Join us for Hold the Moment season three launch
Dementia Australia
Join us for Hold the Moment season three launch
What: Dementia Australia’s launch of season three of its podcast Hold the Moment.
Hold the Moment is a multi-award-winning podcast which shares stories about people living with dementia and their loved ones. Season three goes further into the topics that are hardest to talk about. Through honest conversations from people who have lived it and real questions from our audience, Hold the Moment creates space for the conversations that are hardest to start.
When: Wednesday 24 June 2026, 12:30pm AEST
Who: Hold the Moment co-hosts Jim Rogers, who lives with young onset dementia, and journalist Hamish Macdonald, whose father lived with dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s, season three guests including Dementia Advocates living with dementia and their carers, Dementia Australia spokespeople.
Where: Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
Dementia Australia spokespeople and podcast guests are available for interview. Photos and video from the recording of season three of Hold the Moment are also available.
For more information and to listen visit https://www.dementia.org.au/living-dementia/hold-moment-podcast or look up Hold the Moment on your preferred podcast platform.
Dementia Australia is the source of trusted information, education and services for the estimated more than 446,500 Australians living with dementia, and the more than 1.7 million people involved in their care. We advocate for positive change and support vital research. We are here to support people impacted by dementia, and to enable them to live as well as possible. No matter how you are impacted by dementia or who you are, we are here for you.
For support, please contact the National Dementia Helpline on 1800 100 500. An interpreter service is available. The National Dementia Helpline is funded by the Australian Government. People looking for information can also visit dementia.org.au
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Media contacts: Andrea Hogan, Media Relations and Communications Manager, 04 06 904 118, [email protected]
When talking or writing about dementia please refer to Dementia-Friendly Language Guidelines.
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If this story has prompted any questions or concerns, please call the National Dementia Helpline 1800 100 500 (24 hours, 7 days a week) or visit dementia.org.au.