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- Dementia Australia launches Diversity Grant Program
Dementia Australia has launched its 2025 Diversity Small Grant program to support community organisations.
- New tool to support dementia care workforce
A new app-based tool available from Dementia Australia will help support people working in health, disability and aged care to provide quality care for people living with dementia.
- Demand for dementia support continues to rise
New Dementia Australia data has found an increase in Australians living with dementia, their families and carers reaching out for care and support.
- ‘I was often overwhelmed as a carer’ – new season of Australian-first dementia podcast launched
A groundbreaking Australian-first podcast Hold the Moment – which been listened to more than 100,000 times in less than a year – has today launched a second season focusing on the experience of carers of people with dementia.
- Drug approval promising for people with early Alzheimer's
Dementia Australia welcomes the TGA registration of donanemab, for use in Australia, providing hope for people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
- Volunteers at the heart of connecting communities for those affected by dementia
During National Volunteer Week (19-25 May), Dementia Australia is celebrating the more than 1,200 volunteers who are currently engaged in making a significant contribution to the not-for-profit organisation’s support of people impacted by dementia.
- National radio host Woody Whitelaw named Ambassador
Dementia Australia is proud to welcome Woody Whitelaw as its newest Ambassador ahead of the Melbourne Memory Walk & Jog on Sunday 18 May.
- Quality palliative care critical for Australians with dementia
Dementia Australia has today launched a new course on palliative care for health, aged and disability care workers to mark National Palliative Care Week.