Muscular Dystrophy Australia

Neuromuscular Disorder Survey

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:00 PDT

What is important for people with a progressive neuromuscular disorder?” MDA’s focus has always been to help improve the quality of life and give hope to the individual affected by Muscular Dystrophy or one of the Neuromuscular Disorders. MDA, together with a number of like-minded organisations, The Department of Health and Calvary Health Care Behlehem, are working to ascertain the service delivery model which will best suit our collective communities.

ChallengeMD! Morocco finished

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:00:00 PDT

Team MDA has completed the 2013 ChallengeMD! Morocco trek Congratulations to Team MDA for completing the 2013 ChallengeMD! Morocco trek. In total the event has raised more than $100,000 to go towards future research and also care for those in our community affected by Muscular Dystrophy. If you would like to give a donation to the Team you are still able to by visiting the ‘Sponsor a Trekker’ page on the ChallengeMD! website. To read all about their adventure please click on the ‘Read more’ link below…

2013 ChallengeMD! Morocco

Thu, 02 May 2013 07:00:00 PDT

The 2013 ChallengeMD!Morocco event has begun GOOD LUCK to Boris and the MDA Team who left for their adventure through North Africa last night for the 2013 ChallengeMD! Morocco trek. Over the next two weeks Team MDA will trek to the top of Mount Toubkal and at 4,167 metres, it is almost twice as high as Australia’s Mount Kosciuszko. To keep up-to-date with all of the news on the trek by reading Boris Blog or to sponsor a team member through the Sponsor a Trekker option please visit the ChallengeMD! website by clicking on the Read more link below.

2013 White Pages

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:00:00 PDT

New face of the 2013 White Pages is MDA Executive Boris M Struk MDA Executive Director, Boris M Struk, has been featured on the front cover of this years White Pages, soon to be hitting your doorstop. Mr Struk was chosen as the new face of the White Pages as part of the Keeping Our Communities Healthy campaign, which recognises the selfless Australians who go above and beyond to improve the quality of life for locals in their area. Each year, Sensis®, the publisher of the White Pages®, recognises the efforts of local people in their communities by celebrating their achievements on the cover of its books. Click below to see the full front cover...

01 May 2013

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:00:00 PDT

MDA Executive Director is the new face of the 2013 White Pages

Hume Leader: Shrugging off adversity

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:00:00 PDT

Media: Boris M Struk featured in Hume Leader newspaper MDA Executive Director, Boris M Struk, was featured in todays edition of the Hume Leader newspaper. The article titled Shrugging off adversity highlights Boris reasons behind his trek the to tallest mountain in North Africa, departing this Friday 3 May 2013. His ultimate goal is to raise much needed funding for Muscular Dystrophy Australia.

Facebook Add MDA

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:00:00 PDT

Add Muscular Dystrophy Australia on Facebook! Muscular Dystrophy Australia has a Facebook friends page and we would love for you to add us. We continually update the page on a daily basis with information on everything from upcoming events, media coverage, photos, Muscular Dystrophy news and other interesting information. To all of our newest friends we thank you for supporting us and within just two months we have doubled our contact list with now over 1,100 people. We aim to have 5,000 friends by 2014 therefore we need your help and support to do this. Click on the Read more link below...

MDA Launches Harley Raffle 54

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:00:00 PDT

MDA Launches Harley Raffle 54 The MDAs 54th Harley Raffle is a 2013 Fat Boy. This will be another sell out so be quick in placing your order today!

The Australian - NDIS BMS

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:00:00 PDT

Media: Drawing the line the tough part of disability services Article in The Australian commenting on NDIS and disability services

13 Apr 2013

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:00:00 PDT

The Australian newspaper: Drawing the line, the tough part of disability services

12 Apr 2013

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:00:00 PDT

Runners World magazine: What is takes to run for your brother

11 Apr 2013

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:00:00 PDT

A dads journey for his disabled son takes him from a desk in Melbourne to a trek through North Africa

09 Apr 2013

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:00:00 PDT

The Brimbank Weekly Newspaper: Passage through India for brotherly love

13 - the musical

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 07:00:00 PDT

Archie, a young man with Muscular Dystrophy but whose attitude to life is inspirational. Come meet Archie his student friends in ‘13’ a Broadway hit musical presented by Peoples Playhouse from April 12 at the Cranbourne Community Theatre. Read more...

01 Apr 2013

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 06:00:00 PDT

SBS Radio news: An interview with MDA Executive Director Boris Struk