Last chance to register for Step Up, WA's lucky ticket holder and more inside. No images? Click here ![]() Welcome to the Makuru Edition of Nerve Centre! It's been a busy first half of the year at MSWA with the successful wrap-up of the MSWA Albany Swim, the launch of our inaugural MSWA Art Exhibition, the signing of our first official partnership with the State Buildings, celebrating World MS Day and plenty of other exciting news we'd like to share with you! In Makuru, we see the coldest and wettest time of the year in the South West, but despite the cold snap, we're warming up and preparing for the 2024 MSWA Step Up happening on 23 June at Central Park Tower. This is your last week to sign up, so make sure to get your registrations in by Friday 7 June! Hear more from our Philanthropy and Partnerships team below on how you can take part! ![]() ![]() MSWA teams up with State Buildings to amplify impactMSWA is proud to announce the signing of our first official partnership with State Buildings in May, a significant milestone for our respective organisations, driven by a shared goal to positively impact the WA community. The new partnership leverages our mutual strengths to develop positive initiatives that will benefit MSWA Clients including, a platform to share their stories through COMO Conversations events, corporate volunteering opportunities and support for MSWA’s lottery, freeing up additional funds to be directly invested in research and support for people living with neurological conditions. To celebrate this partnership, Clients and supporters of MSWA can access an exclusive code to receive 20 per cent off the best available rate on all rooms and suites at COMO The Treasury, located in the State Buildings. Available for stays from now until 31 May 2025 using the QR link below! Simply quote the code ‘MSWA’ when prompted. 2024 MSWA Step UpAscend the stairs of Perth’s tallest building, Central Park on 23 June, ![]() World MS DayWorld MS Day is celebrated on 30 May every year, and MSWA was proud to have organised a number of initiatives to acknowledge and celebrate this day of significance with our Clients, staff and the wider WA community. This included a public art exhibition at Central Park, a Quiz Night at Perth Town Hall and lighting up landmarks across the city sky in red to honour the day. Love conquers allFor most, one diagnosis in a lifetime can, understandably, be more than enough for a person to handle. But for the remarkable 84-year-old Pauline, two powerful forces have helped her to take on MS, a stroke and breast cancer in her stride: faith and love. Thank you, Pauline and John for sharing your story! Montario QuarterConstruction commenced on the Montario Quarter in May, a $26.8m project in collaboration between MSWA and the Department of Health. The project will provide 20 state-of-the-art apartments to West Aussies with neurological conditions and spinal cord injuries to promote independence, and was made possible by your ongoing generosity. Thank you! A life-changing callHear MSWA CEO Melanie Kiely, along with MSWA Senior Outreach Coordinator Mel and MSWA Client Hank make the special phone call to David, who is now the proud owner of $3.1M Marmion home and $500,000 cash! "If we can invest in research that will Improved Tysabri accessAs part of the implementation of the Tysabri subcutaneous injection, MSWA will play a key role in establishing access to this service. This will greatly reduce the service time for our Clients from a couple hours to just one hour. MSWA is proud to reduce barriers and improve accessibility to treatment options. ![]() Meet Robert Cridge – a glass-half-full, constantly active, sailing-enthusiast and people-lover, who passionately describes being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1995 as “the best thing that ever happened to me.” “I was one of the only people in WA who carried the Olympic torch in 2000, I’m part of a sailing Paralympics team, I’ve joined a gun club, I play lawn balls, and I made a big career change from chef to social worker – none of this would have been possible without MSWA,” said Robert. “If you donate to MSWA, I can continue to remain independent in my life – we all have goals and dreams, and I can keep working towards mine if I get enough support like physio and assistive equipment.” Your tax-deductible donation will help MSWA with research and support thousands of West Aussies living with a neurological condition like Robert. ![]() MSWA Albany SwimMore than $29,000 funds raised, 8,510 laps swum and countless of smiles and laughter at our annual MSWA Albany Swim! This year’s Swim attracted more than 81 participants, including seven teams, who took part in an eight-hour amateur relay swim. Thank you again to the Great Southern community for their support in the event! With sincere thanks to our sponsors who made this event possible: ![]() |