- We have had a call line for people to ring since 1991. All Volunteers, mobile by Theresa Clark
- We have held support group meetings once a month (except for January) since 1991
- We have had a monthly, then bi-monthly journal from 1991 – 2003 Joan Sheath Editor and from 2003 till today Lyn Wilson as Editor. The Journal goes to members, state associations, Queensland Health, doctors, the State Library, and the National Library, they also go to England, the US, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, South Africa, and New Zealand.
- A website since 2003 run by Adam Bayard, John Bowden then Kirsty Beeching
- We have had a Facebook Page since 2011 run by Rhonda McInnes
2015-present, 2014-2010, 2009-2005, 2004-2000, 1999-1991
| 7 June 2023 | Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik, Natalie Eaton-Fitch and Kiran Thapaliya came to Toowoomba to address sufferers of ME/CFS about their latest research. |
| 19 May 2023 | Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson held a booth at the Regional Disability Expo in Townsville. |
| 16 May 2023 | Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson held a booth at the Regional Disability Expo in Cairns. |
| 12 May 2023 | International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week the bridges and buildings were lit up blue and purple in Brisbane, Toowoomba, Mackay, Townsville. Sent out 180 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 1 March 2023 | Professor Don Staines was a guest speaker at the support group meeting |
| 14 December 2023 | Sarah FitzGerald and Lyn Wilson had a zoom meeting with Queensland Health |
| 7 October 2022 | Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson held a booth at the Regional Disability Expo in Toowoomba. |
| 8 September 2022 | Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson held a booth at the Regional Disability Expo in Caloundra. |
| 5 September 2022 | Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik, Natalie Eaton-Fitch and Kiran Thapaliya came to Toowoomba to address sufferers of ME/CFS about their latest research. |
| 9 June 2022 | Sarah FitzGerald and Lyn Wilson met with David Janetski MP |
| 12 May 2022 | International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week the bridges and buildings were lit up blue and purple in Brisbane, Toowoomba, Mackay, the Gold Coast and Parliament House. Sent out 129 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 8 April 2022 | Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson held a booth at the Sleep Health and Wellbeing Expo. |
| 16 -17 November 2021 | Sarah FitzGerald and Lyn Wilson attended the ME/CFS International Conference – Research, Innovation & Discovery |
| 20 May 2021 | Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson met with the state Shadow Minister for Health and the Opposition Health Policy Advisor due to the letter for Awareness Day. |
| 12 May 2021 | International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week the bridges and buildings were lit up blue and purple in Brisbane, Toowoomba, and the Gold Coast. Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 26 November 2020 | Professor Donald Staines and Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik from the National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases (NCNED) at Griffith University had a webcam meeting to let sufferers know about their research. |
| 15 May 2020 | We received a letter from Queensland Health saying our association was officially an essential service during the worldwide pandemic. Which means they recognised that sufferers of ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia were important enough to have someone help them especially during a pandemic. |
| 12 May 2020 | International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week the bridges and buildings were lit up blue in Brisbane, Toowoomba, and the Gold Coast. Kathy Dallest ran a webinar “Managing Pain, Optimising Movement” presented by Paul Trevathan, Physiotherapist. Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 10 May 2020 | Theresa Clark did a radio interview for Awareness Week |
| 12 March 2020 | We sent out letters and emails to all the doctors on our doctor’s list to up date it but the next day COVID19 hit so we didn’t get many replies |
