Teachers Archives - Hearing Practitioner Australia

A render of what NextSense's new Mount Waverley headquarters in Melbourne will look like. Image: NextSense.

Paediatrics

NextSense to expand services and centres in Melbourne

March 30, 2026

NextSense is undertaking expansion and renewal of its services in Melbourne. The organisation will move from its Blackburn centre to...

Top row (from left) Dr Amy Szarkowski, Adam Mennella, Mona Zabeti and Yashaswini Shivegowda. Bottom row (from left) Emma Russell, Lisa Singer, and Ashleigh Cowan. Images: NextSense, GN, Hearing Implants Australia and Cochlear.

Hearing Careers

People on the Move – Feb-Mar 2026 edition

by Helen Carter

March 20, 2026

Hearing Practitioner Australia's bi-monthly bulletin to keep the Australian hearing sector updated on new appointments and personnel changes, nationally and globally....

Myf Warhurst, broadcaster, journalist and storyteller, was host of the Women in Industry Awards in 2025. Image: Prime Creative Media.

Hearing Careers

Women in Industry Awards to recognise women in health & medicine, and leadership

by Helen Carter

March 11, 2026

Returning in 2026, the Women in Industry Awards are back to celebrate and recognise the outstanding women who are redefining...

Guests clapping in Auslan at Expression Australia's golden anniversary celebration in Melbourne. Image: Expression Audiology.

Audiology networks

Fifty years of changing lives: Expression Audiology and the H.E.A.R Service

by Helen Carter

February 9, 2026

Expression Audiology celebrated its 50th anniversary with a commemorative event in Melbourne. Guests heard that the teachings of its predecessor,...

Women again earned less than men in every job category in the hearing care sector, according to the latest income data from the ATO. Image: David Franklin and Piter2121/stock.adobe.com.

Workforce

Latest hearing practitioner income details: ATO data says audiologists’ wages stagnate

by Helen Carter

December 9, 2025

The average taxable income for an audiologist in Australia was just under $97,000 in 2022-2023 while ENT surgeons remained the...

Clockwise, from left, Rebecca Gay, Dr Nathan Vos, Charlen Lavoie, Dr Bob Cowan, Trudy Smith and Eric Bernard. Images: WSA, Eye and Ear, Charlen Lavoie, The Shepherd Centre, NextSense, Sonova.

Features

People on the Move – October-November 2025 edition

by Helen Carter

December 2, 2025

Hearing Practitioner Australia's bi-monthly bulletin to keep the Australian hearing sector updated on new appointments and personnel changes, nationally and...

NextSense teachers adapted materials and methods to meet the individual needs of each student, using touch, sound, movement, and visual cues so that every child could participate fully and meaningfully. Images: NextSense.

Educators and training

Inaugural NextSense art auction to raise funds for well-being initiatives

by Helen Carter

November 12, 2025

NextSense students showed off their creative flair at the NextSense Education Services Art Show with money raised from an inaugural...

Victorian College for the Deaf teacher Robert Harrow, left, with Victorian Education Minister Ben Carroll at the awards ceremony. Image: The Department of Education/Greg Briggs Photography.

Teachers

Victorian College for the Deaf teacher named Victoria’s Outstanding Secondary Teacher

by Helen Carter

October 29, 2025

The Department of Education has named Victorian College for the Deaf teacher Mr Robert Harrow as the state's most Outstanding...

Teachers

Strathcona Girls Grammar technology upgrade enhances Hearing Support Program

by Helen Carter

October 2, 2025

Strathcona Girls Grammar school in Canterbury, Melbourne has undergone a whole school upgrade to cutting-edge sound technology, making every classroom...