Hunter Melanoma Foundation in Newcastle, New South Wales | Medical and health

Hunter Melanoma Foundation

Locality: Newcastle, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4985 0103

Address: Platt Street Waratah 2298 Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.hmf.org.au/

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25.01.2022 David Wallace would just like to thank everyone for their support on his latest melanoma update. David's ultimate message is to make sure you get your skin checked! #checkandprotect

25.01.2022 HMF is here to remind you to wash your hands, practice social distancing and protect your skin when out in the sun! #checkandprotect #the2020way

23.01.2022 Great to see one of our Dad’s out and about today protecting himself from the sun in his Father’s Day HMF hat.

23.01.2022 We will be down at Cooks Hill Surf Club tomorrow with Beard Season and Newcastle Skin Check offering the general public FREE skin checks. If you have been putting off your skin check or have never had one before take this as your sign to come and get one. General public can come anytime between 9am and 5pm on Saturday 7 November. ... The Hunter Surf lifesaving community can come anytime between 9am and 5pm on Sunday 8 November. #checkandprotect #spotcheck

22.01.2022 Over the weekend we launched our Spot Check campaign with Beard Season and Newcastle Skin Check. We were blown away by how many people came to get their skin checked. Thank you to the doctors Newcastle Skin Check who volunteered their time and were able to check more than 199 people's skin over the weekend. Thank you to Cooks Hill Surf Club for allowing us to use your venue. ... Thank you to our wonderful HMF volunteers for giving up your time to help out over the weekend. Finally a big thank you to Novartis, The Wests Group, Nova Alliance Bank for providing grants that enable Spot Check to come to fruition and to Beard Season, Hunter Surf Lifesaving and the local community for your support. More on Spot Check to come... #spotcheck #checkandprotect

22.01.2022 It’s been a while since we posted an update from David about his treatment journey.

21.01.2022 Melanoma is the most common cancer in the 15-39 age group. Help us win the fight by purchasing a Father’s Day pack for your Dad.

21.01.2022 WE ARE BOOKED OUT! Thank you to all that came down to get a free skin check from one of our local doctors at Newcastle Skin Check and sorry to those that missed out this time. Hunter Surf Lifesaving we will be taking bookings from 8:30 tomorrow morning so get in quick! Thanks to Beard Season, Novartis The Wests Group Newcastle Skin Check, Nova Alliance Bank for your support. ... Stay tuned for more on Spot Check...

21.01.2022 Each month HMF will be sharing something to read, watch, listen to or try. This month we encourage you to listen to an interview on Glow Journal's podcast with Lisa Patulny. Lisa is the Founder of 'Call Time On Melanoma' and shares the story of Natalie Fornasier, who was diagnosed with stage III melanoma at age 20. You can listen to this insightful story on any podcast platform. #HMF #Melanomaminute

21.01.2022 Our good friend David Wallace didn’t get the news he was hoping for yesterday. During National Skin Cancer action week there’s never been a better reminder to check and protect your skin. #checkandprotect

16.01.2022 Thanks to Newcastle Herald and Mark Richards for helping us to raise awareness about the importance of early detection of Skin Cancers including Melanoma. Take this as your sign to get your skin checked.

15.01.2022 This October long weekend is set to be a warm one. Make sure you protect your skin from the sun when out and about and have an amazing long weekend. #checkandprotect #longweekend

15.01.2022 Our newest ambassador Bella Williams has a message to share with us about checking and protecting your skin. Being a Surf Life Saver, Bella knows how important it is to protect your skin and get it checked regularly, even at a young age. We are so excited to have Bella on board. More on Bella to come... ... #checkandprotect

14.01.2022 Hi my name is Melanoma and here is a list of things I don't care about. If you thought any of these things would stop you from meeting me, think again. #checkandprotect #melanomaawareness

14.01.2022 We’ve had a few calls today from local residents in the Lake Macquarie, Wallsend and Cardiff region about individuals door knocking to raise funds for local br...east cancer support services. The Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation doesn’t raise funds by approaching individuals in their homes and we do not authorize volunteers to door knock on our behalf. If you are approached by a breast cancer charity at your door, please be aware it’s not condoned or supporting HBCF.

