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...
View ArticleSarah 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,...
View ArticleJoan 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...
View ArticleHats 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...
View ArticleMeet 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,...
View ArticleHarry’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...
View ArticleIt’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...
View ArticleIsabelle’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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