The Hon Julie Bishop MP - Media Items
Listed below are media items for The Hon Julie Bishop MP - Former Minister for Ageing
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31 May 2004
Australian Kidney Awareness Week
Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, launches Australian Kidney Awareness Week in Canberra.
28 May 2004
70 new aged care places for Noble Gardens
Older Victorians entering residential aged care will have access to a greater range of quality services with the opening of extensions to Noble Gardens Residential Aged Care in Noble Park, Melbourne.
28 May 2004
Community Visitors Scheme helps thousands
More than 20,000 socially-isolated older Australians living in residential aged care homes have been helped by the Community Visitors Scheme.
28 May 2004
6,555 more aged care places for Victoria
Older Victorians and their families will be able to access more than 6,500 new aged care places over the next three years.
28 May 2004
Pilot to help younger people out of aged care homes
Australian Government funding of almost $830,000 for two pilot programs to assist younger people with disabilities to live in more appropriate home environments than aged care homes has been announced.
26 May 2004
PVS Employer of the Year Awards
Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, presents an award to the winner of Employer of the Year.
26 May 2004
Continuing Professional Development Scholarships in Aged Care
Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, lauches the Continuing Professional Development Scholarships in Aged Care for rural and regional Australia in Hobart.
26 May 2004
Aged care training via satellite starts today
Nearly 100 aged care homes across Australia will tune in to satellite television for the first of six training programs on caring for people with dementia.
26 May 2004
Combined Rehabilitation and Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting
Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, addresses the Combined Rehabilitation and Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting in Fremantle.
20 May 2004
8,575 more aged care places for New South Wales
The Australian Government will put more than $238 million over the next three years into 8,575 new aged care places in New South Wales.
19 May 2004
4,350 more aged care places for Queensland
The Australian Government will put more than $120 million over the next three years into 4,350 new aged care places in Queensland.
18 May 2004
635 new aged care places for Tasmania
The Australian Government will put more than $17 million over the next three years into 635 new aged care places in Tasmania.
18 May 2004
New Launceston aged care home opened
Residents in the greater Launceston area will benefit from a new aged care home in Youngtown.
18 May 2004
Nursing students linked nationwide
Aged care nurses who receive Australian Government scholarships will soon be linked across the nation with the launch of an on-line discussion forum.
17 May 2004
The Community Care Review - What will respite look like afterwards?
Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, addresses the ACSA National Respite Conference in Darwin.
17 May 2004
More care for Tasmania's carers
The Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, announced that carers of older Tasmanians will benefit from an additional $189,484 in respite funding.
17 May 2004
Scholarships offered to rural and regional aged care nurses
Nurses in rural and regional aged care homes are being encouraged to apply for Australian Government Aged Care Nursing Continuing Professional Development Scholarships.
17 May 2004
Launch of 2005 Undergraduate Nursing Scholarships
Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, launches the 2005 Undergraduate Nursing Scholarships at James Cook University in Cairns.
17 May 2004
The United Kingdom -Australia relationship: Domestic policy challenges UK-Australia Future Leaders' Dialogue
Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, speaks at the Domestic policy challenges UK-Australia Future Leaders' Dialogue at the NSW Conservatorium of Music in Sydney.
17 May 2004
National Seniors' Association Zone 113 conference
Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, addresses the National Seniors' Association Zone 113 conference in Hobart.
16 May 2004
Address to the 3rd National Deafness Sector Summit
Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, addresses the 3rd National Deafness Sector Summit in Brisbane.
16 May 2004
Budget provides more for Australians with hearing difficulties
Australians with hearing difficulties will benefit from this year's Federal Budget, with a 10 per cent increase in the funding provided to the Australian Government Hearing Services Program, the Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, has said.
14 May 2004
Funding Boost for Victorian Home and Community Care
An $18.6 million funding boost to Home and Community Care services in Victoria announced today will help older residents, younger people with disabilities and their carers.
14 May 2004
Caring for the Territory's carers
People in the Northern Territory caring for older Australians will benefit from $370,000 in extra respite services announced by Minister for Ageing Julie Bishop and Member for Solomon David Tollner.
14 May 2004
140 more aged care places for the Northern Territory
The Australian Government will put $4 million into 140 new aged care places in the Territory, Minister for Ageing Julie Bishop and Member for Solomon David Tollner announced in Darwin today.
12 May 2004
Aged care nurses acknowledged on International Nurses Day
Aged care workers, particularly nurses, provide an invaluable service in the care of older Australians, the Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, has said, in marking International Nurses Day.
07 May 2004
Cannington residents gain new hearing centre
A new local Hearing Centre in Cannington opened by the Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, will provide subsidised hearing services to pensioner concession card holders and veterans.
06 May 2004
New chair opens Pacific gateway on aged care research
The launch of a new clinical chair in aged care in Melbourne would help boost links between Australian and American researchers looking at the challenges and opportunities facing both nations' ageing populations.
04 May 2004
Extra $500,000 supports dementia care
Older Australians living with dementia and their carers will benefit from an extra $500,000 in Australian Government funding for psychogeriatric care units across the nation.
04 May 2004
Minister officially opens Glenview aged care expansion
The Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, and the Member for Indi, Sophie Panopoulos, opened a $1.5m expansion of Glenview Community Care Nursing Home.
01 May 2004
Increased aged care services for South Australian retirement village residents
The Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop, announced a new Australian Government pilot program during a visit to an Elderly Citizens Homes of South Australia Inc retirement village.