13.01.2022 Our ambassador Patrick Langlois has a very important message to share during National Skin Cancer Action week. #Checkandprotect your skin. Your skin is depending you!

13.01.2022 We would like to introduce our newest ambassador, Hunter Surf Life Saver, Bella Williams. Bella will be supporting HMF to help get the message out to Check and Protect your skin. Bella is an accomplished Surf Life Saver and this weekend is travelling to Kingscliff to trial for the Nutri-Grain Surf Life Saving Series. We are so glad to have Bella on board and wish her all the best for this weekend's trial. #checkandprotect

12.01.2022 This month's HMF recommendation is the SunSmart app. It is the one app you will be using everyday this summer to know what the UV rating is and when you need to protect your skin. It is free to download on both android and apple. (https://www.sunsmart.com.au//interactive/free-sunsmart-app)... #melanomaminute #checkandprotect

11.01.2022 After a few hiccups earlier in the week, our good mate David Wallace is undergoing round 4 of his immunotherapy treatment at Calvary Mater Newcastle today. Dave’s message is to get a skin check - Let’s show our support by tagging a friend to book a skin check ! #stageIVmelanoma #mrpositive #skincheckssavelives

11.01.2022 Our good mate David Wallace has finished his first phase of immunotherapy and today had his first follow up MRI and PET scans. It was a pleasure to have been able to help him out with transport. David will get his results on Tuesday when he visits his oncologist. Wishing David All the best for a positive outcome.

11.01.2022 What was your answer? #checkandprotect

11.01.2022 Within Australia, 95% of melanomas are attributable to overexposure to UV radiation. Outdoor workers this one is for you. With the weather warming up make sure you are protected when working outside. #checkandprotect

10.01.2022 HMF would like to wish everyone a very happy Easter. We hope you have a wonderful day with family and friends. #happyeaster

08.01.2022 Hi I'm Melanoma and I've matched with more people than you think. #checkandprotect

08.01.2022 This Sunday HMF will be offering the volunteer Surf Lifesaving community at Hunter Surf Lifesaving FREE skin checks with the help from Jimmy Niggles Esq. founder of Beard Season and Newcastle Skin Check. This partnership with the Surf Lifesaving clubs is a logical fit for HMF. Not only to offer free skin checks but raise awareness about the importance of checking and protecting your skin regularly. If you are a volunteer lifesaver who patrols our local beaches head down to ...Cooks Hill Surf Club to get a FREE skin check. It only takes 10 minutes and could save your life. Thank you to The Wests Group for providing HMF with a grant that ensures we can provide free skin checks to our local surf lifesavers. #checkandprotect #spotcheck

07.01.2022 What better way to spoil a loved one this Christmas then with a HMF Christmas Gift Pack

06.01.2022 Stuck on what to entertain the kids with on this school holidays? Why not do some HMF activity sheets that are not only fun for all ages but educational too! Head to our website to download the activity sheets today: https://hmf.org.au/about/resources/

06.01.2022 You are invited to attend our HMF AGM on Monday 14 December at 6pm via Zoom. To attend all you need to do is email our Executive Officer, Claudia Tolhurst at [email protected] who will supply more information and a link to the meeting.

04.01.2022 A big happy 18th birthday to our ambassador Bella Williams. Hope you have an awesome day Bella.

03.01.2022 Here is your 4 day UV forecast for the Easter Long weekend. Make sure you are protected when out and about. We hope you have a great long weekend! #checkandprotect

03.01.2022 Some good advice here from Mick at Central Hunter Sports Medicine. #checkandprotect

03.01.2022 With the weather warming up and more people being outside we want to hear what your worst sunburn story is and what you learnt from this experience. Comment below! #checkandprotect

03.01.2022 Even chocolate labs need a skin check ! Thanks for popping in Odie xx

02.01.2022 It has been a week since we launched our Spot Check campaign offering our local community and Hunter Surf Lifesaving community free skin checks. Here are the results from the 200 skin checks conducted. Thank you to Beard Season, Newcastle Skin Check, Novartis, The Wests Group, Nova Alliance Bank, Hunter Surf Lifesaving and Cooks Hill Surf Club for helping make this possible. More on Spot Check to come...