InMotion Autumn 2024: Fight Parkinson’s community magazine
We’re excited to share the Autumn 2024 edition of InMotion, our free Parkinson’s community magazine for people living with Parkinson’s, their families, carers, and health-care professionals. You can now download the full issue by clicking the link in the ‘related resources for you’ section below (on mobile) or to the right (on a desktop computer). […]
ParKanDo, honoured with Grassroots Volunteering Award
ParKanDo, auspiced by Fight Parkinson’s, Honoured with Grassroots Volunteering Award from Volunteering Victoria The Grassroots Volunteering Award celebrates the remarkable contributions of small community-led organisations that have played pivotal roles in providing essential local services, driving positive change, and fostering social and community cohesion. ParKanDo, founded in February 2020, has emerged as a beacon of hope […]
Awards honour dedicated Parkinson’s community members
Isa first stepped into the Parkinson’s spotlight in 2017, publicly disclosing her diagnosis and sharing her journey with her family and friends at A Walk in the Park Melbourne. Despite being the top fundraiser for the event, she was reluctant to share her story, expressing a desire to focus on others in need. However, Isa […]
Join a local Walk in the Park!
Horsham Start time: 11:00am Location: Weir Park, Horsham Entry: $10 per person All welcome to walk and enjoy a BBQ and refreshments Swan Hill Start time 10:30am. Location: Riverside Park Entry: Free There will be a sausage sizzle and coffee van onsite too. Gippsland Lakes Start time: 10:00am Location: Bullock Island to Footbridge, Lakes Entrance […]
Fight Parkinson’s launches new online course for the aged care sector
The launch of the new Advanced and Palliative Care for Parkinson’s online learning course has been tailored to support health care professionals in the aged care sector. The Advanced and Palliative Care for Parkinson’s course provides practical, evidence-based knowledge about advanced Parkinson’s and Atypical Parkinson’s symptoms, symptoms management, advanced care planning and palliative care. Duration: Up […]
Awards honour dedicated volunteers
The 2022 Fight Parkinson’s Awards were announced at last week’s AGM. Co-founder of Williamstown ParkinSong, Mike Jobling, was named recipient of the Harold Waldron Carer’s Award. First presented in 2006, the Fight Parkinson’s Sir Zelman Cowen Award acknowledges an exceptional individual and their outstanding voluntary service to the Parkinson’s community. A strong community advocate, Pam […]
Fight Parkinson’s together this October
Since the inception of the 27forParkinson’s challenge in 2020, It has been embraced by the community, uniting family and friends no matter where they live. This year we’re asking you to join the fight in support of people living with Parkinson’s from 1 – 27 October. As a community inclusion event, participation in 27forParkinson’s is […]
Fight Parkinson’s online Learning Hub goes live
The Fight Parkinson’s Learning Hub will ensure everyone living with Parkinson’s has free access to the same quality, evidence-based information about the condition no matter where they live. The Hub will also host education programs for the healthcare sector, including a specialist online education program for registered nurses (RNs) and personal care assistants (PCAs) working in aged […]
OAM for services to Parkinson’s nursing
An extensive nursing career spanning more than 30 years, including 20 as a Parkinson’s clinical nurse consultant, has seen Victor develop into one of Australia’s most knowledgeable healthcare professionals on Parkinson’s care. Fight Parkinson’s CEO Emma Collin said she was delighted to see Victor’s work recognised through this award. “Victor’s commitment to the Parkinson’s community […]
Introducing Fight Parkinson’s
Based on what you told us, we have repositioned ourselves to better represent and meet the needs of our community. We made a very considered decision and have adopted a new name – Fight Parkinson’s. It’s estimated that 57,000 Victorians are living with Parkinson’s. More than 219,000 Australians today have Parkinson’s and more people are diagnosed […]