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More than $300k raised for NextSense School on Giving Day

More than $300K was raised during NextSense’s Giving Day, supporting children with hearing and vision loss at NextSense School for specialised education services.

We raised more than $300,000 on our second-ever Giving Day appeal, supporting children who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision receive specialist education services which will help them reach their potential.

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