MS Society of Tasmania
July—December 2014
North and North West
Support Group Calendar
Support Groups:
For more information or to RSVP, please phone the MS Society on
ph: 6343 1240
Ulverstone Support Group
Northern Support Group
Fourth Wednesday of each month
Second Thursday each month
11:00am — 1:30pm
11:00am — 1:00 pm
Surf Life Saving Club
Beach Road, Ulverstone
The Branch Community Centre
Next door to MS Society Office, Suite
18/2 Innocent St,
Kings meadows.
(opposite the Bowling Alley)
Please note: As the meeting room is
upstairs, the lift will be operational
from 10:45am.
Launceston After Hours Group
Casual ‘Get Togethers ‘ held throughout
the year. All welcome!
5:30 pm—7:30pm
(Gold coin donation for nibbles)
Gunners Arms Tavern
23 Lawrence St, Launceston
Please see calendar for dates.
RSVP to our Launceston office
Circular Head Support Group
Dorset Support Group
First Monday of each month
Occasional meetings and
‘get togethers’ are held throughout the
year.
7:30pm—9:00pm
Circular Head Rural Health Service
68 Emmett St , Smithton
Please see calendar for dates and
locations.
RSVP to our Launceston office
July 2014
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Circular
Head
Support
Group
8
9
10
*Northern
group
Mid Year
lunch
11:30—1:30
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
*Ulverstone
Group
Mid Yr lunch
11:30 –1:30
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Events/Speakers:
Northern Support Group:
Mid Year Lunch at Riverside Hotel
407 West Tamar Highway, Riverside
** Please RSVP by Tuesday 1 July **
Ulverstone Support Group: Mid Year Lunch at Leonardoz
29 Main Rd., Wivenhoe
** Please RSVP by Friday 4 July **
*** RSVP needed to confirm numbers with venues ***
*** Phone 63431240 ***
August 2014
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
Circular
Head
Support
Group
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Northern
Support
Group
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Launceston
After Hours
Group
22
23
24
25
26
27
Ulverstone
Support
Group
28
29
30
31
Events / Speakers:
Launceston After Hours:
Meet 5:30pm at The Gunners Arms,
Lawrence St., Launceston
** Please RSVP by Tuesday 12 August **
*** RSVP needed to confirm numbers with venues ***
*** Phone 63431240 ***
September 2014
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
Circular
Head
Support
Group
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Northern
Support
Group
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Ulverstone
Support
Group
25
Dorset
Support
Group
26
27
28
29
30
Events / Speakers:
Northern Group and Ulverstone Group:
Bushfire awareness + preparedness, Rebecca Newton (Red Cross)
Dorset Support group: Meet 5:30pm at Kendalls Hotel, Scottsdale
Please RSVP by Tuesday 18th September
October 2014
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
**Northern
Support
Group
3
4
5
6
Circular
Head
Support
Group
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Ulverstone
Support
Group
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Events / Speakers:
Northern Support Group: ** Please note Northern group a week early **
Northern Group and Ulverstone Group: Neuroplasticity and MS-Darren Radley +
MS Society guests MS nurse Michael Mortensen and Clinical Care Consultant Bea
Beswick
Circular Head: Bushfire awareness + preparedness, Rebecca Newton (RedCross)
and MS Nurse update.
November 2014
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
Circular
Head
Support
Group
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Northern
Support
Group
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Launceston
After Hours
Group
21
22
23
24
25
26
Ulverstone
Support
Group
27
28
29
30
Events / Speakers:
Northern Group: MS Tas 55 years celebration—Dale Eastley (MS Tas CEO)
Ulverstone Group: MS Tas 55 years celebration—Dale Eastley (MS Tas CEO)
Launceston After Hours:
Meet at The Gunners Arms,
Lawrence St., Launceston— from 5:30pm
** Please RSVP by Tuesday 11 November **
December 2014
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
*Circular
Head
Support
Group
2
3
4Dorset
Group andNorthern
Support
Group **
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Ulverstone
Support
Group
12:00 **
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Christmas/End of year dinners:
Circular Head Support Group: The Bridge Hotel, 2 Montagu Rd Smithton. 6:30pm
** RSVP 20 November **
Northern Support Group: Riverside Hotel, 407 West Tamar Highway
** RSVP 25 November ** Please note week early
Dorset Support group: Meet 5:30pm at Bridport Hotel, 79 Main Street, Bridport
** RSVP 25 November **
Ulverstone Support Group: Cassablanca, Presevation Bay, Penguin
** RSVP 9 December **Please note week early
*** RSVP needed to confirm numbers with venues ***
Please note that we will be booking guest speakers for some of our
support groups. Due to the printing deadlines of our calendar,
speakers are yet to be confirmed at this stage.
If you would like to know if and who the guest speaker is prior to
attending a group, please contact the MS Society on 63431240 or toll
free (Hobart office) 1800676 721.
We will update you on the upcoming guest speaker during our
discussions at the support groups.
Please note—this does not apply to the Dorset and Launceston After
Hours groups.
Thank you.
Kind Regards
Kim and Kirsty