Welcome to the SBH Queensland website
SBH Queensland has been supporting children and adults with spina bifida and hydrocephalus since 1970. In 2012 over 700 adults and children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus and their families will receive information, support and therapy from SBH Queensland.
Appeal to help Babies at Home
We are currently running a telephone appeal for donations for our Babies at Home Program. This program receives no government funding but the work we do is vitally important for new babies with spina bifida and their families. Please give generously if you are called. For more information about our Babies at Home program download our brochure.
SSKB Wheel & Walk – Sunday 26 August 2012
Following the huge success of last year’s SSKB Wheel & Walk we are really excited and looking forward to this year’s SSKB Wheel and Walk which will be run on Sunday 26th August. Last year the four hundred people who walked, ran or wheeled their way along the Brisbane River raised over $20,000 which has enabled SBH Queensland to provide therapy and programs to help children and adults with spina bifida and hydrocepalus. Click here fror a copy of the 2012 SSKB Wheel and Walk registration form.
Agian this year we are very pleased to have Stewart Silver King and Burns as the major sponsor for the SBH Queensland Wheel & Walk. Stewart Silver King and Burns aims to be the market leader in body corporate administration as well as providing subdivision, strata title and community title services.
Southern Cross Association Poker Run
Last year the Southern Cross Association raised over $35,000 for SBH Queensland. Over 400 motorcyclists rode 3,000 kilometres during Spina Bifida Awareness Week through outback Queensland from Emerald in Central Queensland through the Gulf and up to the Palmer River to raise the funds. This year the Poker Run will start at Bowen in North Queensland on Monday 3 September and finish at Bell on the Darling Downs on 7 September.
Newsletter – Spinet
If you usually receive our newsletter, Spinet, by post and would prefer to download it from the website instead, please Contact Us and let us know. If you send us your email address we can advise you when new issues are ready for download. The latest issue (Autumn 2012) can be downloaded here.
Minimise the risk of your baby having spina bifida
A simple vitamin called folic acid taken daily can make a huge difference to the risks of your baby developing spina bifida. Download a copy of the Food Standards ANZ brochure here.
If you are in a high risk group (have any family history of spina bifida or other neural tube defect, have type 1 diabetes or take some anti-epileptic medication) then please download and read our You and Your Pregnancy brochure.
National
Disability Insurance Scheme
SBH Queensland has joined the growing list of organisations supporting calls for a National Disability Insurance Scheme. This scheme would provide assistance to all people with a significant disability, no matter how it was acquired. To find out more about the scheme visit the NDIS website.
Fundraising incentive
We are really excited to launch our new Fundraising Incentive that which allows you to fundraise for SBH Queensland and make some extra money for yourself at the same time. See the Fundraising Incentive page for more info.
SBH Queensland21 Tillot StreetDutton ParkQueensland PO Box 8022Woolloongabba QLD 4102AustraliaPhone: (07) 3844 4600Fax: (07) 3844 4601
SBH Queensland Townsville branchPO Box 787AITKENVALE 4814Phone: (07) 4723 4980This site is maintained by Bill Shead, the Information Officer & Manager of SBH Queensland. To ask a question or make a comment or let me know about problems with this website please email me at enquiries@sbhqueensland.org.au
