Patient Support Groups
A melanoma diagnosis can be a confusing and traumatic time. That’s why we have a number of important services for patients and their families to support them on their melanoma journey.
Support Groups
In these unusual times of COVID19 and social distancing MIA is pleased to partner with Melanoma Patients Australia (MPA) to support melanoma patients and their carers around Australia.
Although face-to-face support group meetings are not possible, user-friendly monthly online Zoom meetings allow us to stay connected. In addition, Support Leaders are keeping in contact with patients and carers individually.
MPA Online Support Meetings are held monthly around Australia, including support meetings for Sydney and the NSW Central Coast. There is also patient support available in WA and Tasmania.
Note: We update the meeting details at the start of each month.
Please contact MPA by clicking on the button below to register your interest in joining one of the online Virtual Support Groups listed below. The team will respond to your request. Alternatively, you can call 1300 884 450.
Virtual Support Meetings this month
| LOCATION | DATE | SUPPORT LEADER |
| NSW - Sydney & Central Coast |
Wed 3 Feb 7pm |
Jay Allen |
| NSW - Hunter Region | Thurs 25 Feb 3pm | Lisa Hamilton |
| NSW - Wollongong | Phone 1300 88 44 50 to arrange individual phone call | Karen Ryan |
| VIC - Melbourne | Thurs 4 Feb 7pm | Alison Button-Sloan and Adrianna Zadro |
| QLD - Brisbane | Tues 2 Feb 7pm | Ingrid Kivikoski and Brian Bailey |
| QLD - Gold Coast | Wed 17 Feb 10am | Lyn Batchelor and Penny Tovey |
| QLD - Rockhampton / Central Queensland | Mon 22 Feb 7pm | Aaron Kelly and Leeann Lovegrove |
| QLD - Sunshine Coast | Fri 19 Feb 10am | Christine Bleijie |
| QLD - Mackay | Phone 1300 88 44 50 to arrange individual phone call | Nicole Johns |
| QLD - Townsville | Mon 1 Feb 6.30pm | Russell and Linda Lewis |
| QLD - Toowoomba | Fri 26 Feb 10am | Nita Murray (National Support Coordinator for MPA) |
| SA - Adelaide | Sat 27 Feb 10.30am | Karen van Gorp and Dianne Fisher |
| ACT - Canberra | Sun 14 Feb 11am | Ann Marie Weber |
| NT - Darwin | Phone 1300 88 44 50 to arrange individual phone call | Rose Baartz |
| TAS - Tasmania | Thurs 25 Feb 7pm |
Nita Murray (National Support Coordinator for MPA) |
Further support in Tasmania
Contact Melanoma Tas by emailing info@melanomatas.org.au for one-on-one and peer-to-peer support.
Support in WA
Contact melanomaWA (part of MIA) by emailing Donna Matthews donna.matthews@melanoma.org.au or Andrew Kamphaug andrew.kamphaug@melanoma.org.au for information on support groups.
Metastatic Melanoma Telephone Support Group
MPA also run a support group in partnership with Cancer Council NSW twice a month for patients with Metastatic Melanoma. Wed 10 Feb and Wed 24 Feb at 1.30pm (NSW time). For referral information please call MPA on 1300 884 450.