| 5-6 June 2019 | Lyn Wilson attended a two-day conference in Cairns at the Health Consumers Queensland Annual Forum and met with the Minister for Health. |
| 14 May 2019 | Professor Donald Staines from the National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases (NCNED) at Griffith University came to Toowoomba to give an update on the current research they are doing. |
| 12 May 2019 | International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week was full of activities that were held in Toowoomba, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast. Theresa Clark did a radio interview for Awareness Week Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 9 May 2019 | Theresa Clark did a radio interview for Awareness Week |
| 8 May 2019 | Lyn Wilson attended a Think tank on developing a clinical pathway and multidisciplinary care model for Australian patients suffering from debilitating symptom complexes attributed to ticks (DSCATT). |
| 20 April 2019 | We sent brochures out to every doctor in Toowoomba so that they could give them to sufferers of ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia so they would be able to get a free information kit or just call us at the office and come to support group meetings, so they do not feel so alone. |
| 8 March 2019 | Kathy Dallest, attended a seminar delivered by Professor James Baraniuk, MD, Director, Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Centre, in Washington DC |
| 1 March 2019 | The committee of the ME/CFS/FM Support Association Inc., announced that Lyn Wilson will be representing Queensland as a board member on ME/CFS Australia Ltd., which is the National Association for sufferers of ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia. |
| 6 February 2019 | Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik and Professor Don Staines again returned to Toowoomba and gave us an update on the results of their latest research findings |
| 26-27 November 2018 | Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson attended the CFS/ME International Conference 2018. This conference showcased the research achievements of the National Centre for Neuroimmunology & Emerging Diseases, developments in diagnostic tests, discoveries in treatment and provide a forum for international research leadership |
| 2 November 2018 | Theresa Clark organised another screening of Unrest at the Toowoomba City Library. Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik and Professor Don Staines again attended and gave us an update on the results of their latest research findings prior to the screening of the Unrest film. |
| 29 September 2018 | Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson attended a cocktail party after receiving an invitation from the Vice Chancellor of Griffith University. |
| 8 September 2018 | Kathy Dallest and Lyn Wilson attended the Health Consumers Queensland 10-year celebration at Parliament House and Lyn met up with the Health Minister. |
| 22 August 2018 | There was a Friends of Parliament ME/CFS meeting with politicians and Professor Don Staines and Professor Sonya Marshal-Gradisnik in Canberra. The event was hosted by the new Parliamentary Friends of ME/CFS, founded by Greens Senator for Western Australia, Jordon Steele-John and co-chaired by Labor Senator for Queensland, Claire Moore, and Liberal Senator for Tasmania Jonathon Duniam. |
| 20 July 2018 | Lyn Wilson attended the Queensland Clinical Senate Committee meeting the topic was Stewardship of Opioids. This means what the rules will be changed to for the use of Opioids in the treatment for people with Chronic and Acute Pain. |
| 14-15 June 2018 | Kathy Dallest and Lyn Wilson attended the 2018 Annual Forum of Health Consumers Queensland (HCQ) on the Evolution of Engagement where they met up with the Health Minister. |
| 12 May 2018 | International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week was full of activities that were held in Toowoomba, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast. Theresa Clark did a radio interview for Awareness Week Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week Theresa Clark and Rayleigh Winten arrange a viewing of Unrest in Toowoomba |
| 23 April 2018 | Our association hosted another event which included David Tuller as a guest speaker on the Gold Coast with Kathy Dallest. |
| 20 April 2018 | Theresa Clark attended a lecture by David Tuller in Brisbane which was co-hosted by our association. |
