Brain Injury News and Events in Tasmania

BIAT News
May 22, 2019

Fundraising with the Entertainment Book

Purchase your new 2019 | 2020 Membership TODAY, and support the Brain Injury Association of Tasmania! Offers start on the 1st of June.

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BIAT News
May 8, 2019

Decades of disability work at risk

Cessation of funding on June 30 will effectively eliminate all information, advice, referral, community outreach, education, training, systemic advocacy and community awareness services in the community for people living with or impacted by brain injury.

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BIAT News
May 2, 2019

NDIS funding leaves about 90,000 Tasmanians living with disabilities in limbo

The Brain Injury Association of Tasmania is one of about 18 disability support and advocacy groups facing an uncertain future as their funding transitions from the State Government to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

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BIAT News
March 17, 2019

Brain Injury Funding Gap Risks Leaving Thousands in Limbo

Is the Brain Injury Association yet another casualty of the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme), asks Deborah Byrne, BIAT executive officer, in this Mercury Newspaper Talking Point Article from Friday 15th of March.

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Past Events
March 16, 2019

Bringing Fairness to Care: supporting unpaid carers

You are invited to attend this roundtable discussion on Tuesday 26th March with federal politicians and community leaders on how unpaid carers can be better supported.

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Local News
March 16, 2019

Focus on Cyber Safety

TABIS (The Tasmanian Acquired Brain Injury Service, a division of Li-Ve Tasmania) continue their Cyber Safety campaign this month with the launch of the easy read resource: 'A guide for staying safe online' and a FREE Stay Safe Online information session in Launceston on Friday 22nd March.

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