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We are a support group of stroke survivors and their carers based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia.

Stroke, or brain attack, is the third most common cause of death in Australia. According to National Stroke Foundation statistics, stroke affects 53,000 Australians each year. It is caused by either a blockage in the blood vessels to the brain, or a burst blood vessel causing bleeding inside the brain.

Stroke can occur at any age, and survivors and their families may feel isolated by their physical, mental and social disabilities. We aim to provide support to stroke survivors and their carers in the Boroondara area.

What's new at the BSSG
Date Recent Events and Items of Interest
October 2009
  • The BSSG schedule for October to December can be found here.
  • The BSSG's 7th Anniversary celebration will be held at the Malvern Vale Hotel at 11:30am on Thursday 15 October. Contact Brian O'Meara on 9818-2511.
  • Our highly successful •••living with stroke••• photographic exhibition at the Ballarat Health Services in Ballarat has now concluded. More information about this exciting exhibition can be found here, and you can read the comments of visitors to the exhibition here.
September 2009
  • We would also like to encourge all stroke survivors to check on the Stroke News items from time to time. These include links to stroke-related from various news media outlets.
  • We have introduced four new programs for our members, namely a Woodworking program, an Evening Activities program, a Yoga program and a Gardening program. Details of these programs, along with our other established programs, can be found here.
August 2009
  • We would like to encourage our members to apply for one of our Grants which are intended to assist members to pursue activities that improve their quality of life. Details of the available Grants can be found here.
July 2009
  • For those who are interested to review the slides from Rod Wilson's highly informative presentation on the recently released National Health Reform Report, you can see those slides in PDF format here. There is also a link to a new report that exposes how people with a disability continue to be shut out of the Australian way of life. This report has been released by the National People with Disabilities and Carer Council.
  • The June 2009 edition of our Newsletter is on-line, and a PDF version can be found here. Because of the amount of work involved in producing the •••living with stroke••• photographic exhibition, we have not published a September 2009 edition of our Newsletter. But we will publish a bumper edition of our Newsletter in December.

This website lists contact details for our meetings and programs and details of other organizations supporting stroke care and research.

Feel free to contact us and join in. If you wish to register your personal interest in the activities of the Boroondara Stroke Support Group please complete the Registration of Personal Interest form. If you wish to register an organisational interest in the activities of the Boroondara Stroke Support Group please complete the Registration of Organisational Interest form.