Brain Injury News and Events in Tasmania

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September 22, 2020

October 2020 - Brain Injury Peer Support Groups

October Brain Injury Peer Support Group dates announced: Hobart (7th), Launceston (19th), Ulverstone (20th), including Mental Health Week event in Hobart with Stroke Peer Support Group.

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Local News
August 24, 2020

Mt biking champ shares harrowing brain injury tale

Article published in the Launceston News Sunday 23 August: Champion mountain bike rider Izzy Flint shares the harrowing tale of suffering brain and spinal injuries in a serious crash.

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BIAT News
August 22, 2020

Scrunch_Iz: Raising awareness of brain injury and funds for BIAT

Brain Injury Awareness Week 2020: Catch up on all the news from Scrunch_Iz, the initiative founded by 11-year-old Izzy in memory of her uncle Brodie.

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BIAT News
August 17, 2020

Izzy and the Real Life Impacts of Concussion

This Facebook video premiere is a Brain Injury Awareness Week 2020 event. Hear from Tasmanian Izzy Flint about her experience of concussion following a mountain bike crash.

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BIAT News
August 17, 2020

Holly's Story

As part of Brain Injury Awareness Week 2020, BIAT launched 'Holly's Story'. In this video, Year 9 student Holly, and her dad Mike, discuss the ongoing impact of Holly's 4th concussion.

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BIAT News
August 15, 2020

A crisis in the community

The Examiner Newspaper and the Advocate Newspaper have published an advertising feature to promote Brain Injury Awareness Week 2020 (17-23 August). The article, from Saturday 15 August, details the events BIAT has organised to raise awareness of brain injury in the Tasmanian community.

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