What's happening at PAWS
New teams, training days, media coverage and the moments that make this work worth doing.
PAWS for Applause: nine years of Mainline DynoLog Dynamometers
Some friendships are built to go the distance.
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Blue Illusion dressed our fundraising in style
For a day, Blue Illusion donated 7% of sales across six NSW stores to PAWS, helping our teams keep visiting hospitals, aged care and schools.
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A new hospital bed for training, thanks to HospEquip and Wollondilly Shire Council
Our teams now train on a real hospital bed, generously donated for the training and assessment day.
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A Dash of Purple
Our fundraising gala.
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Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
Where the Zep Award for volunteering excellence is presented each year.
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Bow wow WOW! Our golf day raised $16,000
Generous golfers, sponsors and a lot of goodwill made our inaugural golf fundraiser a huge success, all in aid of spreading the joy of pet therapy.
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JJ the therapy dog makes the news in Docklands
Docklands News profiled one of our PAWS teams and their dog JJ, sharing their story with readers in June 2022.
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Jody and Bunny visit Liverpool Hospital on Channel Nine
Our PAWS team Jody and her dog Bunny appeared on Today Extra, visiting the Palliative Care Unit at Liverpool Hospital on national television.
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The Sydney Morning Herald calls pet therapy "a proven winner"
In May 2018, the Sydney Morning Herald covered the growing evidence behind pet therapy, and PAWS' work bringing it to people who need it.
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ABC News: therapy dogs help NSW Ambulance staff manage stress
ABC News reported on our visits to NSW Ambulance triple-zero call centre staff, our dogs offering a moment of calm after the toughest calls.
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Dozer boosts morale at the Ambulance Call Centre
The Newcastle Herald covered PAWS dog Dozer's visit to the Ambulance Call Centre in April 2019, lifting spirits for staff on shift.
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Party week for kids at Wollongong Hospital
Nine Illawarra News covered our visits to Wollongong Hospital's Children's Ward, where our teams joined in party week celebrations.
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ABC News: "pages turning and tails wagging" in the Illawarra
Our PAWS'n'Tales reading program made ABC News in November 2015, helping children build confidence one page at a time.
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John's lap around Australia, all for PAWS
PAWS volunteer John Southwood drove a lap around Australia to raise funds for PAWS Pet Therapy, a journey covered by In the Cove in June 2021.
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Gail and Juliette O'Brien on A Current Affair
In February 2016, A Current Affair featured PAWS volunteers Gail and Juliette O'Brien and their work bringing dogs to people who need them.
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Christmas Day at the Wayside Chapel
Channel Nine News covered our teams joining Wayside Chapel's Christmas Day celebrations in Sydney, spreading a little extra joy for the occasion.
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