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 - September 2020
LOCATION | DATE | SUPPORT LEADER |
NSW - Sydney & Central Coast |
No January meeting |
Jay Allen |
NSW - Hunter Region | No January meeting | Lisa Hamilton |
NSW - Wollongong | Phone 1300 88 44 50 to arrange individual phone call | Karen Ryan |
VIC - Melbourne | No January meeting | Alison Button-Sloan and Adrianna Zadro |
QLD - Brisbane | No January meeting | Pip Stewart and Ingrid Kivikoski |
QLD - Gold Coast | No January meeting | Lyn Batchelor and Penny Tovey |
QLD - Rockhampton / Central Queensland | Monday 25th Jan 7pm | Aaron Kelly and Leeann Lovegrove |
QLD - Sunshine Coast | No January meeting | Christine Bleijie |
QLD - Mackay | Phone 1300 88 44 50 to arrange individual phone call | Nicole Johns |
QLD - Townsville | No January meeting | Russell and Linda Lewis |
QLD - Toowoomba | Phone 1300 88 44 50 to arrange individual phone call | Bruce Cameron |
SA - Adelaide | Sat 30 Jan 10.00am | Karen van Gorp and Dianne Fisher |
ACT - Canberra | No January meeting | Ann Marie Weber |
NT - Darwin | Phone 1300 88 44 50 to arrange individual phone call | Rose Baartz |
TAS - Tasmania | Thurs 28 Jan 7pm |
Nita Murray (National Support Co- ordinator 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. For referral information please call MPA on 1300 884 450.