Student Speak Out November 2021

WA students celebrate!

by Maja Maric, 1st Year Masters Curtin University Student Representative for Speech Pathology Australia.

On the 2nd of October, the Curtin and Edith Cowan University student representatives of the Western Australian SPA branch teamed up together to host a student cocktail night to celebrate Speech PathologyWeek. The theme for Speech PathologyWeek this year was ‘Communication is everyone’s right. We sought to reflect that in the theme for the event itself, “Unsilenced”, as it is the duty of speech pathologists everywhere to help those without a voice feel unsilenced. Tying in with this theme, music for the evening took the form of a silent disco, and further entertainment was provided with a print photobooth and an array of canapes and drinks being provided as well. The event was attended by over 130 people, which was a substantial increase from the year before brought on by the tremendous efforts of the entire committee. Additionally, a raffle filled with numerous Speech Pathology

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