This post was originally published on October 27 2015 as:

Sydney antivaxer attacks Young Australian of the Year (WA) Cath Hughes

On November 8 2015 Catherine Hughes was awarded the 2016 WA Young Australian of the Year!

Cath Hughes is the mum of Riley Hughes. Riley passed away in March 2015 from whooping cough. Since Riley’s passing the Hughes family have worked tirelessly, in their own time and at their own expense, to raise awareness of the still present – and sometimes fatal – dangers of vaccine-preventable disease. The Hughes have successfully lobbied around Australia for the introduction of free maternal pertussis boosters and, in some states, free boosters for dads and carers. This family have had a direct positive impact on the health of babies for years to come. They are public health heroes.

Rightly, Cath Hughes has been nominated for Young Australian of the Year in Western Australia. From 9 News Perth’s Facebook page:

MUM’S CRUSADE A Perth mother, who lost her newborn son Riley to whooping cough, is a finalist to be WA Young Australian of the Year. 28-year-old Catherine Hughes has spent the past seven months campaigning about the importance of immunising children and adults against the deadly disease. Now her and her husband are hoping for another child.

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Now is when we ask ourselves – unfortunately, and with alarming frequency; already knowing the answer – “who on Earth would have a problem with such a wonderful, well-deserved nomination?”

Lo Mong Bridge is an anti-vaccination activist who resides in Sydney. She has become increasingly more active in the last few months with the advent of the national anti-vaccine protests which are tied in with the anti-vaccine campaigns against various proposed state and Commonwealth immunisation legislations.

Publicly available image of Lo Mong Bridge with husband Simon Bridge

Publicly available image from June 2015 Sydney anti-vaccine protest

Publicly available image from June 2015 Sydney anti-vaccine protest

On September 15 2015 Lo Mong Bridge was also busily attempting to set up an illegal anti-vaccination childcare service in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. Screenshot from the 700-member, closed Facebook group, Unvaccinated Australia; published in the public interest:

Community childcare: Any Eastern Suburb Sydney families out there needing alternative childcare arrangements? I have posted previously & there was not much interested generated. Either the families out there are not affected financially by the new legislation or they are going to vax their children to put them through daycare? I’m posting again in the hope of reaching out & generating numbers so we can all support each other. It would be good to hire a full time preschool kindy teacher for $200 per day cash in hand & each day a mum volunteers her time, we have 5 to 10 children per day, so the cost of the teacher is shared between the families. Each family may pay as little as $20 per day for childcare. Please get in touch with me now 🙂

What follows is a publicly available Facebook thread taken from Lo Mong Bridge’s profile, today, in which she and her fellow anti-vaccine thugs attack Cath Hughes over the death of her baby son, as well as Cath’s Young Australian of the Year (WA) nomination. I can’t find the words to express any emotion over their cruelty, so I won’t add to them; only to say that this is no longer an outlier. This behaviour has become de rigueur for the modern anti-vaccination movement, much to the dismay of the rest of the community:

Lo Mong Good to share the other side Gina Bernadette: How disgraceful using her sons death to gain such an acclaim – what about the parents who’s children have died from vaccines – I feel sickened to my stomach at this publicity stunt on behalf of pharmaceuticals – shame on her!!!

The “awards” are corrupt.

I know personally of a government infiltrator I exposed who received an OAM for doing NOTHING.

Its all a set up.

14 people like this Kathy Matthew being a newborn, prob not – sadly this is what they are trying to portray to the public to get them to immunise against it – even though its shown that its the vaccine itself causing WC through the shedding Erin Anne The probably had the Heb B and Vit K vaccine but not the Whooping cough. Lo Mong So if this little baby only had visitors who were 100% up to date with vaccinations & it didn’t save him,he still died, then how can they keep pushing vaccinations? Giselle Kara Vles Yes we need to fight to protect babies, but the current vaccines are not the answer! Obviously! Kristie McDonald This is so infuriating!! Julia Zahav Debbie Kemp theres a photo is that collage of him at the park! Kristie McDonald They are still advising families to do what they did putting more babies at risk… Where is the sense in that! Julia Zahav Kristie McDonald the mother didn’t have a third trimester booster, thats what they are pushing on people. they are recommending booster with every pregnancy regardless of time inbetween, crazy Kristie McDonald So bad so now how many unborn beanie won’t make it out alive or be damaged. Of course links to the vax will be completely ignored and declared ridiculous. Josie Mai how come when a mother lose a child to vaccines there’s no campaing?

