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Friday Update - 27th May 2022
Friday Update 27th May 2022 Hello everyone, I hope you have had a chance to view some of our informative online events held in the past few weeks and thankyou to those who attended the Ballarat Forum yesterday. Further details of these events will be shared with you in this update. Thankyou to everyone who supported their…
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Friday Update - 13th May 2022
Friday Update 13th May 2022 Hello members As mentioned in the last update, BCNA are getting back to face-to-face forums. Join us in Ballarat Thursday 26th May as we host a breakfast for people living with metastatic breast cancer and an information forum for people with early breast cancer (I will share the link and other…
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Friday Update - 29th April 2022
Friday Update 29th April 2022 Hello members This week has seen the kick-off of the Pink Bun Campaign. BCNA’s 22yrs partnership with Bakers Delight has raised an amazing $22 million for BCNA. I will share further details of how you may like to get involved. BCNA is also gearing up to get back on the road with a program of…
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Friday Update 15 April 2022
Friday Update 15th April 2022 Hello members I know…it’s Thursday. I deliver you an early Friday update as the BCNA office will be closed tomorrow for Good Friday. Wishing you a lovely Easter and however you mark the occasion, I hope it is with joy. I have been given the inside word on upcoming webcasts and ‘Ask the Expert’…
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March content round-up
Hi members, My name is Amelia and I work in the Member Content and Engagement team at BCNA. At the end of each month, I will do a round-up of all the podcasts, events and resources we have launched so you all have them in the one place. If you have any feedback on the content or have any ideas of topics you’d like covered,…
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Friday Update 1st April 2022
Friday Update 1 April 2022 Hello members Well, we have arrived in April already and I have some great content for you to check out in this update. Once again sending our thoughts to those in the flood effected areas, many of whom are still battling severe weather conditions. Take Care and stay safe. Community highlights…
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Friday Update 18th March 2022
Friday Update 18th March 2022 Hello members Apologies for the belated Friday Update. All BCNA staff and I extend our thoughts to Queensland and New South Wales flood effected members during this difficult time of recovery. If you hear of anyone that has lost their post-surgery bra, any items within their My Care Kit , need…
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The Beacon - 1st March 2022 edition
Hi members, If you haven't already checked our inbox, the latest copy of The Beacon magazine has been sent via email to those who subscribe. In this edition you’ll find a variety of stories including an Ask the Expert about lymphoedema, how a young mother of two rebuilt her identity after breast cancer, our new content for…
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Friday Update - 25th February 2022
Friday Update 25th February 2022 Hello members Welcome to another Friday update as we round out the month of February. Included in this week’s update is a re-cap on the Carman’s Fun Run event and link to ‘Ask the Expert: Triple Negative Breast Cancer’ digital event that was held on 17th February (On-demand recording…
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Friday Update - 11th February 2022
Friday Update 11th February 2022 Hello members February is upon us and BCNA have some great content coming up this month, including an ‘Ask the Expert’ interactive Zoom session (More details are in this update below). A quick reminder that Carman’s Fun Run is happening on the 20th Feb…
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EMOJI ('Reactions')
Hello members, In a recent unrelated discussion thread there has been a clear dissatisfaction expressed with the current emojis (aka reactions) available or not available to you when communicating in the online network. In relation to the 'hug' emoji, this was an organisational decision to include the hug reaction as it is…
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Friday Update 21st January 2022
Friday Update 21st January 2022 Hello members, Welcome to the first Friday update of 2022! First, I would like to extend my thankyou to our wonderful members who kept me in the loop with items that needed attention over the office closure period, as we didn’t have our usual fulltime moderating schedule. It was extremely…
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Friday Update 17th December 2021 (Christmas Closure Details)
Friday update 17th December 2021 Welcome to the final Friday Update of 2021! I would like to extend gratitude and thanks to all members of the online network. In my short time so far with BCNA, I have observed the forum as such a welcoming space for people affected by breast cancer to be supported and heard as they…
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Friday Update 3rd Dec 2021
Friday update 3rd December 2021 Welcome to December members! A very warm welcome to all our new members who have joined us in November and to our existing members who continue to provide support to others navigating their breast cancer diagnosis or who are seeking support for family/friends. A reminder for newbies: please…