Do you have a child in High School or starting High School in 2011? Are you struggling to pay the fees?
If you have:
a Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card
or a Family Health Care Card
or where a student has been declared independent by Centrelink and has their own Health Care Card
or a Veterans Affairs Pensioner card, (Blue card)
you may be eligible for the
Secondary Assistance Scheme
If you go to your child’s school with your concession/pension card
BEFORE 19th APRIL 2011
and fill out the form
YOU will receive a clothing allowance cheque for $115
PLUS your child’s school will be paid $235 towards school fees.
Please note that students on Abstudy are not eligible as they already receive an allowance.
Discount medicine for Aboriginal people
http://www.health.gov.au/tackling-chronic-disease
Chairwoman of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, Bev Manton, has urged all Aboriginal patients to take full advantage for the Government's Indigenous Chronic Disease Package.
This package allows Aboriginal patients to obtain heavily discounted or free medicine if the letters 'CTG' are written by their GP only - on their prescriptions.
This agreement is valid for all prescriptions for ANY illness, treatment, ailment or disease.
Ms Manton said managing disease and illness is often very expensive and simply not an option for many Aboriginal people.
"This government package is designed to reduce the risk factors for chronic disease in Aboriginal communities, improve disease management and improve follow-up treatment.
"GPs can now hand-write the letters 'CTG' (Close the Gap)on prescriptions, this will then signify that it is to be dispensed under the arrangement," she said.
Aboriginal people suffer under the weight of chronic disease at a rate two and half times that of other Australians.
Some of these diseases are killers. They include amongst others:
* Cardiovascular disease
* Diabetes
* Cancer
* Respiratory disease
* Chronic kidney disease
It's important to note that all pharmacists are compelled legally to comply with the CTG arrangements, and cannot adjudicate on individual patients," Chairwoman Manton said.