On 20 October the WA Government announced a new policy making vaccination mandatory for the majority of occupations. On the face of it, the announcement seems to indicate ECHO’s home…
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Christine Goodall wins ACSA Volunteer of the Year 2021
Christine Goodall has won ACSA Aged Care Awards Volunteer of the Year 2021! She was acknowledged at a function at the Royal Perth Yacht Club last night and was joined…
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ECHO responding to Perth lockdown
You’re probably already aware, at 12.45pm on Sunday, 31 January, the Premier announced there has been a confirmed case of community transmission in Perth. WA has been in lockdown before,…
Read moreZooming to connect
Dementia Australia has released some new resources to help people living with dementia use Zoom online meetings, to stay connected with family and friends. The new resources were developed by…
Read moreEnd of Life and Palliative Care Advisory Committee seeking members
The WA Health Department’s End of Life Care Program is seeking two people to represent consumer, carer and community perspectives on its End of Life and Palliative Care Advisory Committee. The Committee…
Read moreQuest for continuous improvement
At ECHO we’ve been using the QuestionPro online survey tool to run multiple surveys covering events, donor feedback, volunteer surveys– all for free. Thank you QuestionPro!
Read more2020 Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, 29 October 2020 at 5.30pm in the Meeting Room of the ECHO offices (72 Toowong Street, BAYSWATER) AGENDA• Apologies• Opening by…
Read moreNew communication hotline
In WA we are all very aware how lucky we are to have no evidence of community transmission of COVID-19. We have also seen from experience on the East Coast…
Read moreCOVID-19 lessons from the UK
With all the sad news circulating at the moment, we thought it would be a good time to share some better news about one organisation’s success in combating COVID-19. We’ve…
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