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The UNSW Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) is a world-leading research centre investigating the determinants of healthy brain ageing, with a key focus on the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

30/10/2026

🏄 And that's a wrap on Wipeout Dementia 2026

72 surfers. $250,000 raised and counting. One extraordinary community.

After months of fundraising, countless asks and plenty of friendly competition, today the Wipeout Dementia community came together at URBNSURF Sydney for the reason behind it all: to help change the future of dementia.

And what a day.

Highest Fundraising Team: Gordo’s Grovellers, proudly sponsored by Versatile Group — an incredible over $50,000 raised.

Highest Individual Fundraiser: Micheal Gordon — $26,015 raised, who won a custom-made Mark Richards surfboard.

Other individual fundraisers took home a JS Industries Raging Bull surfboard:
Sam Rowe
Jackson Skirka
Andrew Wilson
James Paver

In the spirit of true charitable generosity, muti-year highest individual fundraiser winner Michael Gordon auctioned off his MR win to Stewart Nettleton.

Top effort to Surf Off Champions KCE.

Congratulations to all of our winners - but today’s impact belongs to every person who got behind Wipeout Dementia.

We're proud to share that over 11 years Wipeout Dementia 2026 has raised more than $3.2 million. Every one of those dollars helps researchers pursue a future with better prevention, earlier diagnosis, more effective treatments and healthier brains for longer.

What started as a surf fundraiser has become a powerful community united by a shared purpose. Today was a celebration of that community and the impact that can be achieved when people come together behind a cause that matters.

A huge thank you to every surfer, donor, sponsor, volunteer, ambassador and supporter who helped make this year's event such a success. What a community. See you in the surf in 2027.

While the waves may be over for another year, the fundraising continues.

There's still time to donate and support life-changing dementia research: https://wipeout-2026.raiselysite.com/

29/10/2026

🏄 Surf's up for Wipeout Dementia

Today, 72 surfers are taking to the waves at URBNSURF Sydney for dementia research.

Some are surfing for a parent or friend living with dementia. Some have lost someone they love. Others are here because they believe research can change what the future looks like.

And many have been showing up, year after year, for over a decade.

What began as a small surf fundraiser has grown into a powerful community united through shared experience and a determination to create a brighter future for brain health.

Today, every surfer who paddles out, every sponsor who has backed the event and every person who donates becomes part of the research effort at UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA).

And behind every dollar is the power of discovery.

Dementia is Australia's leading cause of death and there is still so much work to do. Today, our community is making that work possible.

If you'd like to support the cause, there's still time to donate: https://wipeout-2026.raiselysite.com/

Thank you to our incredible sponsors, ambassadors, team captains and volunteers for helping make Wipeout Dementia 2026 possible.

Captains Darren Beasley, Peter Clemesha, Michael Gordon, Cal Horton, Craig Rodgers, Will Rothwell, Anthony Scotts, Jackson Skirka and Steve Watson

Major Sponsor Morgans Financial Limited
Team and Prize Sponsors AWM - Commercial Furniture & Joinery, Winten Property Group, Versatile Group, Avenor, Colliers, Liberty Specialty Markets, Black Gold Legal, Sense Projects, SHAPE Australia, KCE, Haigs Builder Brokers JS Industries
Event partner URBNSURF

UNSW Medicine & Health

28/10/2026

🏄 Tomorrow, we paddle out for dementia research.

The Wipeout Dementia community returns to URBNSURF Sydney, united by a shared determination to help change the future of dementia.

With 72 surfers taking to the waves, the momentum behind this year's event has been extraordinary. Driven by personal stories, shared purpose and a commitment to better brain health, our participants are helping accelerate the dementia research that Australians urgently need.

But there’s something else powerful about this community. And it’s backed by science.

Research published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, reinforces why these connections matter for brain health. Regular social interaction and engagement with a broad network of people are associated with better cognitive ageing.
This includes a concept known as ‘social bridging’ - connecting with different people through shared activities and experiences, providing cognitive stimulation that may help build cognitive reserve and support brain health.

Alongside physical activity, staying socially connected is an important part of healthy brain ageing.

And that's what makes Wipeout Dementia so special.

Staying active. Staying connected. Working together to change the future of dementia.

Every donation helps support the world-leading work of CHeBA, bringing us closer to improved prevention, diagnosis and treatment for dementia.

As we count down the final hours, there's still time to make an impact.

Donate or share to support our surfers: https://wipeout-2026.raiselysite.com/

A heartfelt thank you to our ambassadors, sponsors, captains and supporters who have helped make Wipeout Dementia 2026 possible.

