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$1.5m for Dementia Community Support Grants program
Dec 09 2010
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$1.5 million is being made available for the fourth round of the Dementia Community Support Grants program which is designed to encourage innovative local services for people with dementia, their families and carers. Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler has called for applications from groups and organisations interested in securing government funding for projects that increase awareness of dementia in local communities.

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