An extract from an article on Mental Moments

I am a firm believer that the mental health of a person is just as important as their physical health. I guess I believe this so strongly because I have seen the affects of someone not caring about the state of their mental health. By mental health I am not referring to the serious mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, or any of the other very serious issues people often face.

One thing people in wheelchairs have to contend with outdoors is exposure to rain or blistering sun. People with disabilities cherish time spent outdoors and wheelchairs provide a degree of independence and mobility. However, they may be tempted to remain indoors when the sun is high in the sky or if rain is threatening. Well, those worries can be a thing of the past thanks to wheelchair umbrellas. By getting one of these handy items you no longer have to worry about being cooped up in the house due to the weather.

Source: Wheelchairs Article

The founders of iGosh.org firmly believe that the online world is suffering from major security risks.

These risks could be prevented, and our goal is to prove this theory.

There are thousands of hackers online, with the sole intent of causing harm to legitimate websites.

We believe the time has come to combat these statistics and show the world that the internet could be a safe place to conduct business and other online activities.

All it takes is a little bit of effort from some of the iGosh.org professionals, along with some involvement by the online community, and we can eventually set new security standards that can be implemented to achieve the goal of a safer and more secure online environment.

International Group of Online Security Help is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing and eventually eliminating many of the security risks and vulnerabilities that plague the online industry.

Source: International Group of Online Security Help

The Office operates in a spirit of cooperation with both consumers and providers of health or disability services.

In the first instance, we encourage complainants to make a direct approach to the service provider.

Where this is not appropriate, or is unsuccessful, a complaint may then be lodged in writing to the Office.

How Can We Assist You

Our staff can assist consumers to submit a complaint, or with other queries or information about options for resolving their concerns. Although we are unable to provide an advocacy service this site does have useful advocacy services that are available. In order to be effective we must remain independent and impartial on how we deal with complaints. Most complaints we receive are resolved through the conciliation process. We do have formal investigation powers where a matter is not suitable for conciliation, which include the power to gather information; the power to require attendance to answer questions; and the power to report to parliament. In practice very few matters proceed to formal investigation.

The Office also assists service providers to develop and improve their complaint procedures and looks to identify the causes of complaints and take steps to reduce these causes.

Source: Office of Health Review

A new Government was sworn in by the Governor-General

on 3 December 2007, including the following Ministerial appointments:

Senator the Hon Kim Carr - Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP - Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy, Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation.

The Government has announced the creation of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research and new content is being added to this website. Some content on this website relates to policies and programs formerly administered by the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, and is now in the process of being reviewed.

Source: Innovation Internet