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Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA)

Thursday, December 22nd, 2022

Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) is a for purpose organisation working to reduce the incidence and impact of macular disease – the leading cause irreversible vision loss and blindness in Australia. For more than 20 years, we have been the only national charity representing the interests of the 8.9m Australians at risk of, or living […]

Holdsworth Community

Thursday, December 22nd, 2022

Holdsworth Community supports children and adults living with intellectual disabilities; families with young children; older people who may be frail, ill, lacking mobility, experiencing social isolation or living with dementia; and their families and care givers throughout Sydney and its Eastern Suburbs. Our purpose is to build a community where all people have the support and […]

South Eastern Community Connect

Thursday, December 22nd, 2022

South Eastern Community Connect (SECC) is a non-profit community organisation with 45 years’ experience providing a range of services, programs, information and advocacy to people with disability, children, older people and the wider community in the Bayside (Botany), City of Sydney, Randwick, Waverley and Woollahra communities. As a successful, community based organisation, SECC offers an […]

Dementia Australia

Monday, December 19th, 2022

Dementia Australia (formerly known as Alzheimer’s Australia) is the peak, non-profit organisation for people with dementia and their families and carers. Dementia Australia represent more than 459,000 Australians living with dementia and the estimated 1.6 million Australians involved in their care. Dementia Australia works with people impacted by dementia, all governments, and other key stakeholders […]

Health Consumers NSW

Wednesday, November 30th, 2022

Health Consumers NSW (HCNSW) – established in 2011 – is the peak health consumer organisation in NSW. We are an independent, not-for-profit organisation that listens to patients, carers, their families and everybody who has an interest in making health services in NSW work for the people they serve. We advocate for patients, carers, their families […]

Calvary

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022

Founded in 1885 by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, Calvary is a charitable, not-for-profit, Catholic health care organisation. Our mission is to provide quality, compassionate health care to the most vulnerable, including those reaching the end of their life. With more than 18,000 staff and volunteers, we have a national network of […]

Brain Foundation

Wednesday, November 16th, 2022

The Brain Foundation is a registered national charity which was established in 1970 by neurologists and neurosurgeons. Our mission is to fund the highest quality Australian research into brain disorders, diseases, and injuries, with the ultimate goal of advancing diagnoses, treatments, and patient outcomes. We also provide information & resources regarding many different neurological conditions to raise awareness […]

Dementia Alliance International

Wednesday, November 9th, 2022

Dementia Alliance International (DAI) is a registered non-profit 501 (c) (3) charity launched on January 1, 2014. Membership is free and is inclusively for people with a medically confirmed diagnosis of any type of a dementia from all around the world. DAI seeks to represent, support, and educate others living with the disease, and the […]

Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR)

Wednesday, November 9th, 2022

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) is a unique collaboration between academia, government and industry, committed to delivering solutions to one of the major economic and social challenges of the 21st century. The research centre is based at the University of New South Wales, with nodes at the […]

Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA)

Wednesday, November 9th, 2022

The Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) is a premier research institution at UNSW Sydney, investigating brain ageing. CHeBA was established in October 2012 and is headed by internationally acclaimed leaders in the field, Professor Henry Brodaty and Professor Perminder Sachdev. Their vision is to achieve, through research, healthier brain ageing and better clinical care […]

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