Upcoming Events
*Events may be subject to change during the course of the year.
Calendar of Events
| Month | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||
| April | 20th | State Cycling Championships - Road Race |
| April | 26th | Monthly Transplant Group Cycle |
| May | 3-4th | Busselton Fesival of Triathlon |
| May | 31st | Monthly Transplant Group Cycle |
| June | 21st | Information Day & Lunch - Transplant Medication |
| June | 28th | Monthly Transplant Group Cycle |
| July | 18th | TAWA QUIZ NIGHT - Fundraiser |
| July | 26th | Monthly Transplant Group Cycle |
| July | 26th | Write to Your Donor workshop & Lunch |
| July | 27th | Gift of Life Walk - Donatelife Week |
| August | 2nd | Transplant Active SPorts Weekend |
| August | 3rd | Lunch & Farewell for WTG |
| August | 17th - 24th | World Transplant Games |
| August | 30th | Monthly Transplant Group Cycle |
| August | 31st | City To Surf |
| September | 13-14th | TX Kids & Family Camp |
About us:
Transplant Australia (WA) offers the opportunity for WA Transplant recipients, their families, living donors and donor families to participate in a range of social and recreational activities, including community events, group sporting activities, monthly social events & education sessions.
We have a wonderful supportive community here in the West and we always have a great time when we come together.
Transplant Australia (WA) invites you to contact us at tawa@transplant.org.au any time for information. We look forward to welcoming new members.
Our committee:
- Chair – Troy Scudds
- Vice Chair – Glenda Rayment
- Secretary – Jane Bartlett
- Treasurer – Anne Brady
- Communications – Deonne Walsh
- Community Engagement – Wendy Hawks
- Donor Families – Sandra Hampton
- Events – Julie Scudds & Chesney Maloney
- Fundraising – Anne Brady
- Living Donors – Vacant
- Junior Members – Alana Prince
- Membership – Marg Martin & Pauline Sweeny
- Sports – Marnie Butler & Jason Ringrose
- Life Members – George Hobson, Margaret Martin, Glenda Rayment
Transplant Australia WA is proudly supported by
Weekly & Monthly Events
Sunset Petanque
When: Every Tuesday evening at 4.30pm
Where: Subiaco Petanque Club, Cnr Thomas St & Nicholson Rd, Subiaco
Contact: Marg Martin martin.margie@gmail.com
Details: Everyone is welcome and no equipment is required. Just turn up and enjoy the sunset.
Monday Walking
When: Every Monday morning at 7.30 am
Where: Dome Cafe, Deepwater Point, 100 the Esplanade, Mount Pleasant
Contact: Pauline Sweeny paulinesweeny@gmail.com
Details: All fitness levels and all abilities are welcome, walking or running at your own pace. Come along and catch up with other transplant recipients, or just come for the coffee!
Wednesday Walking
When: Every Wednesday morning at 9.00 am
Where: Lake Monger Recreation Club, Gregory St, West Leederville
Contact: Glenda Rayment glendarayment@gmail.com
Details: All fitness levels and all abilities are welcome, walking or running at your own pace. Come along and catch up with other transplant recipients, or just come for the coffee!
Monthly Cycling
When: Last Saturday of the month (unless otherwise specified) at 7.30am
Where: South Perth Foreshore & Millars Pool Carpark, Under the Narrows Bridge. A short 1 hour ride at your own pace, finishing with 8.30am coffee at Atomic Cafe, Mends Street.
Ebikes and all abilities welcome.
Education & Information Sessions
Transplant Australia WA holds regular information and education sessions covering a range of topics relevant to transplant recipients, living donors, and their families and carers. All sessions are free and open to the public.
Wherever possible, sessions are recorded and made available online, including any handouts or notes from the session. Please check the links below for recent seminar content.
Travelling overseas with your transplant - 19 August 2023
This seminar covered issues related to travelling overseas with your transplant including:
- Travel insurance for recipients
- Medication requirements & tips
- Reciprocal hospital agreements with other countries
- Nutrition/eating overseas
- Immunisations required for other countries
We are currently updating the seminar slides – Updated version will be available soon!
To view the Reciprocal Health Summary, click here.
To download the handouts, click here.
SunSmart Seminar - 24 January 2024
Sun Smart Skin Care Information Day covered information about staying healthy in body and mind before and after your transplant. It included presentations on:
•Prevention of skin cancer – Sally Blane, SunSmart Manager, Cancer Council WA
•Skin cancer in solid organ transplant recipients – Dr Aaron Fredericks, Dermatology, Royal Perth Hospital
To view the presentation on skin cancer in solid organ transplant recipients click here.
To view the presentation on skin cancer prevention click here.
Transplant Medication Seminar - 24 March 2024
The Transplant Medications seminar featured a presentation about transplant medications and how they affect your body, plus an overview of the iCommit app, and a Q&A Session. As always, the information provided is a general overview, and you should always consult your specialist or clinic for specific information about your own medication.
- Transplant Medication Presentation by Jasmine Beaman, Senior Pharmacist (Renal/Transplant), Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group
- iCommit App overview by Calina Ting, Renal Transplant Clinical Nurse Consultant, Department of Renal Medicine, Cancer, Imaging and Clinical Services, Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group.
- Transplant Medication Q&A Session with Jasmine Beaman, Senior Pharmacist (Renal/Transplant) SCGH, Wee May Lee, Advanced Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplant (AHFCT) Clinic Pharmacist (Fiona Stanley Hospital) and Calina Ting, Renal Transplant Clinical Nurse Consultant, Department of Renal Medicine, Cancer, Imaging and Clinical Services, SCGH
To view the Presentation slideshow, click HERE
For more information about iCommit, click HERE
Diet and Nutrition Presentation - 19th May 2024
Our diet and nutrition information day commenced with a delicious lunch, with healthy recipes taken from the Kidney Health Australia cookbooks, Transplant Australia website and Live Lighter websites. Following lunch, a presentation from Jo Beer, Senior Renal Dietitian & PhD Candidate, Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group was very interesting.
If you would like to download a copy of the presentation, click HERE
For the Listeria & Food Safety Brochure, click HERE
To go to the Kidney Health Australia Cookbooks, click HERE
To download the recipe cards from the event, click on the following:
