MS Queensland

The 13.29 per cent electricity price hike announced today highlights an urgent need for a Medical Cooling Electricity rebate to assist those on low incomes with a medical need to keep cool on hot days and nights.

From the beginning of July, the cost of electricity will increase across the state and those with temperature-intolerant illnesses like MS will be significantly disadvantaged.

An estimated 90 per cent of people with MS are heat intolerant and their symptoms can increase significantly if they get too hot.  People with MS use air-conditioners almost 15 times as much as the average Australian and the cost of doing so is very high.

The MS Society of Queensland has produced a document that outlines the future direction of the organisation.  As well as confirming our core competencies, the plan outlines a clear set of objectives. 

Click here to download the Strategic Plan.

Three musicians with multiple sclerosis have recorded a version of Irish songwriter Mark Gilligan’s The Lodger Inside of Me to celebrate World MS Day.  The song captures the daily routine of living with MS.

 View the video on YouTube or click here to download a copy of the song for free!