| 16 March 2018 | Lyn Wilson attended the Arthritis Queensland 19th Annual Health Professionals Seminar. In all the breaks giving out information kits on fibromyalgia to the doctors, nurses and allied health professional that attended. |
| 8 February 2018 | Lyn Wilson attended the Queensland Health and Health Consumers Queensland Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme Non-Government Organisation Information Session |
| 10 October 2017 | Association sent out 277 packets with brochures for both Public and Private hospitals and Commonwealth Heath offices throughout Queensland |
| 5 September 2017 | NCNED came to Toowoomba Professor Don Staines and Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik updated us about their research |
| 25 July 2017 | Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson attended the National Pain Week celebrate Purple Patch – Australian Pan Management Association |
| 18 May 2017 | Lyn Wilson attended the Health Consumers Queensland Annual Forum on the Power and Passion: Culture change through consumer engagement and partnerships in Townsville and met up with the Health Minister. |
| 12 May 2017 | Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson went to Griffith University at the invitation of Professor Don Staines and Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik to see the actual research being done by the National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases and to celebrate International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Day. The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Peter Taylor launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk. Light up the bridges for awareness week, Gold Coast, Townsville, Mackay, Logan, Brisbane, Toowoomba and NCNED Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 9 May 2017 | Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson did a ME/CFS/FM Awareness radio interview for International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week |
| 14 March 2017 | Lyn Wilson attended the Health Consumers Queensland Consumer and Community Engagement Framework Launch. |
| 10 March 2017 | Lyn Wilson attended the Arthritis Queensland’s 18th Annual Professional Seminar giving your information kits to doctors, nurses, specialists, and allied health professionals. |
| 4 March 2017 | Lyn Wilson attended the Harlaxton Neighbourhood’s International Woman’s Day celebration. Lyn gave a talk and handed out information kits to people present. |
| 14 June 2016 | Lyn Wilson wrote an article on Fibromyalgia “Australia Primary Health Care Nurses Association |
| 12 May 2016 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Peter Taylor launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk. Awareness Display in Toowoomba Library Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 16 October 2015 | Rhonda McInnes, Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson attended a meeting at Lyn’s house with Anthony West from Queensland Health’s funding and contracts department re new funding |
| 13 October 2015 | Rhonda McInnes and Lyn Wilson attended a reception at Parliament House where we met the Premier and Health Minister – funding restored |
| 6 October 2015 | Lyn Wilson attended the Health Consumers Committee Stakeholder Forum – Health Consumers Queensland |
| 27 August 2015 | Lyn Wilson had a Webcam meeting with Board Connect |
| 22 May 2015 | Lyn Wilson had a meeting with Dr Anthony Lynham MP |
| 21 May 2015 | Lyn Wilson attended the Disabilities in Education Review Workshop |
| 12 May 2015 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Peter Taylor launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk. Awareness Display in Toowoomba Library Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 9 May 2015 | Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson did a ME/CFS/FM Awareness radio interview for International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week |
| 21 April 2015 | Lyn Wilson had a meeting with John McVeigh MP |
| 8 January 2015 | Rhonda McInnes and Lyn Wilson attended the Darling Downs Vintage and Veteran Car Club in Toowoomba and Lyn Wilson gave an ME/CFS/FM Awareness Talk |
| 5 September 2014 | Lyn Wilson presented a ME/CFS/FM Awareness Talk – Tweed Heads CFS/ME/FMS Support Group |
