May 2017
A Fantastic Night of Trivia
A Trivia Night was held on Cornflower Blue Day during MND Week in Canberra. Fiona Heathcote who organised the event said of the night, "The 2017...
March MNDay
Thank you to Peter Glattback from Taffy's coffee shop in Woolgoolga for raising $500 in support of MND NSW during March. Peter donated $1 fr...
Upcoming sessions about the NDIS
From 1 July 2017, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will be in place across all of NSW, with people living in Northern NSW, Mid Nor...
Peru Trek - Day 8
After our first night back in civilisation, it was a bit confusing to wake up in a bed, rather than a tent, and to use an ordinary toilet again! Anoth...
Peru Trek - Day 7
Rising at 5am at Phuyupatamarca, our campsite, we walked a short distance to watch the sun rise and colour the clouds above the mountains surrounding...
Edaravone update
Dr Brad Turner, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health Victoria and speaking with MND Victoria CEO, Rod Harris about the US announceme...
MND in the news in the Illawarra on 11 May
Don't miss this great interview on 9News Illawarra on 11 May featuring Paul Watson from the Illawarra and also Dr Justin Yerbury and Isabella Lam...
Peru Trek - Day 6
Rising at 4:30am, pitch black, the outside of our tents covered in a thin layer of ice... and knowing that today was to be the longest, the steepest,...
Peru Trek - Day 5
Today started with a cow, randomly running through our campsite; always gotta be on your toes around here! Once we were on the track and ready to trek...
Wesley Mission Carer Well-being workshops - Broadmeadow
Wesley Mission is conducting free carer wellbeing workshops in the Hunter at Broadmeadow in June. Carers attend two days from 9.30am to 2.30pm on...
Update on edaravone (Radicava)
More information on the drug edaravone (Radicava) recently approved by USA Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of MND...
MND March of Faces Banners 18 and 19 now online
Australia's MND March of Faces Banners are a photographic display of people with motor neurone disease. The MND NSW March of Faces banners are display...