Issue #344 – Wednesday, 17 August, 2016
Albury Wodonga’s largest circulating newspaper
Light tankers for a big job FIRE depots across the region will receive new G-Wagon 4WD ultra-light tankers to assist Forest Fire Management Victoria staff in protecting local communities during bushfire season.
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$36,000 donation By Monique Kuzeff MONEY raised locally stays local when it comes to the Border Ovarian Cancer Awareness Group (BOCAG) who were thrilled to present the Border Medical Oncology Research Unit (BMORU) with their first instalment of over $36,000 accumulated in the Kelsey Watts Memorial Ovarian Cancer Research Grant. The BOCAG thanked community groups who contributed donations in to the grant including Kelly Country Albury HOG’s Ladies of Harley ($2300), St Pats FC ($5000), and Wodonga Bulldogs FC ($2500). Upon its establishment in 2012, BOCAG aimed to raise awareness of ovarian cancer and committed to funding cancer trials run by BMORU for the next three years, which would be achieved through fund-raising efforts. BMORU business manager Fiona Tuthill said the donation would enable the BMORU to employ a Senior Clinical Research Nurse for two days a week over the next three and a half years. “Research nurses and staff are our major cost so for us it’s something we wouldn’t be able to do without this funding,” Ms Tuthill said. “The research nurse will help us recruit patients for gynecological trials so we can continue to try and develop new treatments that could improve local cancer sufferers lives. She said she hoped the grant would help raise BMORU’s profile and activity throughout the area. “We want to make people more aware that there are opportunities here to participate in cancer trials and hopefully improve treatment in the long run.” Once the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre opens its doors, Border Medical Oncology will be able to operate in a patient room, Ms Tuthill said. “Currently we have two patient
BOCAG treasurer Bronwyn Terrill, BOCAG committee member Karen Ferguson, St Pats FC spokesperson John Mahoney, BMORU business manager Fiona Tuthill, Wodonga Bulldogs FC spokesperson Robyn Groat, BOCAG founder Heather Watts and Kelly Country Albury HOGs Ladies of Harley Wendy McInnes. rooms and we are going to have a third one when we are here (AWRCC) and we’ll have increased staff so hopefully that means we will see more patients on the trial. “People who are suffering from this type of cancer would be very appreciative as we are of the local groups
contributing to this grant and that the money is staying local and making an impact on their lives.” Wodonga Bulldogs FC spokesperson Robyn Groat said the club raised its contribution over two years at its annual Ladies Day held in May.
“We wanted to support something we knew had pretty nasty statistics and there wasn’t much focus on so we wanted to channel in and help BOCAG,” she said. Kelly Country Albury HOGs Ladies of Harley raised their contribution through their inaugural ride while
St Pats FC raised its through various fund-raising events across three years. The three community groups said they would continue to raise funds for the Kelsey Watts Memorial Ovarian Cancer Research Grant to assist BOCAG in funding BMORU ovarian cancer trials and research.
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