| 29 August 2014 | Lyn Wilson attended the Consumer Health Forum Australia Workshop on Strategic Plan and Priorities – Brisbane |
| 20 June 2014 | Lyn Wilson attended the Medicare Local Workshop at Darling Downs Club Toowoomba |
| 12 May 2014 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Peter Taylor launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk. Awareness Display in Toowoomba Library Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 10 May 2014 | Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson did a ME/CFS/FM Awareness radio interview for International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week |
| 12 May 2013 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Peter Taylor launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk. Awareness Display in Toowoomba Library Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson did a ME/CFS/FM Awareness radio interview for International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week |
| 22 March 2013 | Lyn Wilson attended the Arthritis Queensland 2013 Health Professional Seminar – The Management of arthritis and osteoporosis – attended seminar and manned FM information stand – Brisbane. |
| 5 June 2012 | Lyn Wilson attended the consultation in Toowoomba for the National Standards for Disability Services |
| 12 May 2012 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Peter Taylor launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk. Awareness Display in Toowoomba Library Awareness Display in shopping center Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 8 May 2012 | Theresa Clark and Lyn Wilson did a ME/CFS/FM Awareness radio interview for International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week |
| 16 March 2012 | Lyn Wilson attended the 2012 Health Professional Seminar hosted by Arthritis Qld – What’s New in Arthritis and Osteoporosis & What’s Next? – attended seminar and manned FM information stand. |
| 1 December 2011 | Lyn Wilson attended a Consumer Representative Workshop on consumer representatives sitting on committees, working groups, advisory bodies and clinical networks and provide input into health policy, planning, service provision and evaluation. |
| 17 October 2011 | Lyn Wilson presented an Awareness Talk – Laidley Woman’s Group through Queensland Health Ipswich |
| 12 October 2011 | Lyn Wilson attended a QCOSS meeting in Toowoomba |
| 10 October 2011 | Lyn Wilson presented an Awareness Talk – Springwood Woman’s Group through Queensland Health Ipswich |
| 4 October 2011 | Lyn Wilson had a meeting with Lillian van Litsenburg MP re raising profile |
| 29 September 2011 | Lyn Wilson worked on the Qld Medical Cooling Rebate Campaign Alliance – MS Society – Brisbane |
| 14 September 2011 | Lyn Wilson presented an Awareness Talk – Toogoolawah Woman’s Group through Queensland Health Ipswich |
| 19 July 2011 | Lyn Wilson presented an Awareness Talk – Lowood Woman’s Group through Queensland Health Ipswich |
| 1 June 2011 | Lyn Wilson attended the Launch of Health Consumers Queensland’s Advocacy Framework and Advocacy Toolkit – Parliament House – Brisbane |
| 31 May 2011 | Lyn Wilson attended a meeting on the implementation of the pain strategy – Brisbane |
| 12 May 2011 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Peter Taylor launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk. Awareness Display in Toowoomba Library Awareness Display in shopping centre Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 12 April 2011 | Lyn Wilson presented an Awareness talk to Boonah Women’s Health Group – Boonah |
| 21 October 2010 | Lyn Wilson attended the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards 6 – 10 workshop which was sponsored by Health Consumers Queensland in Brisbane. |
| 17 October 2010 | Lyn Wilson gave ME/CFS/FM Awareness talk at Laidley Women’s Group |
| 10 October 2010 | Lyn Wilson gave ME/CFS/FM Awareness talk at Springfield Women’s Group |
| 8 October 2010 | Lyn Wilson attended the Director-General’s discussion of the national health reform agenda in Queensland at the Toowoomba Base Hospital. |
| 29 September 2010 | Meeting with MS Queensland reworking on Medical Rebate Cooling application |
| 28 September 2010 | Bloods taken for NCNED research |
| 27 September 2010 | Lyn Wilson presented a ME/CFS/FM awareness talk for TRUST (stroke survivors) at the Toowoomba Base Hospital. |
