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12 NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2015 HERALDSUN.COM.AU MHSE01Z01MA - V1 Brave face for Kensy Victorian school students raise thousands for life-transforming surgery WITHOUT an operation to remodel her face Kensy Nighty, 3, would have strug- gled to lead a normal life. But thanks to Victorian school students who have raised thousands of dollars to fly her out from the Solomon Islands for surgery to correct her birth defect, she now has new hope. And last week Kensy got the chance to meet the gener- ous sponsors who made poss- ible radical surgery at Adelaide’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital to resculpt her face, by constructing a nose and removing nostrils from her forehead. Students from St Monica’s College and St Peter’s Primary School in Epping raised $5000 to pay for Kensy’s flights. Glenda Day, co-ordinator of community development at St Monica’s College, said Kensy was the third child the school had helped under the Children First Foundation’s Miracle sMiles program. “The nurses, doctors and hospitals all donate their time,” Ms Day said. “What we do is a small part in a huge wheel — but it’s one that we are very proud of.” The students’ involvement started when they began col- lecting long-life milk for child- ren staying at the foundation’s Kilmore farm. The farm was set up in 1999 as a home away from home for young patients from overseas to prepare for and recover from surgery unavailable to them in their home countries. Ms Day said: “I took a group of students to the farm to show them where the milk went, and they came back and said: ‘What else can we do? Milk is not enough’.” They began raising money by holding fundraising dinners and selling cupcakes. Ms Day said meeting the children at the farm had had a great impact on the students. “It makes a great difference. By the time they got back in the bus, they were so enthusi- astic they wanted to know how we could raise the next $5000 quickly,” she said. Kensy is due to return home tomorrow, but she may require further surgery when she is older. [email protected] Twitter: @Lucie_VDB WWW.CHILDRENFIRST FOUNDATION.ORG.AU LUCIE VAN DEN BERG MEDICAL REPORTER EDDIE JOINS POTTER FILM OSCAR winner Eddie Redmayne (above) has joined the Harry Potter franchise in a spin-off series. The star will play the lead in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which is set 70 years before the Potter series. It centres on an author named Newton Artemis Fido Scamander. No work, no pay in remote jobs scheme THE Federal Government has conceded its remote jobs pro- gram is failing and has an- nounced a series of changes designed to reverse what it calls a “sit-down money” culture. About 60 per cent of remote jobseekers had left the pro- gram for passive welfare, Indi- genous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion said. Senator Scullion an- nounced a rebranding of the Remote Jobs and Communi- ties Program at a conference in Darwin yesterday. “Everyone accepts there were some perverse outcomes that were never anticipated and not accepted (under RJCP), so this is a readjust- ment of those policies and pro- grams,” he said. Under the new model, a “no work, no pay” system will be instituted, and participants will answer to their service provid- ers rather than to Centrelink. If they don’t turn up, their Centrelink payments will im- mediately be suspended. They will have to work five hours a day, five days a week. NEDA VANOVAC Katia, 17, and Shivon, 11, with Kensy, 3, at the Children First farm. Picture: SARAH MATRAY Kensy before surgery. bunnings.com.au Not all services and products featured are available in all stores, but products may be ordered. 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Submissions must be relevant to the inquiries Terms of Reference which can be found at: www.parliament.vic.gov.au/eic When making a submission please advise the Committee if you also wish to appear at a public hearing. Please send submissions (electronic (word) documents are preferred) via: Email: [email protected] eSubmission: www.parliament.vic.gov.au/eic Post: Michael Baker, Secretary, Economy & Infrastructure Committee Parliament House, Spring Street, Melbourne VIC 3002 Closing date for submissions: 10 July 2015. For further information please visit www.parliament.vic.gov.au/eic or phone the Committee Secretariat on (03) 8682 2817. MR JOSHUA MORRIS MLC CHAIR ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE STANDING COMMITTEE PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA ZO530539
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12 NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2015 HERALDSUN.COM.AU
MHSE01Z01MA - V1
Brave face for Kensy
Victorian school students raise thousands for life-transforming surgery
WITHOUT an operation toremodel her face KensyNighty, 3, would have strug-gled to lead a normal life.
But thanks to Victorianschool students who haveraised thousands of dollars tofly her out from the SolomonIslands for surgery to correcther birth defect, she now hasnew hope.
