You can help us secure $35 million in funding from the Government for the Clinical Trial Network (CTN) by contacting the Prime Minister, the Minister for Health and your Federal Labor MP. Use our templates below and feel free to add your own personal story about life with type 1 diabetes to help them understand this difficult disease.
Step One: Email the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard
Step Two: Email the Minister for Health, Nicola Roxon
Step Three: Phone the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard
Follow the phone call script below:
Phone call to Julia Gillard’s office: (02) 6277 7700
- Hi, my name is {insert your name e.g. “John Smith”}
- I’m asking the Prime Minister to give $35 million to JDRF for the Clinical Trial Network for Type 1 Diabetes
- I live in {insert Suburb name e.g. “St Leonards”}
- I have type 1 diabetes/my son/daughter/niece/nephew/friend has type 1 diabetes
- Tony Abbott said he will give $35 million to JDRF for the Clinical Trial Network
- This issue is very important to me
Step Four: Phone the Minister for Health, Nicola Roxon
Follow the phone call script below:
Phone call to Nicola Roxon’s office: (02) 6277 7220
- Hi, my name is {insert your name e.g. “John Smith”}
- I’m asking the Minister for Health to give $35 million to JDRF for the Clinical Trial Network for Type 1 Diabetes
- I live in {insert Suburb name e.g. “St Leonards”}
- I have type 1 diabetes/my son/daughter/niece/nephew/friend has type 1 diabetes
- Tony Abbott said he will give $35 million to JDRF for the Clinical Trial Network
- This issue is very important to me
Step Five: Email to Federal Labor MP or Labor Candidate
If you have a Federal Labor MP, then send them an email. Simply follow the steps below.
1. Find or Check your Federal Electorate: Federal MP search
2. Find or Check your Federal MP information: Federal MP information or your Labor Candidate information: Labor Candidate contact details
3. Download our template wording an email your Federal Labor MP: Template email wording (word doc)
Step Six: Phone call to Federal Labor MP
If you have a Federal Labor MP, you can also phone them to show your support of the Clinical Trial Network. Simply follow the steps below.
1. Find or Check your Federal Electorate: Federal MP search
2. Find or Check your Federal MP information: Federal MP information or your Labor Candidate information: Labor Candidate contact details
3. Use our template wording below to then phone your Federal Labor MP.
- Hi, my name is {insert your name e.g. John Smith} and I live in {insert electorate} electorate
- I am asking the Federal Government to give $35m to JDRF for the Clinical Trial Network for Type 1 Diabetes
- {I have type 1 diabetes/my son/daughter/niece/nephew/friend} has type 1 diabetes
- Tony Abbott said he will give $35m to JDRF for the Clinical Trial Network
- This issue is very important to me
Step Seven: Letter to the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard
Send a letter to the Prime Minister showing your support for the Clinical Trial Network.
Clinical Trial Network Advocacy Letter to Prime Minister Template (Word Doc)
Step Eight: Letter to the Health Minister, Nicola Roxon
Send a letter to the Health Minister showing your support for the Clinical Trial Network.
Clinical Trial Network Advocacy Letter to the Health Minister (Word Doc)
Step Nine: Letter to your Federal Labor MP
Send a letter to your Federal Labor MP.
Clinical Trial Network Advocacy Letter to Federal Labor MP (Word Doc)
Step Ten: Letter to the Editor
Download the template below, insert your details and send as a letter to the Editor of your local paper.
Clinical Trial Network Advocacy Letter to Editor Template (Word Doc)
Step Eleven: Template for media release
Download the template below and send to your local media as a media release.
Clinical Trial Network Advocacy Media Release Template (Word Doc)
Step Twelve: Confirm that you have made your voice heard
Step Thirteen: Get your friends, family and colleagues involved
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