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Major change coming to every Bunnings store in Australia to make hardware giant more 'inclusive' - and mums are already praising the move

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  • Bunnings introduces 'sensory maps' for autistic customers
  • Maps indicate the store areas of potential sensory overload  
  • Maps were developed with the help of autism support group

By David Southwell For Daily Mail Australia

Bunnings have introduced an aid to help the growing number of Australians who experience autism.

AO for Woodend’s Professor Tonge

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Bruce Tonge’s ground-breaking work in child psychiatry over five decades has focused on autism spectrum disorders and behavioural and emotional disturbance in children with intellectual disability.

The Woodend-based Emeritus Professor has been named an Officer of the Order of Australia in this year’s Australia Day Honours in acknowledgement of his service to research and education in this field.

Prof Tonge’s career began in 1970 as a young graduate of medicine at Monash University, when he first developed a keen interest in both paediatrics and psychiatry.

A new stop on the road: MinRes partners with Bus Stop Films

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Australian mining company Mineral Resources (MinRes) has announced a partnership with Edith Cowan University and Bus Stop Films (BSF).

BSF is a film school for young adults living with disability or autism. The accessible film studies course runs for around 40 weeks, teaching the practical hands-on skills necessary for all aspects of filmmaking.