Blue Mountains ME/CFS/FM Support Group NSW
Location Mid Mountains Neighbourhood Centre, 9 New Street, Lawson
Description The group meets monthly in person on the first Thursday: 12 pm till 2 pm, and every third Tuesday via Zoom from 12 pm till 1:30 pm.
No obligation for participants to attend the entire meeting. You need to be a local, or almost local, to join our support group. We cover far western Sydney and up to Dubbo as well.
We are supported wonderfully by our neighbourhood centre. They supply a gluten-free morning tea and a free room. We also have a Facebook page, but only for our locals. We have over 150 members, but only between 6 and 12 come to the meeting. We also support West Sydney and West to Dubbo
Illawara ME/CFS, FM & Long COVID Support Group
Location: Illawarra and surrounding locations
Informal Zoom Chat From Home: 4th Saturday of each month, 2 pm – 3 pm
Zoom Meeting: 1st Saturday of each month, 10:30 am -12 pm. An online meeting with a guest speaker or discussion topic, research news, health tips, welfare news, and how I can help? Involvement by members is welcomed; however, many join and sit or lie quietly, depending on their capacity at the time.
In Person Cafe Clubs:
Wollongong: 2nd Thursday of the month: 11.00 am – 12 noon
Kiama 3rd Thursday of the month: 11.00 am – 12 noon
Description: Supporting people in the Illawarra and surrounding areas with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Fibromyalgia (FM), Long COVID, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and other related neuroimmune conditions
Contact Co-ordinators: Margie & Deirdre
ME/CFS/FM Support Group Newcastle District
Location Newcastle, NSW
Description Newcastle has a strong local CFS/FM Facebook group with over 150 members. They try to meet a few times a year, however they are a bit short on admins and volunteers to arrange them. Face to face meetings are health (and volunteer) dependent, but the online group response and support is very strong.
Sydney Invisible Illness/Chronic Health Support Group
Location Glebe and North-West Sydney location
Description Casual chat over coffee / lunch. Majority of group members have ME/CFS/FM.
Tweed Heads (CFS/ME/FMS Support Group)
Location Tweed Heads Description We meet on the first Friday of every month except January at 10:30 am in the Activities Room, Home and Community Centre, Cnr Heffron Street and Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South. We have a casual get-together every third Friday at 10:30 am at Jack Evans Boat Harbour, Tweed Heads. We are obliged to charge $5:00 for our first Friday meetings to cover room hire. We have been unable to find free accommodation for our meetings in the area. Tea, coffee and biscuits and a lucky door prize are supplied at no cost. There is a large monitor supplied with the room which we use to show Utube videos relating to me/cfs. Those who are interested usually go for lunch after the meeting.