Sunday, 05 October 2025 11:14
WOLLONDILLY COUNCIL CEO REAPPOINTED
Solid performance backed by Mayor and staff
WOLLONDILLY Shire Council CEO Ben Taylor has been reappointed for a further five years from September 2025 after leading the organisation to exceed key performance targets for the 2024/25 financial year, the fifth year running.
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Sunday, 05 October 2025 10:57
MONEY TO DRIVE RESEARCH INTO BRAIN CANCERS
A NEWCASTLE-led research team, led by Professor Matt Dun, has secured an $18.7M Australian Government grant to develop next-generation therapies for high grade gliomas (HGG), the deadliest brain cancers. Backed by global experts, the team is creating brain-penetrant drugs to overcome the blood-brain barrier and improve survival when combined with radiotherapy. With clinical trials targeted within five years, the research offers new hope for patients and families facing DIPG and glioblastoma, cancers that currently have no effective treatment.
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Sunday, 05 October 2025 10:56
HAPPY LIFE DRIVES WORKER SATISFACTION
AN international study of 160,000 people reveals life satisfaction is the strongest driver of job satisfaction, not the reverse. Published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior, it shows happier individuals are 32% more likely to experience increased work satisfaction over time. Researchers stress that workplace wellbeing must focus on holistic strategies - flexible work, mental health support, personal growth, and valuing life outside work - if employers want engaged, fulfilled staff. The study urges a people-first approach for lasting workplace satisfaction.
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