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25.01.2022 Bron’s been busy again today on the radio talking to Aaron from Tasmania Talks! https://www.tasmaniatalks.com.au//51149-tassie-face-mask-p

24.01.2022 On National Pharmacists Day we’d like to say a huge thank YOU to the pharmacies who are collection points for our project.On National Pharmacists Day we’d like to say a huge thank YOU to the pharmacies who are collection points for our project.

23.01.2022 Today TFMP was out supporting St Giles Society at the Balfour Burn. A great day had by all...some of us may have done it more than once

23.01.2022 Do you have a Community Group that would like to start a face mask project? Our team would like to offer our support to you through our Community Support Group.

22.01.2022 A great visual of the way masks assist with reducing the spread of COVID 19. Please remember that the use of masks is in addition to physical distancing and hand hygiene. https://theconversation.com/which-mask-works-best-we-filmed

20.01.2022 Our team is so excited to share our project with you at Niche Market Bazaar on the weekend.

19.01.2022 With the Tasmanian border opening to some mainland states on 26th October, Tassie Face Mask Project is busy helping to prepare Tasmanians for what comes next. The lovely Gail Woodgate from U3A in Port Sorrel has been busy coordinating a wonderful group in her area to help with our project. Their goal is to make 1,000 masks in 10 weeks and they are getting very close.... Hear Aaron's chat with challenge coordinator Gail Woodgate here: https://lnns.co/Z8iwTOMIzra

19.01.2022 Thank you HR+ Tasmania for recognizing our Founding members of Tassie Face Mask Project as COVID Recovery Heroes. We would like to thank all our past and present volunteers for their time, and assistance with sewing, errands, cards, donations, supporting our sewing community, zoom meetings, videos, patterns and of course masks they have made along the way. It is so nice to know we are making a difference to so many people's lives

19.01.2022 Feeling inspired to sew over the weekend? Take a look at our new face mask pattern. 3 layers, no pleats ...it so easy ... https://youtu.be/68io6dTAYPE

19.01.2022 Thank you so so much to Khalsa Aid Australia for their extremely generous gift of 2 sewing machines to our project. We are so grateful and cannot wait to get them making masks

19.01.2022 Thank you Tasmania, you are amazing! We are so proud of everyone involved in our project and so grateful for your help. Thank you for making this more than we could ever have imagined back in March.

18.01.2022 Congratulations to John, one of our co-founders for being awarded Tasmania’s GP of the Year this week.

16.01.2022 Here’s some pointers on masks from Australian expert Professor Raina MacIntryre from the Kirby Institute, UNSW. https://theconversation.com//how-do-i-know-if-my-mask-actu

16.01.2022 To request or purchase a mask, please visit our website https://tassiefacemasks.com.au/mask/mask-request-forms/

15.01.2022 CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS We all know that Tasmanian's have big 's. Right now, Victorians really need our help. If you can sew or you know someone who can, please share so we can get as many masks as possible to organisations in need.... This would be a FANTASTIC school holiday project for a great cause We have requests for 1000's of masks and really need more help. If you can't sew, but could volunteer to help in other ways, like cutting fabric, sending off orders, social media etc please contact the project team for Tassie Face Mask Project by PM or email [email protected] Please head to Tassie Face Mask Project sewers tips and advice group for a simple pattern and a whole heap of support or our website www.tassiefacemasks.com.au for further information. Thanks in advance

14.01.2022 Thanks for having us St Giles Society we had a blast and thanks also to you and Think Big Printing for our amazing new pull-up banners.

13.01.2022 Call for donations of polyester/cotton or 100% cotton fabric & 3mm/6mm elastic. Do you have any you could spare please? Call for donations of polyester/cotton or 100% cotton fabric & 3mm/6mm elastic. Do you have any you could spare please?

12.01.2022 Thank you SO MUCH for speaking about and supporting our project Bridget Archer MP - Liberal Member for Bass. It has, and continues to be our pleasure supporting the Tasmanian community. Face masks are available for purchase through our website, and through the sale of these masks, we are able to provide masks to vulnerable groups. ... https://tassiefacemasks.com.au/product-category/masks/

11.01.2022 If you are in an area where community transmission is occurring, you may be asked to wear a mask when you leave your home. In some regions this may be mandatory.... It is important to understand the advice in your state or territory. Learn more: www.health.gov.au//how-to-protect-yourself-and-other/masks See more

10.01.2022 Did you know that we now sell some of our masks? Buy a mask and we will donate one to a vulnerable Tasmanian. Pleated masks with elastic ear loops, or no pleat masks that tie at the back of the head are available as listed on our website.... https://tassiefacemasks.com.au/product-category/masks/

10.01.2022 GP and co-founder of our project, Jerome Muir-Wilson spoke to Leon Compton this week about the borders reopening. Are you prepared? https://www.abc.net.au//gp-warns-of-complacency-a/12801416

09.01.2022 Dr Scott McKeown, Deputy Director Public Health talks about COVID-safe Behaviours. For more information visit www.coronavirus.tas.gov.au/COVID-safe

06.01.2022 Thank you Frangipani Fabrics for coming on board to help us with fabric collection and sewing workshops in the south

06.01.2022 Tassie Face Mask project now has a You Tube Channel A huge THANK YOU to our dedicated project team for their amazing work on our new patterns and to Donna our superstar You Tuber! https://www.youtube.com/cha/UCua2_ikwwLRCEwPIgHpiOyg/videos

04.01.2022 It was a privilege to collaborate with St Giles Society and be invited to attend Niche Market Bazaar that was held on the weekend. We are very grateful to have had a very successful day getting masks and kits out there and teaching the community about safely wearing face masks in the event of an outbreak in Tasmania. We would like to thank everyone behind the scenes who helped us get ready for the market, assisted on the day, and to the the amazing individuals and businesses for their continuing support throughout the project and for this event.

04.01.2022 We are grateful to continue receiving masks that have been made by the Tasmanian community and donated to our project. This week we were thrilled to be able to donate another 500 masks to St Giles Society

04.01.2022 Have you seen our fabulous Tassie Face Mask Project collection boxes that have been custom made by Think Big Printing? The boxes allow our sewists to "post" their masks that fall into a "linen bag" so they don't need to be touched when they are taken to be medically laundered. Boxes can be found in selected pharmacies and businesses around the state. ... Find your closest collection point on the map on our website. https://tassiefacemasks.com.au/

03.01.2022 Order now before we take a well earned break! https://tassiefacemasks.com.au/order/

01.01.2022 We could not be more proud of Anna While we were in lockdown, Anna contacted us to see if she could make masks for Tassie Face Masks as a school project. She has done an incredible job, and yesterday we had the privilege of being with her when she handed her wonderful creations over to Khalsa Aid Australia who will distribute them to vulnerable people in the community.