14 November 2017 Governor visits MSWA Centre in Bunbury

Western Australian Governor and MSWA patron, Her Excellency the Honourable Kerry Sanderson AC, recently visited the organisation’s $1.5 million Community and Health Services Centre in Bunbury. The new state-of-the-art Centre is a one-stop shop for the 200 people with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions and their carers living in the region.

TOPICS:Multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, Motor neurone disease, Stroke, MSWA Facilities & Services, NDIS

30 October 2017 MSWA funds stroke protection research

In 2009, Lyndee Aspey was struck down by a stroke that left her confined to a wheelchair and with slurred speech. Once living in a nursing home, surrounded by people much older than her, Lyndee is now one of 10 full-time residents at Fern River, a high-support accommodation facility managed by MSWA.

TOPICS:Stroke, Research

19 September 2017 MSWA invests record $2.6m into research

For the past two years Dr Marzena Fabis-Pedrini has been conducting research into multiple sclerosis at the Perron Institute, supported by funding from MSWA. Dr Fabis-Pedrini’s latest research focuses on benign MS and people who have low levels of disability as a result of their condition.

TOPICS:Multiple sclerosis, Research

11 August 2017 New $1.5m MSWA Centre officially opens in Bunbury

Just over 18 months since the first sod was turned, MSWA’s $1.5 million Community and Health Services Centre in Bunbury was officially opened today by Disability Services Minister, Hon. Stephen Dawson, MSWA President, George Pampacos, MSWA CEO, Marcus Stafford AM and Bunbury Mayor, Gary Brennan.

TOPICS:Multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, Motor neurone disease, Stroke, MSWA Facilities & Services

07 August 2017 MSWA Pays Tribute to Golden Girl

MSWA CEO, Marcus Stafford AM has paid tribute to legendary Australian track and field Olympian Betty Cuthbert AM, MBE, who passed away at a nursing home in Mandurah. Ms Cuthbert was 79 years old and had been living with multiple sclerosis since 1969.

TOPICS:Multiple sclerosis,

19 June 2017 MSWA is proud that we undertake all of our own fundraising activities.

MSWA provides a wide range of vital healthcare services and support to Western Australians living with MS and other neurological conditions. This is made possible due largely to the money raised through our own fundraising activities.

TOPICS:Multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, Motor neurone disease, Stroke, Fundraising