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Test your Lungs Day
As part of 2010:
International Year of the Lung, World Spirometry Day will
be celebrated on 14th October
2010. The Australian
Lung Foundation are conducting a “Test your Lungs Day” event in
every capital city where free lung function testing will be offered
to the general public. If you are a physician, respiratory nurse,
physio, industry partner or patient volunteer who can assist on the
day, contact Karen Wright 07 3251 3637 or projects@lungfounation.com.au
World COPD Day
Please make a note on your calendars – World COPD Day is Wednesday 17 November this
year. In 2010: The
International Year of the Lung, we are hoping to surpass last year’s
World COPD Day achievements with more groups coordinating events
around the country and more people using the event to raise
awareness about COPD and getting involved in their local areas.
Once again, the Australian Lung Foundation will be
promoting our signature event, the Catch your Breath…Walk for
COPD. We will
also be supporting all participants with the provision of
educational resources, balloons, posters and event t-shirts. We encourage everyone to get
involved – whether it’s organising an information display in your
local hospital, library, pharmacy or shopping centre, a walking
event incorporated into your usual scheduled exercise program or
lung function testing, bowling or Tai Chi. If you have a great idea for
an event, or a new way to engage your community members, please
contact Karen Wright on 07 3251 3637 or email projects@lungfoundation.com.au .
Registration information will be available later in the
year.
The Henry Tax Review
The Australian Lung Foundation can breathe easier after
Federal Government pledged not to implement any of the Henry Tax
Review recommendations affecting the Third Sector ,including a
reconfiguring of the FBT tax and lifting the gift deductibility
threshold from $2 to $25.
The Not for Profit sector was warned it could lose its
fringe benefit tax concessions and be forced to lay off staff if the
Government accepted the recommendations of the Henry
Review.
In the Treasurer's lengthy response to the 138
recommendation the Federal Government rejected out of hand what it
describes as changes to the tax system that harm the Not for Profit
sector, including removing the benefit of tax concessions, raising
the gift deductibility threshold or changing income tax arrangements
for clubs.
Government advised that it will not implement these
recommendations at any stage.
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