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December 22, 2009 WA
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Western Australians urged to save lives this festive season

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation is relatively easy for most Western Australians.

December 22, 2009 WA
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Southern Western Australians urged to save lives this festive season

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation is relatively easy for most Southern Western Australians.

December 22, 2009 WA
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Northern Western Australians urged to save lives this festive season

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation is relatively easy for most Northern Western Australians.

December 22, 2009 WA
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Mandurah residents urged to save lives this festive season

Mandurah residents believe ending a relationship, talking to an elderly family member about aged care and explaining the birds and the bees to their kids are harder conversations to have than discussions about organ and tissue donation.

November 2, 2009 WA
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Full scale effort to lift WA’s low organ and tissue donation rates

The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the new Australian Organ and Tissue Authority have launched a new national program to help educate Western Australian families about donation and their power to save lives.

August 20, 2009 WA
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New State medical director appointed to improve organ donation levels in WA.

Health Minister Kim Hames today announced the appointment of Dr Kevin Yuen as State Medical Director of the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority, as part of a $151.1million national reform of organ and tissue donation.

April 5, 2009 WA
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WA organ and tissue donors honoured in a special ceremony

Western Australia will today honour the memory of people who have recently left behind the legacy of life by donating their organs and tissues for transplantation.

February 23, 2009 WA
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Australian Organ Donor Awareness Week 2009

Western Australians are being urged to discuss their wishes about organ and tissue donation with their family and friends, to coincide with Australian Organ Donor Awareness Week.