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On 11 November, the Chair of the Tasmanian
Branch of Speech Pathology Australia, Rosalie
Martin, was named the Tasmanian Australian of the
Year for 2017.
South Australian Branch member Michelle De La
Perrelle received the Hilary Johnson Award at the
recent 2016 Autism SA Recognition Awards.
Adjunct Associate Professor and Association
member, Dimity Dornan was named a Fellow by the
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and
Engineering (ATSE).
Aleisha Davis was the recipient of the Business
Leader category award as part of the NSW Business
Chamber Business Awards, an award sponsored
by the City of Sydney to celebrate business people
and professionals who have provided inspiration to a
new generation of upcoming business leaders.
The Tasmanian Branch project No Bars on Books
was honoured with a Tasmanian Allied Health
Award. See page 35 for more.
On 11 May the
Association conducted its
inaugural Swallowing
Awareness Day with
Dizzy the pelican mascot
prominent. The hashtag
#900swallows
trended on the day.
More than 200 tweeters
supported the event.
Speech Pathology Week
2016 promoted the theme
Speech Pathologists –
Creating Futures! As part of
the campaign, over 7000
mini-mags were distributed
to over 1500 locations
across the country,
promoting the profession
and the creating awareness
of communication and
swallowing difficulties.
The Tools2Talk+ &
Key Word Sign Australia
apps are available!
(03) 9843 2000
Tools 2
Talk +
For your chance to win a copy
tell us in 25 words or less how the
Tools2Talk+ or the Key Word Sign
Australia app could help someone
you support.
Email your responses to:
Competition closes 31st March 2017
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Check them out!
July and September
Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Brisbane and Perth
Additional courses organised by demand
Multisensory Instruction in
Language Arts 1
Teacher Training Course
Gain the skills to teach writing, spelling and
reading to primary school students.
Contact
Robyn Grace
03 9889 4768
Awards and accolades
Association promotions