Newsletters

Hi Friend, This week, I mark five years as CEO of Epilepsy Tasmania and I’ve been reflecting on our celebrations and challenges and looking forward to my next five. Through advocacy and awareness-raising efforts, we are proud to now be known as ‘Tasmania’s voice for epilepsy’.   Our team has grown over the years to include allied health professionals, communications, community engagement, volunteer […]

Hello Friend, Epilepsy Awareness Month this March was an array of events, fundraisers and activities. We had buildings lit up all over the State and Penguin’s penguin was dressed in a beautiful handmade outfit. Some photos of the month are collated below and there are more on our Facebook page. Thank you to all Tasmanians who participated. Our seizure […]

Hello Friend, It’s Epilepsy Awareness Month! We began March with an Open Garden at Government House. It was a wonderful day and following Covid-19 requirements during the morning, over 90 people participated in walks around the garden. A heartfelt thank you to Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Kate Warner AC for granting access to the beautiful gardens. Our new #JustGoPurple initiative […]

Hello Friend, Yesterday I was very pleased to attend the TasCOSS Premier’s Luncheon. In particular, to hear his reflections on the past 12 months and ongoing commitment to work closely with community sector organisations like ours to achieve the shared goal of ensuring we all have access to a good life. We look forward to the excitement of Epilepsy Awareness […]

Happy New Year Friend, We are excited and motivated by how well 2021 has started! We have already taken many bookings for epilepsy training and education and are busy finalising preparations for our March awareness month. This year, we have created a new theme for Epilepsy Awareness Month – Just Go Purple. We have created some exciting […]

Thank you Friend, This year has been such a mix of emotions, but mostly we have felt grateful, encouraged and inspired by the support of Tasmanians and our many Friends like you. We began 2020 preparing for our biggest ever Purple Month (unfortunately we had to cancel or move much online) but we finished it with staff and […]

Hi Friend, In this edition of Brainwaves, I have good news to share. Firstly, we were very pleased in the recent budget announcements that the Tasmanian Government has agreed to continue funding Epilepsy Tasmania. After a difficult year due to COVID-19, this is a big relief and means we can continue providing our high-level of services, […]

Hi Friend, Welcome to Brainwaves. I’ve recently started to notice increased advertising from businesses and charities (like us) who are struggling to remain afloat during COVID-19 challenges. Something I am focussed on is the type of messaging we are conveying. Epilepsy Tasmania is conscious of moving forward now – from crisis intervention messages to a more positive space of hope and resilience and […]

Hi Friend, Welcome to Brainwaves. This month we have some exciting new initiatives to announce: we have partnered with Optus to take outdoor family movies around the state. First stop is Strahan and we have more locations coming. Stay tuned! Walk for Epilepsy virtual event in October is a great way to get moving no matter […]

Hi Friend, Welcome to Brainwaves, In this edition, we share two new research projects we are pleased to participate with, a virtual walk and other local news. We also recently re-submitted our State Government community consultation budget submission showing the inclusion of new initiatives that we have implemented in response to COVID-19. These have included the development of: a […]