Ambassadors Felicity Palmateer, Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew (AM), Mark ‘Occy’ Occhilupo

Captains Darren Beasley, Peter Clemesha, Michael Gordon, Cal Horton, Craig Rodgers, Will Rothwell, Anthony Scotts, Jackson Skirka and Steve Watson

Major Sponsor Morgans Financial Limited
Team and Prize Sponsors AWM - Commercial Furniture & Joinery, Winten Property Group, Versatile Group, Avenor, Colliers, Liberty Specialty Markets, BlackGold Legal, Sense Projects, SHAPE Australia, KCE, Haigs Builder Brokers JS Industries
Event partner URBNSURF

26/10/2026

🌊 Making waves. Making impact.

A special thank you to Phillip Wicks, Executive General Manager of SHAPE Australia and his daughter Lily, who enjoyed a surfing session at Bondi Beach on Sunday 25 October with Wipeout Dementia Ambassador and Australian professional surfer Felicity Palmateer

The surfing experience was won in our 2025 silent auction, turning a generous contribution into a memorable day in the surf, while supporting Wipeout Dementia’s ongoing fundraising efforts.

We’re incredibly grateful to SHAPE Australia for its continued support as a long-term partner and 2026 Team Sponsor. Partnerships like these help us raise awareness, bring people together and make a meaningful difference in the fight against dementia.

Thank you, Phillip and Lily, for being part of the Wipeout Dementia journey, and to Felicity for generously sharing her time and passion for surfing.

Donate or share to support our surfers: https://wipeout-2026.raiselysite.com/

26/10/2026

🧠 Supporting brain health — on and off the field.

UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) and 2026 Senior Australian of the Year Professor Henry Brodaty have partnered with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) to help shape new national guidelines promoting lifelong brain health among athletes.

The AIS ‘Promoting Lifelong Brain Health Position Statement’ draws on growing scientific evidence around dementia prevention and cognitive reserve, recognising that protecting brain health extends well beyond the prevention and management of concussion and repeated head impacts.

The guidelines highlight the importance of cognitive reserve; the brain’s capacity to maintain cognitive function despite age-related changes or damage – and the role of modifiable lifestyle factors in supporting long-term brain health.

Prof. Brodaty emphasised that athletes can take proactive steps to protect their cognitive health, both during their sporting careers and long after retirement.

The message is clear: what athletes do after their sporting careers matters, and dementia prevention is a lifelong opportunity.

CHeBA is proud to contribute its expertise in healthy brain ageing and dementia risk reduction to this important national initiative, helping translate research into practical guidance for athletes at every stage of life.

🔗 Learn more https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2026/10/australian-institute-of-sport-guidelines-empower-athletes-to-act-on-brain-health

22/10/2026

🏄 One week to go until Wipeout Dementia 2026

With 72 surfers already raising more than $115,000 for dementia research, the Wipeout Dementia community is building momentum ahead of our return to URBNSURF Sydney on 30 October.

For more than a decade, Wipeout Dementia has brought together business leaders and colleagues to support the science that will help prevent, diagnose and treat dementia. But something else has grown along the way. Wipeout Dementia has become an established network of people connected through friendship, shared experience and a common purpose - relationships that extend well beyond a single day in the surf.

And that connection matters.

Alongside physical activity, staying socially connected is an important part of the broader brain health and healthy ageing story. Through surfing, Wipeout Dementia provides a powerful example of both: staying active, staying connected and using the strength of a community to create change.

Research is transforming what we know about dementia – from opportunities to reduce risk and protect brain health throughout life, to advances in earlier detection, treatment and care.

Every surfer who paddles out, every sponsor who gets behind the event and every person who donates becomes part of that research effort.

As we count down to event day, you can help make waves for dementia research by donating or sharing this post: https://wipeout-2026.raiselysite.com/

A huge thank you to our 2026 partners for helping make Wipeout Dementia possible:

Major Sponsor - Morgans Financial Limited
Team and Prize Sponsors - AWM Commercial Furniture & Joinery, Winten Property Group, Versatile Group, Avenor, Colliers, Liberty Specialty Markets, JS Industries
Event partner - URBNSURF

22/10/2026

⭐Passionate brain health advocate, CHeBA Ambassador since the launch of the Centre in 2012 and Changing Lanes Entertainment (CLE) Founder PJ Lane, has produced a not to be missed show I Love Your Faces – The Don Lane Story.

CLE’s debut production pays tribute to Australian entertainment legend Don Lane who passed on this very day in 2009 from Alzheimer’s disease. It captures his life, charisma, and legacy in a musical spectacular told through the eyes of his son PJ Lane. It blends live music, dance, and theatrical flair with deep emotional resonance. It’s a show that doesn’t just revisit history, it brings showbiz back to life!

