
This was  proceeds of the Local Giving Program for 2012-2013 period.
We look forward to their support for the next 12 months.
Rodney said, as he presented the cheque, that our charity is very close to his heart as one of their 4 children has suffered Glue Ear for many years and the after effects of this disease on a child's education is more than you realise.

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Lets ask Toyota Australia to provide the Bus for us?????

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David Hayes suggested we made a short movie for him to take to Toyota Australia to showcase our Project. The aim of this is to ask for Toyota Australia's support in providing the Toyota Coaster Deluxe.

In November we met at Toyota, with Graham Palm from Palm Audio and Visual, ready to film us. We were lucky enough to have Local GP Dr Ramana Kaipu and Ear Specialist Dr Taeed Quddusi at the filming. We also had St Laurence's Primary Dubbo Principal, Mrs Pauline Walkom. All of the children involved in the filming had ear problems, even some of the adults did when they were young!

Please pray for this submission to be a successful one.

Enjoy the slide show below....



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       2012 
         

                           
                   
The Hear our Heart Project are the proud winners of the 
    2012 Wudhagaragarra Award.


Wudhagaragarra is a Wiradjuri award meaning to listen, to learn.
(How Ironic is that meaning)
We received the School Community Partnership Award and are
very honoured to do so.

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October 2012
GREAT NEWS......
We have won a $10 000 Community Grant.

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Sunrise ran a Toyota Landcruiser Community Project competition


Colleen Muirhead,
Secretary to Dubbo Private Hospital Ear Nose Throat Specialist, Dr Rabie, saw the competition one morning and entered us.

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What an awesome suprise to find out that she won the        $10 000.
She already does so much for Otitis Media children in Dubbo and district, so to think of entering us in this competition is just fantastic.
 
We thank her from the bottom of our hearts for truely HEARING OUR HEART.




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November News.........

Front Row classroom sound systems have sponsored the Ear Bus $8000.This fantastic news was announced at the Gala Ball on 10th November.

NSW Front Row Business Manager, Allyson Young, travelled to Dubbo to attend the Gala Ball and announce the news.
Most Schools and Child Care Centres in Dubbo have Front Row sound systems installed in their classrooms to help their children hear accurately, so,  it makes sense for Front Row to be a sponsor. 
Both organistaions are passionate about improving childrens  hearing in the classroom.

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Allyson Young
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Links to our Newspaper articles

Disco raises-money to conduct more ear tests-photos
New ear bus visits its first school
Ear bus ready to hit the road
New bus helps ear project
High honours for hear our heart pair
Ggroup-busy-keeping-ears-healthy
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/4756539/fun-while-learning-for-kids
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/4870733/hear-our-hearts-student-visit
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/4903955/another-round-of-funding-for-central-west-community-groups
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/4808552/community-groups-stronger-thanks-to-funds
www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/4599884/hear-our-heart-bus
Hear-our-heart-bus-continuing-momentum
Eear-bus-given-welcome-donation-from-dubbo-west-public-school/
Extra-special-new-year-for-local-groups

Trek-takes-dubbo-hiker-to-new-heights-for-hear-our-heart-photos
Have-a-heart-of-gold-be-part-of-golf-charity-day
Hear-our-heart-on-the-right-road
A-pizza-night-calls-in-the-name-of-charity
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/2243428/trek-takes-dubbo-hiker-to-new-heights-for-hear-our-heart-photos
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/2285253/hear-our-heart-ear-bus-swings-into-gear
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/1337460/snapped-hear-our-heart-trivia-night
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/1606317/warm-up-with-hear-our-hearts-celebration
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/1154082/hear-our-heart-gala-ball
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/1684956/dubbo-city-toyota-hearing-the-call-for-ear-bus-donations
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/2174374/golfers-take-to-the-greens-for-charity
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/1130209/sponsors-get-ear-bus-rolling/
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/1263072/nation-hears-call-for-help/
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/2086434/josh-edwards-prepared-to-climb-every-mountain/
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/589587/otitis-media-a-frightening-cause-for-halloween-party/
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/1561923/latest-technology-helps-kids-hear/
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/446841/spooky-event-to-support-hearing/
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/878318/beautiful-scenes-tell-story-loud-and-clear/
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/750662/bid-to-establish-ear-bus/
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/1527337/ear-campaign-opening-up/
http://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/2689310/ear-bus-given-welcome-donation-from-dubbo-west-public-school/?cs=112 


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24 Erskine Street
Dubbo NSW, 2830
PO BOX 1923
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Director Donna Rees: 0419 534 447
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  • Home
  • About us
    • Principal Sponsor
    • Local Major Sponsor
    • Creating our Ear Bus
    • Stories
  • Dubbo & District Deaf Club
    • Family camps
  • Education
    • What is otitis media?
    • Why does otitis media occur?
    • Treatments for otitis media
    • Other reasons why children get Otitis Media
    • Using sound systems to help children hear accurately in class
  • Hearing Testing
    • Humble beginnings
  • News/Events
    • Previous Newsletters
    • Awards
    • Current Events
  • How can YOU help? - Support the project here
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