Currently our Face to Face Support groups are now being held online via a virtual meeting. All patients and carers are welcome to join! Please click on the button below to register your interest in joining one of the online Virtual Support Groups listed below. Our team will respond to your request.
| LOCATION | DATE | SUPPORT LEADER |
|---|---|---|
| NSW - Sydney/Central Coast | Wednesday 5 August 7.00pm | Jay Allen (MIA Community Engagement Manager) and Vicki Burneikis |
| NSW - Sydney/Central Coast | Wednesday 19 August 7.00pm | Jay Allen (MIA Community Engagement Manager) and Vicki Burneikis |
| NSW - Hunter Region | Thursday 27 August 3.00pm | Lisa Hamilton |
| NSW - Wollongong | Phone 1300 88 44 50 to arrange individual phone call | Karen Ryan |
| VIC - Melbourne | Thursday 6 August 7.00pm | Alison Button-Sloan and Adrianna Zadro |
| VIC - Melbourne | Thursday 20 August 7.00pm | Alison Button-Sloan and Adrianna Zadro |
| QLD - Brisbane | Tuesday 4 August 7.00pm | Pip Stewart |
| QLD - Gold Coast | Wednesday 19 August 7.00pm | Lyn Batchelor |
| QLD - Rockhampton/Central Queensland | Monday 31 August 7.00pm | Aaron Kelly and Leeann Lovegrove |
| QLD - Sunshine Coast | Friday 21 August 10.00am | Christine Bleijie |
| QLD - Mackay | Phone 1300 88 44 50 to arrange individual phone call | Nicole Johns |
| QLD - Townsville | Monday 3 August 6.00pm | Russell & Linda Lewis |
| QLD - Toowoomba | Phone 1300 88 44 50 to arrange individual phone call | Bruce Cameron |
| SA - Adelaide | Monday 24 August 6.30pm | Karen van Gorp |
| ACT - Canberra | Sunday 9 August 11.00am | Ann Marie Weber |
| NT - Darwin | Phone 1300 88 44 50 to arrange individual phone call | Rose Baartz |
| TAS - Tasmania | Thursday 27 August 7.00pm | Nita Murray (National Support Coordinator for MPA) |
MPA also run a support group in partnership with Cancer Council NSW twice a month for patients with Metastatic Melanoma.
Wednesday 12 August and Wednesday 26 August 12.30 pm (AEST). For referral information please call MPA on 1300 884 450.
Melanoma Patients Australia
Mater Foundation
620 Stanley Street
Woolloongabba
Brisbane, 4102
Be SunSmart! ☀️💡
Enjoy some fun in the sun this weekend but remember to be sun safe. Download the SunSmart app to find the UV rating in any location in Australia, as well as useful tips about sunscreen application and vitamin D levels according to your entered physical profile.
Download it now at bit.ly/mpaapps
Because melanoma is particularly serious, familiarise yourself with the signs to look for. The ABCDE of melanoma can help you to detect it early.
Learn the ABCDE at bit.ly/abcdemelanoma
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Have not had an all over skin check for 18 months despite having had 10 surgeries for 5 melanomas since 2014. I just cannot afford the $245 dollars for a complete check with only $45 back from medicare. Just managing to stay in my own home on an aged pension.
The MPA Closed Facebook support group provides a safe, private and supportive space without you having to leave your home and is available 24/7.
The page is a peer to peer support group, moderated by MPA staff on a regular basis.
To join, simply visit Melanoma Patients Australia Closed Support Group and ask to join. All those impacted by melanoma are welcome.
Community Services
There are many other government, private and not for profit community services and agencies available to assist you with concerns and issues that may also impact you while dealing with melanoma. These include Cancer Councils, Centrelink disability, aged care and palliative care services.
Call the Melanoma Patients Australia Support Line on 1300 88 44 50 for service information and a referral.
Support is here 💪
Now more than ever, it's important to know that you are not alone on your melanoma journey. Melanoma Patients Australia has a number of virtual support groups each month around the country.
Find a group near you and register your attendance for the scheduled day and time. You are not alone.
Virtual Support Groups - Melanoma Patients
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Melanoma Patients Australia Virtual Support Group meeting - all patients and carers are welcome to join!
