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SPEAKING UP: On average, one woman is killed every week in Australia as a result of intimate partner violence. One in three women have experienced physical and-or sexual violence perpetrated by someone known to them. As a survivor of domestic abuse, Ararat’s Danielle Jenkins, left, knows all too well how serious the problem is. She shared her story in the hope it might help other women suffering the same fate, and generate a conversation about an issue people too often stay silent about. • Full story, page 5. Picture: SARAH SCULLY
Cancer funding wait BY DEAN LAWSON
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ember for Lowan Emma Kealy has continued to urge the State Government to ‘come to the party’ with its contribution to a Wimmera Cancer Centre.
The Federal Government pledged $1-million in March, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott making a special trip to Horsham to make the announcement. Federal Government money
for the cancer centre, in Horsham, is now in the project’s bank account. Ms Kealy said she had an encouraging meeting with State Health Minister Jill Hennessy about the project and was confident the government was ‘seriously’ considering a funding arrangement. “I’ve been told the State Government is looking very closely at funding the project, which is extremely encouraging,” she said.
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“I would like to think it would come sooner, rather than later. In fact, a matching $1-million is an amount that should be able to fit into current budget costings. “I’m urging the State Government, now that it has a good understanding of the value and size of the project, to follow through and back such a worthy project. “More than 40 percent of people seeking cancer treatment are travelling outside the region which, considering we have
some of the highest rates of cancer in the country, is simply not good enough.” Wimmera Health Care Group chief executive Chris Scott confirmed the Federal Government money had arrived and would join more than $345,000 already raised by the community. “We are very excited to have the funds from the Commonwealth delivered for this incredibly important and worthy project,” Mr Scott said. “The project is expected to
cost at least $3-million, so the commitment from the Commonwealth shows a lot of support for the proposed centre. “The project has received a huge amount of community support and this contribution should only help bolster that.” The project incorporates oncology, dialysis and community palliative care services. Mr Scott said the centre would help improve treatment options for all people in the Wimmera and reduce the number of peo-
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ple forced to travel for treatment. A $50,000 gift from the Geoff and Helen Handbury Foundation will kick-start an August 14 radio telethon to raise money for the centre. The telethon on radio station MIXX FM will be part of the heath care group’s Rachael’s Wish fundraising appeal to generate the extra $1-million needed to build the centre.