05 Apr 2025

This week on LEISURE LINK with Peter Greco: 

• Elise Rechichi OAM, Olympic Gold Medallist and Head of Performance Strategy at Paralympics Australia, let us know about the Paralympic Barrier Grant - who can apply and how.   

• Kelly Schulz Founder and Director of Knowable Me, is running a research project in regards to election accessibility for people with disabilities. You may be able to earn a small fee for your participation,  

• Max Taylor is a year 11 student at Redlands and is designing a cooking pan handle to help people who are blind or vision impaired cook independently and safely.  Max is very keen to get your input child feedback.  

• David Mitchell, health commentator, had the latest news on candida and treatments. 

• Belinda Hellyer, from Brewed By Belinda, spoke about Earl Grey Tea; its history and folk lore; and possible health benefits of bergamot.  

• Dr Andrew  Wilson, Chief Medical Officer from Medibank, shared research showing that Aussies are quite afraid to burden others with their mental health concerns. 

• Monica Ferrie, CEO, Genetic Services Network Victoria broke, news on a major breakthrough in newborn health with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) now included in Australia's Newborn Bloodspot Screening (NBS) program, early diagnosis leads to better outcomes, 

Resources: 

Paralympic Athlete Barrier Grant: https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/paralympics-australia-welcomes-ais-para-athlete-barrier-grant/  

Knowable Me: http://www.knowable.me  

Max Taylor Assignment: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=KUgFe9N_3Uqvg4XDbukxd7ciBxLhKsxAnDiDmDpgGAhUQTdFNFRXSURPUzZWWk5aWFRBU0ZPT0MxMC4u&route=shorturl 

Brewed by Belinda: http://www.brewedbybelinda.com.au 

Head Space: https://headspace.org.au/   

Medibank: http://www.medibank.com.au_  

Sickle Cell Advocacy: https://aussicklecelladvocacy.org/  

TASCA: https://www.tasca.org.au/  

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