News archives


  2010 Butterfly Badges
Wed 28th April-
New delightful designs of our Butterfly Badges are available now. Click on the link below to view our new designs.

They still sell for only $2.00 and are a wonderful addition to y
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  May IGA Butterfly Badge Appeal
Sun 1st May-
We are thrilled to be able to present our beautiful new selection of 2010 Butterfly Badges. These will be available in all IGA stores throughout Victoria during the month of May. ...  more ] 

  New Contact Details
Wed 13th January-
We have relocated offices to

Suite 3, 653 Mountain Highway, BAYSWATER 3153

Ph: 9738 2909
Fax: 9729 6583

Postal address remains the same:
PO Box 42, NUNAW
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  Charity Art Auction
Sun 11th October-
Deafness Foundation Charity Art Auction will be held at the Jackman Gallery, 60 Inkerman St, St Kilda on Sunday 11 October.

Viewing from 11am - 1.30am
Auction commences at 2pm
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  Financial Grants Scheme
Tue 1st September-
The closing date for applications for grants under the Financial Grants Scheme is 31 October 2009.


Applications are invited from across Australia for a variety of project
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  Deafness Foundation thanks IGA
Tue 29th September-
IGA Supermarkets throughout Victoria have once again supported Deafness Foundation in May of the year by selling Butterfly Badges across their counters.

Deafness Found
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  Butterfly Badges at IGA stores
Fri 7th May-
2009 New designs of butterfly badges are now in stock.

Throughout the month of May all IGA stores in Victoria will have badges on display for sale.

Call in to an IGA
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  The Hon. Peter Howson CMG
Sun 1st February-
The Board and Management of Deafness Foundation (Vic) and The Deafness Foundation Trust note with sadness the death of The Honourable Peter Howson CMG, Founder of the Foundation and ...  more ] 

  Grants closing date 31 October
Tue 14th October-
Applications for Grants under our Financial Grants Scheme close on Friday 31 October. For full details and to download the guidelines and an application form, please refer to the ...  more ] 

  Hearing Awareness Week Launch
Fri 15th August-
The Official Launch of Hearing Awareness Week will be held on Sunday 24 August 2008 at Taralye, 137 Blackburn Rd Blackburn at 1pm.

This year's theme "one in six - its more
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  Annual General Meeting 2008
Tue 29th January-
Tue 29th January-
The Annual General Meeting of the Deafness Foundation will be held in the evening of Thursday 17 July 2008.
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  Hearing Awareness Week 2008
Tue 29th January-
Hearing Awareness Week 2008 is from Sunday 24 August till Saturday 30 August.
'One in Six' Australians has some form of hearing impairment. With this theme in mind, let's raise
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  2008 Butterfly Badges
Tue 29th January-
Supplies of our new 2008 Butterfly Badges are now available. Badges come in a variety of colours: orange, green, yellow, blue, lilac and pink and sell for just $2 each. Please download ...  more ] 

  Financial Grants Scheme
Thu 4th October-
Applications for consideration under the Financial Grants Scheme close 31 October 2007.

See "Grants" for guidelines and to download an Application form.

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  Annual General Meeting
Wed 11th July-
The 33 Annual General Meeting of the Deafness Foundation (Victoria) will be held on Thursday 19 July 2007 at Taralye, 137 Blackburn Road, Blackburn at 7.30pm.
Guest speaker is Jo Quayle
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  Welcome to the new DFV website
Sun 3rd June -


The Deafness Foundation website recently underwent a massive overhaul.

We hope you enjoy this new look!



Contact (for
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  Book launch - Hearing the Need
Sun 8th April -
Hearing the Need: The Deafness Foundation 1974 to 2006
                      
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