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*Indeed, Anna Kaszonyi does appear in the blog post which lists the attacks made against the Light for Riley memorial Facebook page by anti-vaccinationists. Kaszonyi sent a private message to Cath and Greg Hughes insinuating that they were being dishonest. Kaszonyi was asked to cease messaging the family. She refused, sending them more messages. Screenshot from the blog post:

** Debbie Kemp is the owner of Bowral Street Childcare. Kemp is an anti-vaccine activist who was one of the speakers at the recent Sydney anti-vaccine protest.

*** Lynne Hopewell also concern-trolled the Light for Riley Facebook page.

**** Anna Rodgers has told many lies about Cath and Riley like those she repeats in the above thread. One of the things she is proud about is referring to Cath as a “bitch” and denying that Riley exists. Rodgers features in this post: The Abhorrent Cruelty of Anti-Vaxxers. Rodgers’ is known on Twitter as Miss Eco Glam.

Publicly available images of Anna Rodgers and husband Nathan Rodgers.

Tell your friends and your families, and alert politicians: this is the true face of the anti-vaccination movement. This is what they do, now. It is no longer just the rabid contingent like Meryl Dorey and her AVN cabal which vilifies grieving families. It’s the everyday anti-vaccinationists as well; the ones we used to think were well-behaved. Even those who appear not to condone the execrable behaviour only do so with the addition of further slurs against Cath and her family. They are all as bad as those who do their worst.

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Update October 29 2015

It would seem the provision of anti-vaccination misinformation is something which runs in Lo Mong Bridge’s family.

Huong Lau is Lo Mong Bridge’s sister. A registered Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, Houng Lau owns Bondi Acupuncture.

The reason we know this is because Lo Mong Bridge left a testimonial on the Facebook page of Bondi Acupuncture, conveniently leaving out the conflict of interest that she is the owner’s sister. This testimonial is a breach of the National Law:

This is the best acupuncture clinic in SYDNEY!

I am very needle phobic & sweat at the idea of being needled. However at this clinic I have no anxiety as there is no pain or discomfort.

From the myriad of serious life threatening health complications I encountered since having a child, this clinic has been able to address everyone of them by assisting in my healing process.

This testimonial is also illegal:

This testimonial is illegal:

This testimonial is illegal:

These testimonials are also breaches of the National Law:

This is also an illegal testimonial:

And this is an illegal testimonial:

But, even worse than illegal advertising is the provision of that aforementioned anti-vaccination misinformation; this is a breach of the Code of Conduct. All of these breaches – above and below – should be reported to AHPRA.

On March 1 2015 Bondi Acupuncture linked to the rabid anti-vaccination website, Vactruth:

Do you need more information about whether to vaccinate your child? Please refer to this website: wwwdotvactruthdotcom

On January 24 2015 Bondi Acupuncture included vaccines in a very misleading aluminium toxins gambit:

Want to avoid chemicals? My chemical free romance (Excerpt from Sharon Hall). ALUMINIUM Aluminum is a silvery white, soft, ductile metal and the 3 rd most abundant element on the planet. Being this available no wonder it’s used in the production of many everyday products, from food to medicine. Look out for aluminum followed by the following words – chlorohydrate, compound, hydroxide, starch octenylsuccinate and stearate. Health implications include: ⎯ Aluminum accumulates in the kidneys,

brain, lungs, liver and thyroid

⎯ It competes with calcium for

absorption and can affect skeletal

mineralisation

⎯ Slowed growth in infants

⎯ Aluminum attacks the central nervous

system

⎯ Studies show that it contributes to

brain diseases by producing oxidative

stress

⎯ Commonly thought to be linked to

degenerative brain diseases such as

Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

⎯ Linked to mental impairments in

Animals Uses: ⎯ Many vaccines

On January 25 2014 Bondi Acupuncture claimed that homeopathy is safe and effective for treating a range of serious conditions:

WHAT ELSE CAN HOMEOPATHY TREAT? Homeopathy can be used for first aid and common acute conditions, like colds, flu’s, coughs, childhood illnesses, stomach disorders and headaches. Homeopathy can also treat chronic conditions such as asthma, allergies, high blood pressure, arthritis and women’s health concerns. Emotional and mental disturbances, including behavioural problems in children, depression, anxiety and phobias. Personalised kits available for Pregnancy/Birthing, Children ailments, Travel and General home remedies.

The list of ailments is endless and is a safe and cheap holistic treatment.

On December 8 2013 Bondi Acupuncture made similar claims about the safety and efficacy of homeopathy in the treatment of serious conditions:

Remember to include all registered Bondi Acupuncture practitioners in any AHPRA notification, as they are all liable for claims made by the business.

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