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$96,000 Raised in Wipeout Dementia May 2017
$96,000 Raised in Wipeout Dementia May 2017

$96,000 Raised in Wipeout Dementia May 2017

29 May 2017

HEIDI DOUGLASS | h.douglass@unsw.edu.au Sydney’s senior executives – including Warringah Federal Liberal MP Tony Abbott and NAB’s newly appointed Chief Customer Officer Mike Baird – joined forces in an effort to Wipeout Dementia at Queenscliff on Saturday, 27 May. Spokesman for… Read More
$60k from Inaugural Property Industry Wipeout Dementia
$60k from Inaugural Property Industry Wipeout Dementia

$60k from Inaugural Property Industry Wipeout Dementia

2 December 2016

HEIDI DOUGLASS | h.douglass@unsw.edu.au Senior executives from Sydney's property industry, led by Ambassadors Richard Grellman AM and 1978 World Surfing Champion Wayne 'Rabbit' Bartholomew AM, hit Bondi Beach last Friday, 25 November to raise awareness about dementia risk… Read More
Wipeout Dementia 2016 exceeds fundraising target
Wipeout Dementia 2016 exceeds fundraising target

Wipeout Dementia 2016 exceeds fundraising target

30 May 2016

Twenty of Sydney’s corporate surfers, led by Ambassador Richard Grellman AM, combined forces to raise awareness around the modifiable lifestyle factors for improving brain health, as part of the third Wipeout Dementia campaign.  The gruelling four-week strength for surfing… Read More
The Dementia Momentum One Year Anniversary
The Dementia Momentum One Year Anniversary

The Dementia Momentum One Year Anniversary

29 March 2016

The Dementia Momentum reached its first anniversary on 25 March 2016 and celebrated with KPMG Sydney hosting a second corporate cocktail event on 25 February to launch the Wipeout Dementia video.  Partner John Teer delivered a heart-warming speech on behalf of KPMG and confirmed… Read More
IPH Limited Join The Dementia Momentum as Silver Members
IPH Limited Join The Dementia Momentum as Silver Members

IPH Limited Join The Dementia Momentum as Silver Members

24 March 2016

IPH Limited became Silver Members of The Dementia Momentum in January 2016 by donating $25,000 to support CHeBA’s research into identifying risk and protective factors to reduce dementia incidence. IPH Limited Managing Director David Griffith and his wife Penny supported CHeBA’s… Read More
Premier Mike Baird Surfs Wipeout Dementia
Premier Mike Baird Surfs Wipeout Dementia

Premier Mike Baird Surfs Wipeout Dementia

27 November 2015

Senior executives from corporate Australia have spent the last four Saturdays surfing alongside Ambassador Richard Grellman AM, to raise funds for research and increase awareness of modifiable lifestyle factors for improving brain health, as part of Wipeout Dementia. Today, the… Read More
Wipeout Dementia for CHeBA
Wipeout Dementia for CHeBA

Wipeout Dementia for CHeBA

25 May 2015

Prime Minister Tony Abbott was an enthusiastic participant in the inaugural Wipeout Dementia Surf Off at Queenscliff on Saturday 23 May 2015, raising almost $100,000 for The Dementia Momentum initiative at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA). "Research is incredibly… Read More
CHeBA Champions set their sights high in 2015
CHeBA Champions set their sights high in 2015

CHeBA Champions set their sights high in 2015

9 April 2015

CHeBA Champions Hailey Maxwell and Warren King are taking their Fitness Ambassador roles seriously and have set an impressive standard in their efforts to raise funds for The Dementia Momentum initiative in 2015. Hailey Maxwell, currently training for the North Face 100 on 15-17… Read More