| 7 September 2010 | Lyn Wilson attended the Toowoomba Forum for the 2010 Shared Visions regional forum |
| 17 July 2010 | Lyn Wilson did ME/CFS/FM Awareness talk to Lowood Women’s Group |
| 1 June 2010 | Lyn Wilson attended the Trial of Advocacy toolkit with HCQ Parliament House Brisbane |
| 25 May 2010 | Lyn Wilson attended the Health Advocacy Toolkit workshop with HCQ Brisbane |
| 11 May 2010 | Lyn Wilson attended the Queensland Compact Intersectoral Forum – Qld Government – Highfields |
| 10 May 2010 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Peter Taylor launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk. Awareness Display in Toowoomba Library Awareness Display in shopping centre Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 20 April 2010 | NCNED CFS/ME Study Professor Don Staines, and Professor Sonya Marshall-Grafisnik came to Toowoomba |
| 14 April 2010 | Lyn Wilson attended the Launch of National Pain Link by The Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Murray Watt – The Australian Pain Management Assoc Inc – Parliament House Brisbane |
| 8 April 2010 | Lyn Wilson attended the National Health and Hospitals Network – HCQ & CHF – Brisbane |
| 9-10 March 2010 | Lyn Wilson attended the Chronic Conditions Self-Management Project – CHF – Canberra |
| 3 December 2009 | Lyn Wilson attended the Conversation Consumer Consultation Workshop on the draft National Safety & Quality Healthcare Standards |
| 2 December 2009 | Lyn Wilson attended the Blue Skies Conversation with HCQ |
| 20 November 2009 | Lyn Wilson attended the Quality Use of Pathology Consumer Consultation |
| 2 November 2009 | Lyn Wilson presented a ME/CFS/FM Awareness Talk – Red Hatters – Toowoomba |
| 6 October 2009 | Lyn Wilson presented a ME/CFS/FM Awareness talk to Rosewood Women’s Group – Laidley |
| 24 September 2009 | Lyn Wilson Attended the Quality Healthcare Conversation National Workshop – CHF – Sydney |
| 18 September 2009 | Lyn Wilson attended the Advocacy in Queensland Health System – HCQ & QCOSS – Brisbane |
| 4 September 2009 | Lyn Wilson attended the Quality Health Conversation Consultation Workshop – HCQ – Brisbane |
| 10 August 2009 | Lyn Wilson attended the Qld Medical Cooling Rebate Campaign Alliance – MS Society – Brisbane |
| 9 July 2009 | Lyn Wilson attended the Exposure Draft Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 |
| 23 June 2009 | Lyn Wilson attended the Consumer Engagement Forum – HCQ – Brisbane – did presentation and met the Minister for Health the Hon Paul Lucas |
| 15 June 2009 | Lyn Wilson did ME/CFS/FM Awareness talk Goodna Women’s Group |
| 15 May 2009 | Lyn Wilson attended the Meeting with Shadow Health Minister Mark McArdle at Parliament House Brisbane |
| 12 May 2009 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Peter Taylor launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk. Awareness Display in Toowoomba Library Awareness Display in shopping centre Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 28 April 2009 | Lyn Wilson attended the ME/CFS/FM Awareness Talk – Goodna |
| 2-3 April 2009 | Lyn Wilson attended the Building a Fair Australia in Tough Economic Times – ACOSS – Sydney |
| 25 March 2009 | Lyn Wilson attended the Shaping the Health Workforce Project – CHF – Canberra |
| 12 February 2009 | Lyn Wilson attended the HCQ Launch – Brisbane |
| 21 January 2009 | Channel 7 made the FM Awareness Commercial |
| 25-27 November 2008 | Lyn Wilson attended the Joint Medicines Policy Conference – CHF – Canberra – 3 days |
| 6 November 2008 | Lyn Wilson attended the HCQ Seminar – Brisbane |
| 16 October 2008 | Lyn Wilson attended the 21st Birthday: Celebrate, Challenge and Change – CHF – Canberra |
| 10 August 2008 | Lyn Wilson attended the International Leaders Against Pain – NFA – Washington DC America |
| 27 June 2008 | Lyn Wilson stepped down as Queensland Representative of ME/CFS Australia |
| 20 June 2008 | Lyn Wilson attended the ME/CFS, and FM talk to Centrelink Assessors – Brisbane |
| 22-23 May 2008 | Lyn Wilson attended the Looking Forward Looking Back: private health |
| 12 May 2008 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Peter Taylor launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk. Awareness Display in Toowoomba Library Awareness Display in shopping centre Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 15 August 2007 | Lyn Wilson did awareness talk to Canadian Support Group |
