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World COPD Day Events 2011

Catch your breath....walk for COPD

Listed below please find all the events scheduled for World COPD Day on 16 November, 2011.  Should you wish to join an event in your local area, please contact the event coordinator for further information.

Key – SD static display / CYBW – Catch your breath walk / FS – free screening

Location/Suburb
Group Name/Event Co-ordinator/phone number
Nature of  Event
QLD
   
Townsville
Townsville Breathesy Support Group
Mary Sorensen
07 4799 9500
SD at Kirwan Health Campus CYBW at group meeting on 07.11.11
Logan
Redland Support Group
Ainsley Ringma
07 3488 3192
SD/CYBW
Toowoomba
Respiratory Service Toomwoomba Hospital
Caroline Rae
0439 786 275
SD/FS at Wilsonton Shopping Centre 15.11.11
New Farm
Wilston Windbags
Patrick Hogan
07 3300 2503
CYBW at New Farm Park 16.11.11 9.00am - 1.00pm
Inala
Western Easy Breathers
Jean Hulcombe
07 3710 2222
CYBW at Inala Community Health Centre 16.11.11 followed by morning tea
Greenslopes
Greenslopes Hospital Pulmonary Rehab
Kathy Smith
07 3394 7111
SD in hospital foyer
Westfield Strathpine
Metro North Health Service District
Pauline Hughes
07 3049 1292
FS + free health checks
Ipswich City Mall
Ipswich Lung Health Service
Nadia Nestor
0410 589 224

SD/FS/CYBW

NSW
   
Armidale
Armidale Community Health
Natalie Schmude
02 6776 9958 

CYBW – please call for event specifics

Westmead
Westmead & Mt Druitt Hospitals
Mary Roberts
0408 490 371
 CYBW with pulmonary rehab clients in hospital grounds
Marrickville Shopping Centre
Respiratory Chronic Care
Frankie Hopkins
0458 251 874
SD/FS 10am - 2pm 16.11.11
Queanbeyan Hospital
Queanbeyan Lungsmart
Megan Curry
02 6298 9306
SD/CYBW
Newcastle Health Centre
Second Chance Cardiopulmonary Rehab
Fiona Cameron
0408 496 167

SD + smoking cessation

Wyong Hospital
Lungbusters
Carmel Jenkins
0414 193 128
SD/FS
Concord Hospital
Concord Breathe Easy Support Group
Regina Leung
02 9767 7602
CYBW
Randwick
Pink Panthers
Renae McNamara 0411 055 802
CYBW - location TBC
Bathurst
Bathurst Ezibreathers
Alison Croaker
0409 605 711
CYBW/SD/BBQ/FS
Forster
Forster/Tuncurry Lungnet Group
Pam Dwyer
02 6554 8929
Morning tea/sausage sizzle/CYBW
Chatswood Westfield
Step Out @ Royal North Shore Hospital
Chris Jones
0422 007 830
CYBW/SD at Chatswood Westfield Level 2
Ballina Fair
Ballina Pulmonary Rehab
Susan Kohlmetz
02 6620 6209 
SD @ hospital foyer/FS @ shopping centre
Balmain Hospital
Inner West Inspirations
Lucy Corden
02 9395 2093
CYBW
Port Macquarie
Macquarie Respiratory Diagnostics
Lauren Gibbs
02 6584 9805
FS/CYBW
Toronto
Pulmonary Rehab Toronto Newcastle
Jenny Darcy
0417 408 151
CYBW/SD
Stanwell Park
Mind the Gap Yoga and Fitness
Elaine Bolton
0417 679 639
CYBW/SD
Nowra
Shoalhaven Air Supply
Tod Adams
0421 054 717
CYBW at lunch time/SD hospital foyer
Erina Shopping Centre
Short Pants Gosford Support Group
Penny Prebble
0421 648 403
SD/FS
Wagga Shopping Centre
Wagga Wagga LungNet Support GroupLinda Geale
0427 433 323
SD/FS
Parkes
Healthy Lifestyle + Parkes Physio
Liz Clyburn
0422 633 352           
 SD/FS
VIC
   
Mildura Base Hospital
Mildura Mallee Puffers
Julie Galbraith
0429 858 784
CYBW/SD + morning tea
Castlemaine
Castlemain Health Pulmonary Group
Damon Sala
03 5471 1567 
SD/CYBW
Glen Waverley
The Victorian Rehab Centre
Daniel Smith
03 9566 2817 
SD
Rosebud
Rosebud & Mornington Better Breathers
Christine Hunt
03 5986 5851 

SD Rosebud Plaza 14.11.11 10am - 3pm FS 11am - 2pm

SD Benton's Square Shop 14.11.11 10am - 3pm

Geelong
Health Wing 7 Geelong Hospital
Jennifer Bell
03 5226 7814 

SD/FS 

Prahran
The Alfred Hospital COPD Team
Caroline Kein
0408 512 084 

SD 

Bendigo
Breathless but not Buggered
Maureen Smith
03 5442 3266 

SD/FS at Bendigo Market Place 

Wyndhamvale
Asthma & Respiratory Group
David Gregory
03 9731 0904 

CYBW/SD Iramoo Community Centre + Morning Tea 

ACT

 

 

Acton Peninsula
Canberra Lung Life Support Group
Caroline Polak Scowcroft      
02 6282 6408 

 CYBW 11am - 12 noon followed by picnic lunch

SA

 

 

Adelaide
Royal Adelaide Hospital Ward S2
Tanya Buckland
08 8222 4403 

SD Ward promotion with staff all wearing shirts 

East Geelong
Puff Family
Bryan Clift
08 8294 9324 

Indoor treadmill challenge 12noon - 2pm at Goodlife East Glenelg 

Whyalla Norrie
Whyalla Happy Lungs Support Group
Colin Stephens
0421 711 553 

SD 

Millicent
Millicent Respiratory Support Group
Colin Pye
0402 421 085 
CYBW/SD
Walkerville
Calvary Rehab Hospital
Jenny Finan
08 8168 5700 

CYBW with pulmonary rehab clients in hosptial grounds

WA
   
Bunbury 
Bunbury Health Promotion
Dawn Lake
0458 124 959 
SD/FS Minninup Forum Shopping Centre 

Noranda Shopping Village

 
Noranda Feelgood Pharmacy
Lena Fonseka
08 9276 6460
 SD / FS using the Piko6 for one week
NT

 

 

 Alice Springs

Alice Springs Hospital
Erik Tikoft
08 8951 7777
SD

 Casuarina Shopping Centre

Top End Troopers
Ann Buckley
0413 008 948 
SD/FS
 TAS

 

 

 Ouse

Central Highlands Community Health
Libby Smith
03 6287 2010 
SD/FS
Geeveston
Geeveston Medical Centre
Louella Coulson
03 6297 1903
SD Health promotion in practice

Last Updated (Monday, 14 November 2011)