Tasmania State Branch
State Branch Calendar Tasmania 2025
Meetings are held via TEAMS @ 1.00pm
Please forward queries to the secretary: [email protected]
Tuesday 4th February 2025 (AGM)
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Tuesday 12th August 2025
Tuesday 18th November 2025
AASTN Tasmania
Stunning beaches and coastline, rugged nature, a haven for wildlife, tons of national parks and World Heritage sites to explore make Tasmania a truly beautiful place. You can live your entire life here and still find new and exciting things to discover and explore… and you are breathing the freshest air in the world.
We have approximately 1500 Ostomates in Tasmania with our 4 major hospitals offering inpatient and outpatient support by qualified stomal therapy nurses. Our Private Hospitals in the South and North also have qualified stomal therapy nurses onsite.
AASTN Tasmania Executive
Michelle Emin
Stomal Therapy/Wound CNC
AASTN Tasmania President + Secretary
(03) 6493 6274
Carolynne Partridge
AASTN Tasmania Treasurer
(03) 6777 6832
Launceston General Hospital
Committee members
National Executive Committee Member
National Education & Professional Development Subcommittee members
Madi Hussey
Stomal Therapy CNC
(03) 6166 8283 | 0408 594 804
Ostomy Tasmania
A non-profit organisation dedicated to the rehabilitation and continuing well-being of people of all ages who have undergone surgery resulting in a stoma (colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy). Like similar associations across Australia, Ostomy Tasmania purchases and distributes stoma appliances and related pharmaceutical products to members of our organisation. Ostomy Tasmania offers ordering by phone, fax, email or website.
Home – Ostomy Tasmania Incorporated
Australian Government Department of Health Stoma Appliance Scheme
The Stoma Appliance Scheme Schedule lists all of the stoma-related products and appliances that we subsidise under the scheme.
Stoma Appliance Scheme | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
Quick Links:
Stoma Appliance Scheme application form
Application for Additional Supplies form – Clinical
Application for Additional Supplies – Travel and Remote Location
Irrigation Kit Authorisation form
Tieman Tip Catheter Authorisation form
Peristeen Plus Authorisation form
Cleanser Wipe Authorisation form
Deodorant & Absorption Gelling Sachets Authorisation form
Ostomy TAS Membership Application
Scholarships available for Tasmanian Nurses
Scholarships by School or Discipline – Scholarships Info | University of Tasmania (utas.edu.au)
- Adrian Geard Memorial Scholarship in Nursing
- Clifford Craig Foundation Nursing Honours Scholarship
- College of Health and Medicine Honours Scholarships
- Northern Florence Nightingale Bursary
- RFDS / Fairbrother First Year Nursing Scholarship
- School of Nursing Honours Scholarship