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National Office has a 1300 368 835 number to support members within Australia to have equity in telephoning National Office for the cost of a local call. When phoning about SPA Events, please have your SPA member number ready to help us to assist you as efficiently as possible.

Are you eligible for the Traveller's Rate for SPA CPD events?

rural and remote members travelling to SPA CPD workshops. The traveller's rate was taken up on 395 registrations for 2014 SPA CPD workshops, so it's being well utilised. Recent feedback from members of the SPA Rural and Remote Member Community about the Traveller’s rate included: I use this regularly. It is a much appreciated measure to make CPD equitable. I often go to Sydney, Brisbane and Darwin and it's always at least five hours drive for me ( Linda ); I also LOVE the travellers rate. It makes such a difference to event affordability when you have to travel and pay accommodation and flights ( Michelle ); Love it ( Kathryn ).

Yes, if you meet either of these criteria: • Rural SPA members only who live more than 300km from their capital city/non-metropolitan member of work &/or home address listed on their SPA membership record. (Please ensure your membership record details are current.) • SPA members in the ACT, NT or Tas Branch travelling to a workshop not on offer in their own Branch. No, if you are: • a metropolitan member travelling interstate for this workshop. whose return trip to attend this event is 300km or more from their place

What if I chose this rate in error? • Registrants choosing this class will be contacted if they do not meet the eligibility criteria and will have an option to pay the differential or get a refund. The traveller's rate was rolled out nationally in acknowledgment of the additional time and costs involved in

2015 National Tour Kids, communication and context: Providing holistic and evidence-based care to children with speech and language difficulties by Associate Professor Jane McCormack . Registrations are open for the CPDLive online event on Thursday 10 December, 4.00–5.30pm AEDT. For further information and the National Tour itinerary, you can visit the Association National Tour webpage (accessed from the SPA News and Events > CPD Events ).

SPA Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities are supported by a strong and wonderful team of SPA members in each Branch. CPD – who’s who in 2015 Thanks to Katina Swan who has been a wonderful ACT CPD rep for all her hard work, commitment and time. We wish Katina every success in her new roles.

SPA Live Online 90-minute CPD events run in conjunction with CPDLive Check out the monthly events – upcoming CPDLive online events and Recorded events – on the CPD Branch Events and CPDLive webpage (accessed via SPA News and Events > CPD Events ). These accessible events cover an array of areas of speech pathology practice.

The committees in each Branch are headed by the following valued volunteers:

• ACT – to be advised • NSW – Christine Sheard • NT – Erin Coonan • QLD – Maureen Liddy and Stella Martin

• VIC – Kate Bridgman and Linda Crisci • WA – Kelly Robinson • And many thanks to all the members who volunteer their time, knowledge

and support through their active involvement in their Branch CPD committees.

• SA – Barbara Lyndon • TAS – Alison Gardner

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Speak Out October 2015

Speech Pathology Australia