| June 2007 | Lyn Wilson attended the Proposed New Government Initiative Called E-Health – CHF – Canberra |
| 12 May 2007 | Celebrity Charity Auction and Ball, organised by Rhonda McInnes, Lyn Wilson did awareness talk |
| 11 May 2007 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Diane Thorley launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 15 October 2006 | Lyn Wilson attended the E-Health – CHF – Melbourne |
| 9-11 October 2006 | Lyn Wilson attended the National Association Conference – Melbourne are forms & the broader health system – CHF – Canberra |
| 15 July 2006 | Dr Gary Deed came to Toowoomba to do talk on ME/CFS |
| 12 May 2006 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Diane Thorley launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 12 May 2005 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Diane Thorley launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk Sent out 143 awareness letters to policitians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| April 2005 | Lyn Wilson attended Queensland Implementation Initiative for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease. – Queensland Health – Brisbane |
| 10 August 2004 | Lyn Wilson did ME/CFS/FM Awareness talk Lions Club of Toowoomba West |
| 15 July 2004 | Moved into our new office thanks to the Sisters of Charity and St Vincent’s Hospital |
| 5 June 2004 | Article Lyn Wilson need for an office Chronicle |
| 12 May 2004 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Diane Thorley launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 11 May 2004 | Mrs Miller (Bundamba – ALP) gave a talk in State Parliament on ME/CFS/FM |
| 12 May 2003 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Diane Thorley launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 1 March 2003 | Joan Sheath stepped down as editor of newssheet Lyn Wilson took over |
| 20 November 2002 | Lyn Wilson did ME/CFS/FM Awareness talk in Victoria BC Canada |
| 20 September 2002 | Lyn Wilson did ME/CFS/FM Awareness talk |
| 12 May 2002 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Diane Thorley launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 22-29 September 2001 | Display at Centenary Heights High School |
| 20 September 2001 | Article Dr David Eather Chronicle |
| 18 August 2001 | Dr David Eather author “The Cause of CFS: Light at the End of the Tunnel” |
| 3 June 2001 | Lyn Wilson had a meeting with the Premier, the Hon Peter Beatie and the Minister for Disabilities the Hon Trish Graham. |
| 15 May 2001 | Lyn Wilson did a radio interview on the ABC |
| 12 May 2001 | The Mayor of Toowoomba Councillor Diane Thorley launched International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week Lyn Wilson did awareness talk Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 19 March 2001 | Lyn Wilson met with the Prime Minister, the Hon John Howard, Deputy Prime Minister the Hon John Anderson MP, the Hon Peter Costello MP, and the Hon Amanda Vanstone MP |
| 15 March 2001 | Lyn Wilson became the Queensland Director of ME/CFS Australia |
| 18 December 2000 | Joan Sheath was presented with an award for her work with ME/CFS/FM sufferers and our support group she was given the Commonwealth Recognition Award for Senior Australians |
| 18 December 2000 | Joan Sheath retired but kept on doing the newssheet |
| 22 August 2000 | USQ Nursing interview with sufferers of ME/CFS |
| 10 July 2000 | Joan Sheath and Lyn Wilson met with Toowoomba Mayor, Councillor Diane Thorley |
| 13 May 2000 | Joan Sheath attended ME/CFS Conference 2000 in Brisbane |
| 12 May 2000 | Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 8 May 2000 | Article in Chronicle on Joan Sheath |
| 14 September 1999 | Article in Chronicle on Dr Gary Deed |
| 11 September 1999 | Dr Gary Deed did a talk in Toowoomba |
| 12 May 1999 | Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 26 February 1999 | Joan Sheath attended ME/CFS Conference in Sydney |
| 12 September 1998 | USQ Nursing interview with sufferers of ME/CFS |
| 12 June 1998 | Lyn Wilson gave an awareness talk at Toowoomba Older Peoples Action Project |
| 11 June 1998 | Article by Lyn Wilson published in County Life magazine |
| 25 May 1998 | Federal Member for Groom, Bill Taylor took ME/CFS to Parliament |
