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Tick-borne Diseases Unit, University of Sydney – Ms Ann Cincotta, Dr Ann Mitrovic, Ms Jevira Marczuk, Mr Oliver Creagh, Dr Brent McParland and Ms Brooke Storey Lewis.
Twin Towns funds medical research into Lyme-like illness This year, Twin Towns Community Foundation continues its important funding of a number of Australian medical research institutes, including the Australian Respiratory Council’s (ARC) research into Lyme-like illness. Chair of the Twin Towns Community Foundation, Mr David Phillips, explained that in the past, the Foundation predominantly delivered funding and support to charities and community organisations in the local area. “A more holistic approach has been adopted by the Community Foundation Board over the past few years to bring widespread benefits of Twin Towns medical research funding, hopefully, to people on a global level,” said David. “In 2014, the Foundation approved almost a million dollars over three to five years for six medical research projects linked to a number of national institutions, including the ARC,” he said. A grant of $60,000 over three years to the ARC ensures research can continue in earnest into diagnosis and treatment for people affected
by Lyme-like illness, a problem growing in prevalence in and around the Queensland/New South Wales border regions. Emeritus Professor J Paul Seale AM, President of ARC, said that tick-borne illnesses are amongst the fastest growing infectious diseases in the world, affecting millions of people globally. “Symptoms of Lyme-like disease are debilitating and can be neurological, musculo-skeletal, cardiac and arthritic and often overlap with other conditions making diagnosis difficult outside of well categorised endemic areas such as regions of Europe and USA. “There appears to be clusters of this illness mainly on the east coast of Australia, with one of the clusters being located in north-eastern New South Wales and southeast Queensland. This region is now the focus of Australian Respiratory Council research which forms a part of a greater national study,” said Professor Seale. Research aims to identify the causative agent of this Lyme-
like disease and develop specific diagnostic tests to detect Australians with the illness. “Funding provided by the Twin Towns Community Foundation is supporting researchers to undertake necessary and important work that will be of benefit in improving our understanding of Lyme Disease in Australia. “We thank Twin Towns Community Foundation for their generous support for this significant public health issue,” Professor Seale said. Other medical research projects that receive funding from the Twin Towns Community Foundation include Chris O'Brien Lifehouse ($250,000 over five years for research into prostate cancer); Garvan Institute (($250,000 over five years for research into a cure for Type 1 Diabetes); Queensland University ($120,000 over three years for research into tissue engineering); Walter & Eliza Hall Institute ($130,800 over three years for research into treatment for colon cancer); and Griffith University ($105,000 scholarship over three years).
At the Twin Towns Annual General Meeting in May, the board of management’s recommendation to award life membership to two outstanding members was unanimously supported and approved. Mark Day was elected to the board in 1996 and 2016 marks 20 years of dedication and commitment to Twin Towns. Mark, a local physiotherapist who commenced his practice in Coolangatta in 1984, has volunteered his services to many sporting clubs over the years, usually as the team physiotherapist. During his time as a director at Twin Towns, Mark has served on the Membership, Finance, Constitutional Review, Building, Risk and Compliance Committees, to name just a few, and is currently Chairman of the Disciplinary and Membership Review panels. Mark is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mark consistently goes above and beyond in his contribution to Twin Towns and Chairman Michael Fraser and fellow directors extend their congratulations to Mark on his successful and pivotal role on the board over the past two decades. Max Jessop has been a Twin Towns member for more than 30 years and an active member of
Max Jessop (left) and Board Director Mark Day.
the Twin Towns golf section for 20 years. This popular Vietnam Veteran’s career in the Australian Army saw him posted to Vung Tau in 1967. He was later posted to the RAAF Airbase in Canberra working as Liaison Sergeant when Chinook, SkyCrane and Iroquois aircraft were required for troop movement. In 1972 he was posted to the RAAF Base at Amberley, then HQ1 Division at Enoggera, until his discharge in 1979. Since retiring in 2000, Max has become a regular fixture on the course, playing four or five times a week. His contribution to Twin Towns golf spans almost 20 years, serving as a committee member from 1988 to 2015. He still willingly offers assistance when required. Twin Towns is proud to have members like Max Jessop, now a Life Member, and the board and management extends their congratulations to him on his outstanding achievements.
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