10 Nov 2023
THUNDERSTORM ASTHMA ALERT – NORTH EAST VICTORIA
Asthma Australia is urging people with asthma or hay fever to be vigilant with an Epidemic Thunderstorm Asthma forecast for HIGH, Saturday 11 November.
09 Nov 2023
CAR SHOW AND CRUISE FUNDRAISER IN MEMORY OF 20-YEAR-OLD MUM-TO-BE
A community fundraiser car show and cruise will be held in memory of Hannah Henderson-Wilson and her unborn son Carter, who died suddenly from an asthma attack last November, age 20.
30 Oct 2023
ASTHMA TRIPLE WHAMMY LOOMS, PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA URGED TO PREPARE ASTHMA PLANS
With the arrival of peak pollen season, increased risk of Thunderstorm Asthma and predictions of a hot summer with potential for bushfires and poor air quality,
30 Oct 2023
FIRST THUNDERSTORM ASTHMA FORECAST FOR THE SEASON
WEST AND SOUTH GIPPSLAND: Asthma Australia is urging people with asthma or hay fever to stay inside, with a high forecast of an Epidemic Thunderstorm Asthma event happening today, Monday 30 October.
26 Oct 2023
VICTORIANS WILL BREATHE BETTER UNDER SEC’S NEW EMISSION-FRIENDLY STRATEGIC PLAN
Asthma Australia welcomes the release of State Electricity Commission’s (SEC) 12-year strategic plan and says it will improve the respiratory health of Victorians by reducing harmful emissions.
25 Oct 2023
OUR COMMITMENT TO FIRST NATIONS HEALTH
Asthma Australia is committed to working with First Nations Peoples, organisations and communities to improve asthma health outcomes and we reaffirm our ongoing commitment to support reconciliation.
28 Sep 2023
WHY THE VOICE TO PARLIAMENT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE ASTHMA HEALTH OF AUSTRALIA’S FIRST NATIONS
First Nations people have a significant asthma burden in comparison to non-Indigenous Australians, being twice as likely to have asthma and more than twice as likely to die from asthma1. But we have an opportunity to change this.
25 Sep 2023
"ASTHMA AUSTRALIA POISED TO LAUNCH AIR QUALITY CAMPAIGN AS BUSHFIRE RISK LOOMS, NEEDS GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR CAMPAIGN PUSH''
The formal declaration of an El Niño weather pattern by the Bureau of Meteorology this week is bad news for people with asthma, who are vulnerable to air pollution from bushfires and hazard-reduction burns linked to hotter than average weather.
11 Sep 2023
ASTHMA WARNING: SYDNEY SMOKE HAZE DROPS AIR QUALITY
SYDNEY: Asthma Australia is urging people with asthma, respiratory or heart conditions to avoid exposure to hazard reduction burn smoke that has been causing poor air quality over consecutive days.
24 Aug 2023
CAN A HEPA FILTER VACUUM HELP WITH ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA?
WHAT IS A HEPA FILTER? HEPA stands for high-efficiency particulate air. These filters are made of a dense weave of fabric that can trap the tiniest of particles – even microbes like bacteria and viruses.
