The past few months have probably been the quietest for The field days attended during the last few months have included Wimmera and Lucindale - with record numbers being screened. We also attended the Victorian Farmers Federation Conference which was held at the Wimmera Field Day site at Longerenong. A rewarding week was held recently with Wimmera Hearing Society staff attending the Special Olympics in Adelaide to I sent out invitations recently to local parents with deaf and hearing impaired children in our area. At last year’s weekend Family Camp, parents indicated that they would like to assist in the preparation and running of the camp. Sadly only two parents showed interest, but some very positive ideas have been put forward for this year’s camp. The camp will be held on the weekend of 16 and 17 October - so mark that date in your family calendar. The camp registration form is available here. Many requests have been made for June and July, so the mobile unit will certainly be on the road around western Victoria during these months. Volunteer training will be held in Horsham in July. I am waiting for confirmation regarding dates before sending out invitations to volunteers.
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The Committee and Members of the Wimmera Hearing Society Inc., wish to pass on our heartfelt condolences to the families of Mr Ray Ellis, Mr Vern Burge and Mrs Susan Holmes.
Ray was on the WHS committee for many years, and helped tow the caravan around to testing sites in the Wimmera. Since retiring from the Society, Ray and Noreen have kept in touch by attending Society functions, and Ray would frequently pop into the office with hearing aid problems - he never liked those digital hearing aids! Ray has always been regarded in high esteem by the members of the Wimmera Hearing Society.
Mrs Susan Holmes died in a tragic accident recently. Susan is a daughter of Jean Hood, Volunteer and Cochlear Implant contact for the Society.
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assist with the Healthy Athletes Programme by providing hearing assessments. This was a fantastic experience that Judy, Rosa and I will cherish for many years. 
Mr Ray Ellis was a founding member of the Wimmera Hearing Society Inc. Ray has always taken an active interest in the Society’s work, and together with fellow founding member Mr Jim Molyneaux, cut the ribbon to launch our new Mobile Testing Unit in 2009. 
Mr Vern Burge, husband of Faye, one of our Horsham Volunteers, passed away peacefully after a very short illness. Vern has assisted with the Society on occasions and enjoyed popping in for a cuppa when Faye was in the office. He always had a joke or two to share with us.
