Vaccines and Viruses: A History of Pandemics
COVID-19 seems like a contagious virus without parallel, but Australia has been hit by devastating pandemics before. The Spanish flu killed 15,000 Australians in 1919, smallpox decimated the Aboriginal population, HIV/AIDS … Continue reading →
Neena Bhandari on SBS Hindi
Polio survivor, Neena Bhandari spoke in two interviews on SBS Hindi, to help outreach to polio survivors from CALD backgrounds (all interviews are in Hindi).
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“Paralympic swimmer Elizabeth Edmondson’s 1964 Tokyo Games record still stands 55 years on” – ABC News
The following article is from ABC News: At just 14, Elizabeth Edmondson became the youngest Australian to claim an individual gold medal for swimming at either an Olympics or Paralympics. It … Continue reading →
“Understanding the lasting affects of polio” – Radio Interview on ABC HOBART
On Weekends with John X Did your parents or grandparents suffer from polio? Paul McIntyre spoke with Steph Cantrill from Polio Australia about the lasting affects of the condition. Thank you … Continue reading →
“Polio Info Session” – Barrier Daily Truth
An article about a polio community information session in Broken Hill featuring the story of polio survivor, Jan Mahyuddin.
Continue reading →“Pauline’s polio plight” – LaTrobe Valley Express
Traralgon resident Pauline Corrigan was someone who could not be restrained physically. For many years, especially during the 70-year-old grandmother’s younger days, she was either in a wheelchair or walked with … Continue reading →
Dr John Tierney talks about polio on 2GB
Polio Australia’s Patron Dr John Tierney OAM speaks to Alan Jones on The Alan Jones Breakfast Show:
Continue reading →Canberra Disability Review – “Attitude determines Altitude”
[pdf-embedder url=”https://www.stillhere.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Canberra-Disability-Review-7-Summer-2019.pdf” title=”Canberra Disability Review #7 Summer 2019″] Originally posted in the Canberra Disability Review
Continue reading →“Warrnambool group to host free information session about post-polio syndrome on Tuesday” – The Standard
“Most people would have heard of polio but many would not have heard of the late effects of polio. Warrnambool’s Mary Whelan lives with post-polio syndrome and said she didn’t realise … Continue reading →
OAM recipient Merle Thompson honoured for her service to the community
Congratulations to Merle Thompson, past Vice President and current Secretary and Life Member of Polio NSW, who was awarded a OAM in 2019. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.stillhere.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Lithgow-Mercury-31-01-2019.pdf” title=”Lithgow Mercury – Merle Thompson award”] … Continue reading →
‘I didn’t know I had parents until I was seven’: Polio’s forgotten survivors – ABC Capricornia
For the first seven years of her life, Robynne Clifton was confined to a hospital ward for treatment, hundreds of kilometres away from her family. Ms Clifton is one of an estimated 400,000 Australians affected by polio and wants people to know that although the viral infection is no longer a threat, it is not forgotten.
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“Polio could be the problem” – Lilydale and Yarra Valley Leader
[pdf-embedder url=”https://www.stillhere.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Polio-could-be-the-problem-Lilydale-and-Yarra-Valley-Leader-06_11_2018.pdf” title=”Polio could be the problem – Lilydale and Yarra Valley Leader, 06_11_2018″] Thank you Lilydale and Yarra Valley Leader for featuring this article
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Australian Physiotherapy Association – “Still here, but older: polio then and now”
[pdf-embedder url=”https://www.stillhere.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Australian-Physiotherapy-Association.pdf” title=”Australian Physiotherapy Association”] Thank you Australian Physiotherapy Association for featuring this article in their InMotion publication.
Continue reading →“Forgotten but not gone” – Barrier Daily Truth
“We organised with the Primary Health Network to come out and run this workshop as well as ‘linking in’ our polio survivors with some health services in Sydney by video conference. … Continue reading →
“Information session held for forgotten disease” – Yorke Peninsula Country Times
[pdf-embedder url=”https://www.stillhere.org.au/wp-content/uploads/YPCT180918P23-002.pdf” title=”Yorke Peninsula Country Times September 2018″] Thank you to Yorke Peninsula Country Times newspaper for featuring this article.
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