Published on 11 October 2020

National Carers Week 2020 - Truly Incredible Care

Carers Victoria was featured in a number of stories and media outlets for National Carers Week 2020.

Find out what we got up to by clicking on a story below.

Television

The Project

Sunday 11 October 2020

Footballer Moana Hope and her sister Vinny

The Good Morning Show

Friday 16 October 2002

AFL star Moana Hope is an unpaid carer for her sister Vinny - and in Victoria alone, there are more than 720,000 unpaid carers helping people who need that extra support.

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Radio / Podcast

OCR FM Monday

5 October 2020

Community Connect - Naomi Lettieri - Community Liaison Nurse at Anam Cara House Colac, and Annie Keogh, who is a Carer & Community Education Officer with Carers Victoria.

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Glen Eira: Working Together 88FM

12 October 2020

Listen from 11:30 onwards to hear Tania Daniels – Carer and Community Educator, Carers Victoria with Glen Eira resident Chana Ruschinek.

Hack on Triple J

14 October 2020

Imagine going through the usual stress of growing up - school, work, relationships - while also being the primary carer for a relative. An estimated 750,000 young people in Australia are doing just that, and we speak to some of them about the challenges of this role.

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