N.S.W.
Shoalhaven and Wollongong Group
Contact Anita on 0421314138 for details of the next meeting.
SYDNEY
March 2019 – date and speaker to be confirmed:
Rib Factory 1st Floor, Castle Hill RSL Club,
77 Castle St.,
Castle Hill.
Contact Frances Colley 0409 913 408 after 10.30am /Anita Chalmers (0421 314138), or mail@myositis.org.au.
The venue is disability access friendly and has ample parking.
Central Coast Group – N.S.W.
A monthly coffee/morning tea meeting is held on the 2nd Friday of the month around 10am.
Lee Rowan’s Garden Centre
72 Pacific Highway, Ourimbah Ph 02 4362 2822
All family and friends are welcome.
Contact Sandra Chapman 0429 695 500 or email sanjef1@gmail.com for further information.
Central West – N.S.W.
Contact Anita Chalmers for more information – 0421314138
VIC
Victorian Group Meetings – Mulgrave Country Club
A quarterly informal social gathering over lunch (from 12 noon) is held for the Victorian Group on the first Tuesday of March, June, September and December. Everyone is welcome.
The dates for meetings in 2018 are:
MARCH – Tuesday 6th
JUNE – Tuesday 5th
SEPTEMBER – Tuesday 4th
DECEMBER – Tuesday 4th
The venue is a small private room off the dining room at the Mulgrave Country Club: Cnr Wellington Rd and Jells Rd, Mulgrave. A formal meeting structure is not followed and we sometimes have a guest speaker. We also pay for our own lunch which is ordered in the main dining area.
At the December meeting we ask everyone to bring a small $5 Kriss Cringle gift.
There’s parking underneath and around the building, although it can get very busy so arrive early.
Contact Christine Lowe 0400 613999 or Liz Sanzaro (03) 98792247 for further information.
If you live in regional areas, the following meetings may be of interest or convenient:
Western Group – Moonee Ponds
Next meeting: TO BE ADVISED
The Legends Room
Moonee Valley Racecourse
Cnr Wilson St & Thomas St,
Moonee Ponds
Contact: Christine Lowe 0400 613999 for information about the next get together.
Albury/Wodonga Group
Contact Marg Doherty on 02 60261801 or marg.doherty@hotmail.com for details of the next meeting.
Goulburn Valley
Members in this region may also wish to join the Albury/Wodonga group – contact Marg Doherty on 02 60261801.
Alternatively contact Christine Lowe 0400 613 999 to discuss the details of the next meeting.
S.A.
14 November, 2018 at 10am – Trevor Neumann will discuss the details of the upcoming 2019 Conference
Muscular Dystrophy Office
36/38 Henley Beach Rd,
Mile End
Contact: Elizabeth Carter ph 84478715 or email Kris.cameron1@optusnet.com.au
W. A.
Contact Susan Milobar 0411 018457 or Teri Hayes 08 9398 3250 or mail@myositis.org.au for information.
QLD
Brisbane Group
Next Meeting: Thursday 15 November, 2018 10am-12noon.
Chermside Library Coffee Shop (Grd Floor)
There is free parking in the grounds with extra parking downstairs with lift access to the ground floor The Library is on the corner of Hamilton Rd and Kittyhawk St, Chermside. Vehicle entry is via Kittyhawk St.
Contact: Mary (Jill) Woods 0438 804 560 or mgwoods67@gmail.com for more details.
Gold Coast group:
Venue: de Paul Manor Estate, 1 Edmund Rice Drive, Southport (our retirement village ).
Morning tea.
Some disability parking available near main entrance.
For more information about future meetings contact Gerard Sullivan (0400 359 511) or kellsull@ozemail.com.au
Hervey Bay Group meet at the Golf Club. Contact Anita on 0421 314138 for more information if you are interested in joining the group.
OTHER REGIONAL GROUPS
If you live in the areas of ACT or Port Macquarie and wish to be involved with a regional group, please contact Secretary ANITA CHALMERS (mobile 0421 314 138) or mail@myositis.org.au.
Myositis Awareness
Myositis Awareness Month is in May.
Everyone is encouraged to use social and local media to build awareness for the disease particularly with medical practitioners.
MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE SECRETARY- ANITA CHALMERS (mobile 0421 314 138) or mail@myositis.org.au.
BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR ALL FUNCTIONS.