And last week Kensy gotthe chance to meet the gener-ous sponsors who made poss-ible radical surgery atAdelaide’s Women’s andChildren’s Hospital to resculpther face, by constructing anose and removing nostrilsfrom her forehead.
Students from St Monica’sCollege and St Peter’s PrimarySchool in Epping raised $5000to pay for Kensy’s flights.
Glenda Day, co-ordinatorof community development atSt Monica’s College, said
Kensy was the third child theschool had helped under theChildren First Foundation’sMiracle sMiles program.
“The nurses, doctors andhospitals all donate their time,”Ms Day said.
“What we do is a small partin a huge wheel — but it’s onethat we are very proud of.”
The students’ involvementstarted when they began col-lecting long-life milk for child-ren staying at the foundation’sKilmore farm.
The farm was set up in 1999as a home away from home for
young patients from overseasto prepare for and recoverfrom surgery unavailable tothem in their home countries.
Ms Day said: “I took a groupof students to the farm to showthem where the milk went, andthey came back and said:‘What else can we do? Milk isnot enough’.”
They began raising moneyby holding fundraising dinnersand selling cupcakes.
Ms Day said meeting thechildren at the farm had had agreat impact on the students.
“It makes a great difference.By the time they got back inthe bus, they were so enthusi-astic they wanted to know howwe could raise the next $5000quickly,” she said.
Kensy is due to return hometomorrow, but she may requirefurther surgery when she [email protected]: @Lucie_VDBWWW.CHILDRENFIRSTFOUNDATION.ORG.AU
LUCIE VAN DEN BERGMEDICAL REPORTER
EDDIE JOINS POTTER FILM OSCAR winner Eddie Redmayne (above) has joined the Harry Potter franchise in a spin-off series.
The star will play the leadin Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which is set 70 years before the Potter series. It centres on an author named Newton Artemis Fido Scamander.
No work, no pay in remote jobs schemeTHE Federal Government hasconceded its remote jobs pro-gram is failing and has an-nounced a series of changesdesigned to reverse what itcalls a “sit-down money”culture.
About 60 per cent of remotejobseekers had left the pro-gram for passive welfare, Indi-genous Affairs Minister NigelScullion said.
Senator Scullion an-nounced a rebranding of theRemote Jobs and Communi-ties Program at a conference inDarwin yesterday.
“Everyone accepts there
were some perverse outcomesthat were never anticipatedand not accepted (underRJCP), so this is a readjust-ment of those policies and pro-grams,” he said.
Under the new model, a “nowork, no pay” system will beinstituted, and participants willanswer to their service provid-ers rather than to Centrelink.
If they don’t turn up, theirCentrelink payments will im-mediately be suspended.
They will have to work fivehours a day, five days a week.
NEDA VANOVAC
Katia, 17, and Shivon, 11, with Kensy, 3, at the Children First farm. Picture: SARAH MATRAY
Kensy before surgery.
bunnings.com.au Not all services and products featured are available in all stores, but products may be ordered. Bunnings Group Limited
HOLLY, TEAM MEMBER
View our latest workshops at bunnings.com.au/diyworkshops
“Nobody beats our prices”
BWAR8852
Twin Sensor Light4370332tv
$1999
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$19INQUIRY INTO DANGEROUS DOGS LEGISLATION
HAVE YOUR SAY - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Do the current laws and regulations relating to dangerous and restricted breed dogs encourage responsible dog ownership and protect the environment and the community?
The Legislative Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee has commenced an inquiry into the current legislative and regulatory arrangements governing dangerous and restricted breed dogs in Victoria.
The Committee invites submissions from individuals, groups or organisations with an interest in this important issue. All submissions are public documents unless confidentiality is requested and granted by the Committee.
Submissions must be relevant to the inquiries Terms of Reference which can be found at: www.parliament.vic.gov.au/eic
When making a submission please advise the Committee if you also wish to appear at a public hearing.
Please send submissions (electronic (word) documents are preferred) via:
Email: [email protected]
eSubmission: www.parliament.vic.gov.au/eic
Post: Michael Baker, Secretary, Economy & Infrastructure Committee Parliament House, Spring Street, Melbourne VIC 3002
Closing date for submissions: 10 July 2015.
For further information please visit www.parliament.vic.gov.au/eic or phone the Committee Secretariat on(03) 8682 2817.
MR JOSHUA MORRIS MLCCHAIRECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE STANDING COMMITTEE
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