Get Involved

There are many ways to connect to Parkinson’s Australia to show your support.

We are committed to direct engagement with individuals, businesses, organisations and companies that support our work to improve the lives of people affected by Parkinson’s across Australia.

Participate in research

STUDY 1: Calling all carers and people living with Parkinson’s, please complete this 20 min survey to help us gain insights into the experiences, perspectives, and challenges faced when utilising digital health tools offered by the Australian Digital Health Agency: Qualtrics Survey

STUDY 2: We are seeking expressions of interest from people living with young onset Parkinson’s to participate in a national evaluation of the Young Onset Parkinson’s Exchange (YOPX) app by Flinders University researchers (HREC 7519). Find out more here.

STUDY 3: We are also encouraging women with Parkinson’s to participate in a world-first pilot of symptom tracking through the My Moves Matters app with University Cork College researchers. More here…

Virtual roundtables

Parkinson’s Australia holds virtual roundtables once a month on different days and times to encourage people to participate no matter what their schedule. Each month, there will be a different timeslot. During these roundtables, we can report back to you about our current projects and listen to your experiences, advice, and feedback. See more below regarding session times and booking.

We invite people living with Parkinson’s, care partners, paid support carers, family, friends, and anyone else affected by Parkinson’s to participate.

Woman sitting in a comfortable chair, participating in a Virtual Roundtable on her smartphone

Upcoming sessions

These sessions will be conducted via Zoom for no longer than an hour and are for Australian residents only. You can only sign up for one session, though you can sign up for yourself and also on behalf of someone else.

Note: SignUp does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address however, please email info@parkinsons.org.au instead and we can sign you up manually.

Dates and Times

Save the dates for:

Our next Roundtable is 20 November 2024.

Join CEO, Olivia Nassaris to tell her what is important to you.

Time: 3pm WA | 4.30pm NT | 5pm QLD | 5.30pm SA | 6pm NSW, VIC, ACT, TAS State Time Differences

n.b. 2025 dates are also up on the Sign Up site.

How to register

Go to our invitation page on SignUp.
Enter your email address. You won’t be required to register for an account on SignUp.
Choose a spot for yourself or on behalf of someone else, enter the other details requested, click ‘Save & Done‘, then click ‘Save‘ button at top of screen. SignUp will send you an automated email confirmation which will include the Zoom link and an option to add the information to your calendar converted to your local time.

Jeff abroad with his adult daughters. He is in the middle wearing red, they are on either side in blue tops and black pants. All are holding hiking sticks and are posing happily in front of old, European architecture.

Raise awareness & fundraise

Another way we receive support is through fundraisers. These can vary from asking people donate instead of receiving gifts for a birthday, to other extremes, like our supporter Jeff, who walked the Camino Trail in Europe to raise awareness and funds for Parkinson’s Australia!

read Jeff’s story

Whatever you decide to do, make sure you’re making an impact. We will support your fundraiser by assisting you in creating your online fundraising campaign. It’s important you share on your socials and that your supporters understand:

Why Parkinson’s is an important cause to you
Your event/activity you have chosen
What your personal goal is

You can create your own online fundraiser on Facebook, or by using our partner donation platform GiveNow to set up a ‘Crowd Raiser’ and share on social media. Please contact us for further help setting up a fundraiser.

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