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$500,000 to assist deaf children
THE Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF) has provided $500,000 to the Shepherd Centre which supports young people diagnosed with deafness and their families. Based in Hobart, it will be the first permanent clinical intervention service for deaf children in the state, ensuring equitable access to life-
changing support, long-term wellbeing, and community cohesion. Three-year-old Ted Warren from Moonah was born deaf and has been utilising The Shepherd Centre professional support to develop speech and language. Ted’s mum Caroline Verth said having The Shepherd
Centre in a different state without a permanent presence in Tasmania had provided challenges to accessing all of the support they had to offer. “The Shepherd Centre has been great for Ted and been invaluable for our family,” she said. “Having regular access to its
specialist services will change our whole experience and we are really looking forward to the difference it will make to Ted’s life.” The Shepherd Centre will recruit and train a Hobart-based clinician who will focus on coordinating appointments for children, managing hearing devices,
providing group education programs for families, forming relationships with local health and education providers, and organising community-building and social connection events for families.
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From left, Tasmanian Community Fund Board member Michelle Swallow, Ted Warren, Caroline Verth, Stu Warren and Arthur Warren.
Sue Hickey: Election opportunity for Glenorchy Photo credit: L’Azure Photography.
“THE election of a new Mayor provides the people of Glenorchy with the opportunity to shape the future of their city,” Mayoral and Alderman candidate Sue Hickey (pictured) says. “I have chosen to make Glenorchy my home for the past 13 years. So, as a ratepayer and a resident, I have
lived in Glenorchy for a very long time and am committed to making life better for the people of the northern suburbs,” she said. “I want to play a key role. I see so much potential for our city. It has a vibrant community with so much diversity. It just needs action to make
it flourish. “I am standing for election as Mayor and Alderman because I believe I can make things happen. I know how local government works, I have the experience, proven leadership ability and I get things done.” Ms Hickey said Glenorchy needed
safer footpaths, modern sports facilities, potholes fixed, a safer bus mall, better infrastructure and more improved streetscapes. “It also needs more public health services, additional facilities and support for community groups, improved sporting grounds and parklands, and more
greening of the city and suburbs,” she said. “We need the small business sector to thrive and to want to invest in our city. We need to identify all land surplus to council’s needs and make it available for affordable housing supply. STORY CONTINUES PAGE 3
