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Category: Media releases (page 2)

Category: Media releases (page 2)

Walk on book cover with David Prast smiling on front

Pioneering work of quadriplegic recognised in book ten years after his death

Posted on: March 10, 2022 Categorized in: News, Personal stories, Media releases
The life of a remarkable quadriplegic from Perth who introduced an innovative model of exercise rehabilitation to Australia and helped pioneer research – which is now leading to spinal injured people gaining movement and even walking again – has been…
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Ed Cummings kneeling between Sam Bloom in wheelchair and Lauren Park in wheelchair

Ed Cummings supports petition to fund new spinal cord injury research

Posted on: February 08, 2022 Categorized in: News, Media releases
More than 20,000 Australians live with a spinal cord injury, and SpinalCure Australia, with support from Ed Cummings and the Australian Jockeys’ Association, have launched a petition calling on the Federal Government to fund a nation-wide research project that could…
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Physiotherapist with trial participant

Landmark trial aims to help people with spinal cord injury walk again

Posted on: June 02, 2021 Categorized in: News, Research, Media releases, Current clinical trials
Wednesday 2 June, Sydney, Australia: Australian researchers are embarking on a landmark international trial which aims to help people with spinal cord injury walk again. Led by researchers at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) and primarily funded by SpinalCure Australia and…
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Spinal Cord Injuries in Australia – The case for investing in new treatments

Posted on: December 15, 2020 Categorized in: Media releases
Spinal cord injuries cost Australian economy $74.5b but small investments could reverse the emotional and financial impact. Sydney, 15 December 2020: A new landmark report released today by AlphaBeta, commissioned by SpinalCure Australia and supported by a grant from the icare Foundation (Insurance…
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Headlands Distilling Co: “Why we give 20 percent of profit to SpinalCure”

Posted on: December 13, 2019 Categorized in: News, Media releases
Headlands, a Wollongong-based distillery, has been founded with the community positioned as a fifth business partner, such that 20 percent of the profits are donated to charity. That charity is SpinalCure and the profits are assisting with research efforts to…
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SpinalCure Australia supports six new research projects

Posted on: September 25, 2019 Categorized in: News, Media releases
SpinalCure Australia has announced six new small grants for spinal cord injury researchers from all around Australia, bringing the total number of research projects the organisation is supporting to eleven.  The support for these researchers was made possible by a…
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Stakeholders meet with NSW Health officials to discuss $15m funding into SCI research

Posted on: September 10, 2019 Categorized in: News, Media releases
Stakeholders have met with representatives from the NSW Office for Health and Medical Research to discuss the NSW Government’s $15 million injection in spinal cord injury research. After intense advocacy work by SpinalCure Australia and our supporters, the NSW Government announced the funding…
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SCI community 'hopeful' after NSW govt $15m funding announcement

Posted on: June 20, 2019 Categorized in: News, Research, Media releases
We were honoured to attend to the NSW Treasurer’s Budget speech on Tuesday, and listen to his inspiring words as he announced a $15 million investment into spinal cord injury research.  NSW Treasurer the Hon Dominic Perrottet MP announced  “a new…
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Media Release: NSW Government SCI research investment

Posted on: June 16, 2019 Categorized in: Research, Media releases
MEDIA RELEASE SPINALCURE APPLAUDS NSW GOVT INVESTMENT IN SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH SpinalCure Australia (SpinalCure), the peak national organisation funding spinal injury research, is delighted with the announcement, by the NSW Treasurer the Hon Dominic Perrottet MP, of a $15…
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