In the Media

Media

Dementia Advocate Jonathan Brown (pictured) appeared on Channel 9’s Weekend Today alongside Dementia Australia CEO Prof Tanya Buchanan following the release of Australian Bureau of Statistics data indicating that dementia is set to become the leading cause of death for Australians. 

ABC Illawarra Wollongong Mornings interviewed Dementia Advocate Lynda Henderson about the Dementia Inclusive Kiama project and the Illawarra Dementia Forum. 

ABC Radio Adelaide interviewed Dementia Advocate John Thorpe about a clinical trial for people living with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia.

Dementia Action Week media coverage

Dementia Advocate Steve Grady was interviewed on Channel 7 about the release of the 2024 World Alzheimer’s Report. 

Dementia Advocates Jim Rogers and Dom O’Leary were interviewed on ABC Brisbane Radio about our podcast Hold the Moment. Jim was also interviewed on JOY FM about the podcast and Dementia Action Week. 

Dementia Advocate Ann Pietsch was interviewed on 4BC Afternoons about Dementia Action Week (interview published online). 

Dementia Advocate Anthony Pollock was interviewed by The Bunyip about his diagnosis, Dementia Action Week and Hold the Moment. 

Dementia Advocate Heather Cooper wrote an article in the Welcome Record for Dementia Action Week. ABC Central Coast (syndicated on ABC Sunshine Coast and ABC Mildura) also played an interview with Heather about her diagnosis and the Hold the Moment podcast. 

Dementia Advocate Bruce McDermaid was interviewedon ABC Western Plains NSW (Dubbo)(also played on ABC Central West) about Dementia Action Week and the Dubbo Dementia Alliance.

Dementia Advocate Scott Cooper featured in an article by The Australian about dementia and exercise.  

A letter to the editor co-signed by Dementia Australia Advisory Committee Chair Bobby Redman and Dementia Australia Board Chair Merran Kelsall AO was published in more than 150 publications nationwide.

Social Media

Dementia Advocate Fiona Dalziel shared her tips about connecting with her dad who lived with Alzheimer’s disease. (Facebook)

Dementia Advocate Stephen Slavin shared his tips as a carer for his with Margret who lives with dementia. (Facebook)

For National Carers Week, we shared information about the new National Carer Strategy which had involvement from Dementia Advocates including Sanna Sartawy[RL1] .(Facebook)

For National Gardening Week, Dementia Advocate Kevin Rafferty shared about his late mother-in-law Henny who lived with dementia and found great joy in her garden. (Facebook)

Dementia Advocate Liane Fletcher shared about the experience of getting a diagnosis for her mother Dorothy and how she navigated the changes as Dorothy’s condition progressed. (Facebook)

For Ageism Awareness Day, we shared about Dementia Advocate Heather Cooper who lives with dementia but doesn’t let it or her age stop her from enjoying life. (Facebook)

We shared that all episodes of the Hold the Moment podcast season one, featuring Dementia Advocate and host Jim Rogers, are now available to stream on all major podcast platforms. (Facebook)

To acknowledge World Frontotemporal Dementia Awareness Week, we shared a post from Dementia Advocate Bobby Blake and when she first noticed FTD symptoms in her partner Ross. (Facebook)

For Dementia Action Week, we shared a video featuring Dementia Advocate Ron Pia and his with Cherry, who lives with dementia, at a local dementia-friendly business, Parrots for Purpose, which provides companion birds to people experiencing loneliness. (Facebook)

We highlighted the important work of Dementia Advocates Bruce McDermaid and Lil Mirtl who worked alongside Dementia Australia staff in the Dementia Action Week working group, adding their valuable lived experience to the campaign. (Facebook)

 [RL1]Link to social media post is missing.