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THE HON JULIE BISHOP MP - FORMER MINISTER FOR AGEING

The Hon Julie Bishop MP - Media Items

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Listed below are media items for The Hon Julie Bishop MP - Former Minister for Ageing

January 2004

28 January 2004

Bedingfeld Lodge extension benefits local residents

The Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, and the Member for Canning, Don Randall, opened a new extension and refurbishment of Bedingfeld Lodge aged care home in Western Australia.

27 January 2004

Senior Australian of the Year 2004

A Victorian woman, Mrs Tehree Gordon, who has dedicated her life to caring for abused children has been named the 2004 Senior Australia of the Year.

27 January 2004

More support for carers in the Wheatbelt

The National Carer Counselling Program was launched by the Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, and the Federal Member for Pearce, Judi Moylan, in Northam.

23 January 2004

Extra Home and Community Care funding for Western Australia

The Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, and the Western Australian Minister for Health, Jim McGinty, announced Western Australian organisations would receive a total of almost $120 million in funding to provide Home and Community Care services.

16 January 2004

Supplies of pneumococcal vaccine guaranteed

Supplies of pneumococcal vaccine for the Australian Government's $21.23 million childhood vaccination program have today been guaranteed by the vaccine's manufacturer, Wyeth.

06 January 2004

Government delivers support for aged care workers

The Australian Government recognises there is a shortage of aged care nurses and is taking steps to address the problem, the Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, has said.