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2 Speak Out February 2015 Speech Pathology Australia
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Gaenor Dixon – Vice President Communications
Robyn Stephen – Vice President Operations
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Belinda Hill – Director
Brooke Sanderson – Director
Asher Verheggen – Director
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Print Post Approved PP349181/01711
ISSN 1446-053X
Page 10: We recap SPA’s significant achievements last year; page 14:
Nominations and judges sought for the 2015 Book of the Year Awards.
contents
• 2014 Research Grants
• 2015 Research Grants
• Federal Budget submission
• Ethics Board nominations
• Telepractice Position Statement
• Project Officer EOIs sought
• A snapshot of Australian
speechies
14 Book of the Year news
• New South Wales
• Northern Territory
• Southern Australia
• Tasmania
• Western Australia
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