The SSPA in conjunction with Genetic Health Services Victoria hosted its third Short Stature Symposium on Sunday 22 November at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. The morning of the Symposium included talks by various medical professionals and followed with an afternoon of personal perspectives on events in life by those with short stature. Lunch [...]
The Victorian Branch Adults Christmas Party was held on Saturday 21 November at the Town Hall Hotel in South Melbourne. The night involved plenty of dancing to the tunes of a DJ and scrumptious finger food. Including some special interstate visitors, the Christmas party provided a great start to the festive season. Thank you to [...]
Our Sports Coordinator, Tom Carney, organised the first sports day for members of the Victorian branch on Sunday 15 November at Cranbourne Indoor Sports Centre. The day included indoor cricket, soccer, beach volleyball and dodgeball. Please stay tuned for further sporting events in the near future.
The last meeting of the SSPA Victorian Branch was held before our Melbourne Cup Day celebrations on Tuesday 3 November. The meeting commenced at 11.00am at the home of the Lilly Family.
The 2009 SSPA National Convention was held at Anglesea Recreation Camp, along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, between Sunday 20 September and Saturday 26 September 2009. The week involved a mix of social, business, sporting, medical and tourist activities and was enjoyed by over 90 people. Convention weeks are designed to bring short statured [...]
For the first time in the history of the World Dwarf Games, Australia was represented in basketball, swimming, powerlifting, athletics, table tennis and boccia at the fifth World Dwarf Games in Belfast, Northern Ireland between 26 July and 2 August 2009. The team were farewelled by the Minister for Sport, Hon. James Merlino MP, on Friday [...]