ARE you worried about your memory?

The Alzheimer’s Australia NSW Memory Van is a mobile education resource that travels statewide to help raise awareness on the importance of brain health and dementia risk reduction.

The Memory Van provides communities with information designed to help educate and assist people living with dementia, their carers and health professionals. Staff can also assist with enquiries about memory loss.

The Memory Van is fully equipped with Help Sheets, Fact Sheets and Nintendo Brain Games.

You can pay a visit to the Alzheimer’s Australia NSW Memory Van at Bulli Hospital, Hospital Road, Bulli on Thursday September 5 from 9.30am to 3pm.

There are 1,700 new cases of dementia a week in Australia and 1 in 3 Australians with dementia live in NSW. Dementia is fatal and there is, as yet, no cure.

Alzheimer’s Australia NSW is the charity for people with dementia and their families and carers. As the peak body, it provides advocacy, support services, education and information.

More than 320,000 people have dementia in Australia. This number is projected to reach more than half a million by 2030.

National Dementia Helpline: 1800 100 500. An interpreter service is available. More information:www.fightdementia.org.au