There was music, dancing, laughter and companionship when the Rotary Club of Brisbane Water held its Dementia Cafe under the trees on Valentine’s Day. The event was held in the...

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The Forget Me Not Cafe at Umina will reopen next week just in time to celebrate Christmas. It will open its doors on Monday, December 13 from 10am to noon....

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A Scrunchies for Dementia campaign to raise money for the Dementia Australia Research Foundation through the virtual My Walk & Jog challenge has been championed by Member for Gosford, Liesl...

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The first Forget Me Not Café session on February 8 was a success with members at the Rotary Club of Brisbane Water looking forward to continuing the Peninsula community initiative....

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A new dementia café is soon to open its doors, with Peninsula community organisations helping create a socially supportive environment for those living with the disease. With some initial funding...

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Shadow Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Carers and Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, has praised Dementia Australia for the translation of four Help Sheets it released in response to...

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A new study, which reveals 94 per cent of Australians caring for a loved one with dementia are sleep deprived, has highlighted the fact that carers, particularly of people with...

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Forum – The number of Australians living with dementia is close to half a million – a number that is set to double in the next 25 years – with...

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A doctor from Brisbane Waters Private Hospital has been interviewed by the SBS Network about her work with helping dementia patients with rehabilitation medicine. Dr Arooge Shafi is an expert...

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Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, spoke in Parliament on the success of the inaugural Grant McBride Memory Walk, which raised $20,000 for Dementia Australia. “The light drizzle didn’t dampen...

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Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, will launch the Grant McBride Memory Walk on Saturday. September 8, in Long Jetty, in memory of her late father. Supported by State MP’s,...

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Individuals, businesses and community groups interested in creating a more dementia friendly community on the Central Coast can attend a free workshop in June. Organised by the newly formed Central...

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Woy Woy Rotarian Ms Bobby Redman has given a presentation about frontotemporal dementia to her club. Club public relations director Mr Vic Deeble said: “Bobby gave us a very personal...

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A Central Coast Dementia Alliance has formed to help create a more dementia-friendly community on the Coast. The group of health workers, service providers, businesses and community representatives will work...

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There are an estimated 3,700 people living with dementia in the Gosford and Terrigal state electorates, according to a new report released by Alzheimer’s Australia on February 15. The report,...

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New dementia figures for 2016 show more people than ever will be living with the condition this year. In the Gosford state electorate there is estimated to be 1,600 people...

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