🔗Find out more https://www.facebook.com/reel/1653330559634118

21/10/2026

🧠 Making a difference: Maintaining mental health as we age

An informative day of learning, connection and conversation focused on one important question: how can we support our mental health as we age?

At the Making a difference: Maintaining mental health as we age community forum, CHeBA experts and community leaders shared valuable research insights into healthy brain ageing and the everyday habits that can help support our mental wellbeing throughout life.

Featuring 2026 Senior Australian of the Year and CHeBA Co-Director Scientia Professor Henry Brodaty, alongside fellow CHeBA researchers: Associate Professor Simone Reppermund, Dr Matt Lennon and Dr Alice Powell, the forum explored the importance of social connection, having a sense of purpose and building positive routines to support mental health as we grow older.

Led by passionate brain health advocate and CHeBA Ambassador PJ Lane, the discussion highlighted practical strategies we can all consider incorporating into our daily lives to support our wellbeing as we age.

The event was attended by Aunty Maxine Ryan who delivered the Welcome to Country, with the opening address delivered by both Chair SESLHD Dr Greg Levenston OAM and Deputy Mayor Randwick City Council Masoomeh Asgari. CEO of Dance Health Alliance, Gwen Korebrits entertained the audience with an interactive presentation on the ABC’s of Healthy Ageing.

By working together, we can raise awareness, share knowledge, and support better mental health and healthy brain ageing across our communities.

🔗 Learn more about CHeBA https://www.unsw.edu.au/cheba

This forum was an initiative of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Older Persons’ Mental Health Service, Prince of Wales Hospital and Randwick City Council, in collaboration with CHeBA and The Juniors Kingsford, and sponsored by Waverley Council and the POWHF

13/10/2026

How many people will develop dementia this year, and what will that look like in 2050?

New CHeBA-led research through the Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium (COSMIC) has delivered the most comprehensive and comparable estimates of new dementia cases globally, revealing that an estimated 11.4 million people developed dementia in 2023, with that figure projected to rise to 24.7 million new cases annually by 2050.

Analysing data from 38,418 people across 22 population-based studies spanning 18 countries and territories on six continents, the international study also found dementia incidence was higher among women than men, and substantially higher in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries.

Lead author Dr Ashleigh Vella, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at CHeBA, said the findings provided an important new benchmark for understanding the changing global dementia landscape. “For the first time, we can compare dementia incidence across a geographically diverse group of populations using the same statistical approach, giving us a clearer picture of where and among whom new cases are occurring.”

🔗 Read more: https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2026/10/global-dementia-study-reveals-11-4-million-new-cases-in-2023

CHeBA authors: Ashleigh Vella, Darren Lipnicki, PhD; Susanne Röhr, John Crawford, Henry Brodaty, Perminder Sachdev

Published in: Jama Neurology

12/10/2026

$10,000 raised - and Simone Brown isn’t finished yet.

When Simone launched CADASIL - Raising Awareness, One Run at a Time on 1 January this year, she set herself an ambitious first fundraising target: $10,000 for CADASIL research led by CHeBA. She’s now smashed that goal. But with more WA Parkruns still to tackle before the end of the year, Simone has decided to keep running - and raise as much as she can for Australia's first and only CADASIL-dedicated study.

Simone began the challenge in honour of her mum, who was diagnosed with CADASIL in 2020 and passed away earlier this year. Since January, she has been travelling to Parkruns across Western Australia, sharing her family’s story and raising awareness of this rare genetic brain disease along the way.

Her incredible efforts were recently featured by 10 News First, helping bring CADASIL and the urgent need for research to an even wider audience. 🎥 Watch Simone’s story: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=956927984151655

“I don’t keep a close eye on the donations page but my dad checks it all the time, he was the one that messaged and congratulated me on reaching $10,000. It was actually one of the families that we are holidaying with at the moment that donated enough to reach our target that day! I got a bit emotional and had a little cry. It’s very humbling. My support crew that surrounds me have been amazing. I’m still hopeful to get the word out to the wider community.”

Every dollar Simone raises supports AusCADASIL at UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), led by Dr -saks under the direction of Professor Sachdev AM. The research is working to better understand CADASIL, improve diagnosis and identify potential pathways towards future treatments.

Our enormous thanks to Simone - and to every person who has donated, run alongside her, shared her story or helped shine a light on CADASIL.

There are still more Parkruns to go.

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School Of Psychiatry, AGSM (G27), Kensington Campus, UNSW Sydney
Randwick, NSW
2052

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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http://www.cheba.unsw.edu.au/

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