| 13 May 1998 | Association became a registered charity |
| 12 May 1998 | Article on Rosemary and Tanya Mibus in the Chronicle Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 20 February 1998 | Joan Sheath and Lyn Wilson gave talks at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church |
| 11-13 February 1998 | Joan Sheath attended ME/CFS Seminar in Sydney |
| 22 November 1997 | Joan Sheath and Lyn Wilson attended meeting with Minister for Health, the Hon Mike Horan MLA which led to a meeting at the Qld Institute of Medical Research |
| 15 November 1997 | Lyn Wilson wrote article on ME/CFS in Children in “Education Views” which goes to every state school and teacher in Queensland. |
| 25 October 1997 | Article on Professor Tim Roberts and Joan Sheath in Chronicle |
| 24 October 1997 | Newcastle Researcher Professor Tim Roberts came to Toowoomba |
| 3 July 1997 | Article Neil McVea in Queensland Country Life |
| 20 May 1997 | Dr Ruth Cilento presented to 211 people |
| 14 May 1997 | Article on Dr Ruth Cilento talk on 20th May 1997 |
| 12 May 1997 | WIN TV news re International ME/CFS/FM Awareness Week |
| 12 May 1997 | Article on Joan Sheath in Chronicle |
| 12 May 1997 | Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 3 May 1997 | Article on Rosemary and Ian Mibus in Chronicle |
| 14 April 1997 | Rosemary and Ian Mibus did a talk at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church |
| 21 March 1997 | Federal Member for Groom, Bill Taylor took ME/CFS to Parliament |
| 12 November 1996 | Article on Laurel Heyller in Chronical |
| 8 October 1996 | Federal Member for Groom, Bill Taylor took ME/CFS to Parliament |
| 15 September 1996 | Article on Wendy Walker in Chronicle |
| 10 September 1996 | Nurses interviewed ME/CFS/FM sufferers |
| 27 July 1996 | Display at Women’s Health Expo |
| 15 May 1996 | Article on Liam Janetzki then 6 years old in Toowoomba Chronicle |
| 12 May 1996 | Display in Library and stand at shopping centre Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week Joan Sheath and Lyn Wilson met with Education Dept Advisor |
| 10 May 1996 | We made an ME/CFS Awareness Commercial with WIN TV |
| 3 March 1996 | Joan Sheath attended Tweed Head Conference |
| 2 November 1995 | Article in Queensland Country Life on Bev McQuaker |
| 26 October 1995 | Article in Queensland Country Life on Joan Sheath |
| 12 September 1995 | USQ Nursing Programme, Student Interviews with sufferers of ME/CFS/FM |
| 12 May 1995 | Information stand at shopping centre Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians 26 media releases for awareness week |
| 14 March 1994 | Sufferers sent blood for analysis to New Zealand by Dr Simpson |
| 1 March 1994 | The Qld ME/CFS Association featured the Toowoomba support group and there was Donna Roser’s article to the politicians from last year, Lyn Wilson’s story, Dr Simpson’s visit, plus the story of the Toowoomba ME/CFS Support Group and several other helpful articles. |
| 26 February 1994 | Mike Horan the then Shadow Minister for Health did an article for the Toowoomba Chronicle on ME/CFS |
| 21 February 1994 | Federal Minister for Groom, Bill Taylor took ME/CFS to Federal Parliament |
| 1 February 1994 | Dr Simpson returned to Australia from New Zealand his first talk had 100 sufferers the second talk there were 70 people 22 of them were Health Professionals |
| 21 October 1993 | Joan Sheath and Zandra Tickell attended an Information Session regarding the Community Services Development State Plan 1993-1994 |
| 7 October 1993 | Joan Sheath attended the visit of Dr Les Simpson PhD from New Zealand |
| 19 May 1993 | Mike Horan MP asked to meet Donna Roser then joined with Graham Healey MP and took ME/CFS to parliament together. Mike Horan MP also contacted the Regional Health Authority and a round table meeting followed. |
| 12 May 1993 | Sent out 143 awareness letters to politicians the letter was written by Donna Roser |
| 12 September 1992 | USQ Nursing Programme, Student Interviews with sufferers of ME/CFS/FM |
| 1 May 1992 | Toowoomba group ran a bus to Brisbane to Hear Professor Denis Wakefield from Sydney do a talk |
| 10 October 1991 | Ruth and Denise Hagan attended the National ME/CFS Conference in Canberra |
| 20 April 1991 | ME/CFS articles appeared in the Toowoomba Chronicle over six days by Cindee Pascoe at the bottom |