AS WE APPROACH AUSTRALIA DAY

As we approach Australia Day – I want to share a few Great achievements from the Greatest Country on Earth that you probably are not aware of – As I welcome Australia Day ?

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BLACK BOX FLIGHT RECORDER - has helped make commercial air travel the world’s safest form of travel. It was invented by Australian scientist Dr David Warren,

SPRAY ON SKIN - In 1999, Perth-based plastic surgeon Professor Fiona Wood patented her spray-on skin technique. The innovation involves taking a small patch of the victim’s healthy skin and using it to grow new skin cells in a laboratory. The new skin cells are then sprayed on the victim’s damaged skin. This process significantly reduces recovery time and scarring.Fiona and her spray-on skin technique played a key role in treating burns victims from the 2002 Bali bombings. Fiona and her team are credited with saving the lives of 28 people

ELECTRONIC PACEMAKER - Australian doctor Mark Lidwill and physicist Edgar Booth developed the first artificial pacemaker in the 1920s. Now, more than three million people worldwide rely on pacemakers to keep their hearts beating properly.

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST - Albert Namatjira was an Arrernte painter from the MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia, widely considered one of the most notable Australian artists. As a pioneer of contemporary Indigenous Australian art, he was arguably one of the most famous Indigenous Australians of his generation

MEDICAL APPLICATION OF PENCILLIN - In 1939, Australian scientist Howard Florey purified penicillin from a special strain of mould. The team demonstrated penicillin’s ability to fight bacterial infection in mice and, later, humans. The antibiotic was mass produced and used to aid victims of World War II. Penicillin has been used around the world saving many lives

COCHLEAR IMPLANT (BIONIC EAR) - Professor Graeme Clark invented the first bionic ear Melbourne University in the 1970s – the first prototype was implanted in a person in 1978. The Cochlear implant has brought hearing to more than 180,000 deaf and partially deaf people worldwide.

ELECTRICAL DRILL - DIY-enthusiasts can thank an Aussie for this indispensible piece of equipment. In 1889, Australian electrical engineer Arthur James Arnot patented the world’s first electric drill with his colleague William Brain.

WIFI - In 1992 John O’ Sullivan and the CSIRO developed Wi-Fi technology, used by more than a billion people around the world today. As a result of this work, the CSIRO has held key patents for Wi-Fi technology since the mid-1990s, bringing the organisation millions of dollars in royalties every year.

ULTRASOUND SCANNER - In 1976 Ausonics commercialised the ultrasound scanner. Studying ultrasound from 1959 onwards, the Ultrasonics Research Section of the Commonwealth Acoustrics Laboratories Branch (later to become the Ultrasonic Institute) discovered a way to differentiate ultrasound echoes bouncing off soft tissue in the body and converting them to TV images. This discovery forever changed pre-natal care as it gave expecting parents a window to the foetus without x-ray exposure. Ultrasound technology is also used in the diagnoses of medical problems of the breast, abdomen, and reproductive organs.

INFLATABLE ESCAPE SLIDE & RAFT - In 1965 Jack Grant, an employee of Qantas, invented the inflatable aircraft escape slide, which is now mandatory safety equipment on all major airlines. The slides can also be used as a flotation device if the aircraft lands on water.

CERVICAL CANCER VACCINE - In 2006, Brisbane-based medical researchers Professor Ian Frazer and Dr Jian Zhou developed the world’s first anti-cancer vaccine. Known by the commercial name, Gardasil, As cervical cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women, the vaccination has huge implications for the prevention of cancer. Since 2008, the vaccine has been approved for use in more than 120 countries.

HEART TRANSPLANT – DR Victor Chang was one of Australia’s most gifted heart surgeons, a pioneer of modern?heart transplant surgery?and a humanitarian. Dr Chang also played a key role in developing an artificial heart valve and an artificial heart assist device. We all remember Fiona Coote defied all odds – Australia’s youngest heart transplant survivor – 41 years later remains very well

MUSIC – lets not forget Australia has produced some of the greatest bands and songs recorded. Just to list a few of those AUSTRALIAN BANDS – AC/DC, INXS,BEE GEES, CROWDED HOUSE, COLD CHISEL, MIDNIGHT OIL,DIVINYLS, THE ANGELS, POWDERFINGER,SILVERCHAIR,ICEHOUSE, THE LIVING END, AIR SUPPLY,AUSTRALIAN CRAWL,HOODOO GURUS, EASYBEATS,SCREAMING JETS,THE VINES, HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, KYLIE, LITTLE RIVER BAND, THE TRIFFODS,… THE LIST GOES ON

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I LOVE THIS COUNTRY AND SO PROUD TO BE AUSTRALIAN

AUSTRALIA ALWAYS ADVANCING