The Brain Injury Association of New South Wales is the only statewide organisation in NSW dedicated to serving all persons affected by acquired brain injury—those with acquired brain injuries, family members, friends, professionals, and the broader community.
Latest News & Events
Training in Acquired Brain Injury
Training workshops in acquired brain injury and challenging behaviour are currently being organised for September and October 2010. Details for workshops in Bathurst, Coffs Harbour, Lismore and Port Macquarie will be advertised as they are confirmed.
To register interest in any of these workshops, please phone 9868 5261 or email
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Registrations are now being accepted for workshops at
Falls are now both the leading cause of Traumatic Brain Injury in Australia (responsible for 42% of hospitalisations in 2004/2005) and the leading cause of injury hospitalisations overall (accounting for 1 in every 3 - or 126,800 - injury admissions in 2003/2004). Executive Officer of Brain Injury Australia, Nick Rushworth, would greatly appreciate your feedback on the Paper's contents, or to hear of your experience of falls-related TBI. Nick can be contacted at
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A brain injury can mean a life changed forever: there can be dramatic personality changes, chronic health problems, or serious physical and cognitive disabilities. A brain injury can make it difficult to make friends, learn new things, or solve problems. And many people with a brain injury need help with everyday living for the rest of their lives. More...
BIA NSW Brokerage Packages expanded to rural and regional areas of NSW
Packages for use of brokerage funds in rural areas are now available for people living in regional and rural areas of NSW. The maximum amount per package is $5,000 (plus GST) per person. Applications are currently being accepted. There is extremely limited funding available and potential applicants are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible. More...
Have your say about disability services
Stronger Together: A new direction for disability services in NSW 2006-2016 is the NSW Government’s 10 year plan for disability services. A consultation paper has been developed which reports on what Stronger Together has achieved so far and which asks some key questions about planning, modelling and service delivery in NSW. To have input into the planning process you can make a submission by responding to some of the key questions raised in the consultation paper online, or by emailing your comments to
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Sydney Workshop - UK Neuropsychologist Dr David Manchester
David Manchester, UK clinical psychologist experienced in hospital and community based psychology will be facilitating a full day workshop in Sydney in August - How to really motivate clients. For more information about the workshop, please email
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SHUT OUT: The experience of people with disabilities and their families in Australia: Report
At the end of 2008, people with disabilities and their families were invited to provide their experiences and input into a national consultation process to develop a National Disability Strategy. Those experiences have now been compiled into a Report. More...
BIA NSW CarerLink Peer Mentoring Program
BIA NSW CarerLink Peer Mentoring Program is up and running partnering Carers who have gone through similar experiences. CarerLink facilitates support for people who have become carers of someone who has sustained an ABI, through a peer mentoring model, allowing people to share their experience with someone who is a ‘veteran’ to the caring role having experienced a similar challenge. This program provides a complement to other services and programs available for people with ABI and their families, to be accessed as part of their re-engagement with the community.
Please open this link for further information and for answers to frequently asked questions. More...
Paralympics in 2012 - support wanted
One of our members, Stephen Bastick, is working hard towards competing at the 2012 Paralympic Games in the UK. Members may remember that Steve successfully completed a Brain Injury Awareness charity ride in September 2007, raising funds for BIA NSW. Steve is now seeking emotional, physical and financial support to be able to achieve this goal. More...
Call for Volunteers - Brain injury Speakers assistants
The Brain Injury Association of NSW is calling for volunteers with a passion for building understanding.
We need well organised volunteers with good communication skills to assist with running presentations raising brain injury awareness. Duties would include supporting speakers (who all have a brain injury), and co-hosting presentations.Transportation of speakers to venues (presentations currently held at St Ives, Homebush, or Penrith) would also be required.
Support and training will be provided. For more information, click here or contact Amanda MacRae on 9868 5261 or
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