Voice Medicine Australia

02/09/2026

Even though laryngology teams may be getting better at managing laryngeal dystonias, we still have a long way to go to support people better with this voice condition!! We need more community awareness & research focus to give a cure!

September is Dystonia Awareness Month.

Dystonia can affect different parts of the body — including the muscles involved in producing our voice.

Spasmodic dysphonia, also known as laryngeal dystonia, is a form of dystonia that affects the voice. For those living with it, speaking can require extra effort and a voice may not always sound the way a person expects it to.

Throughout September, we’ll be sharing information each week to increase understanding of dystonia, raise awareness of spasmodic dysphonia, and highlight the importance of research, support, and community.

Help us spread awareness by sharing this post. The more people who understand, the more voices we can reach.

01/09/2026

Pumped to welcome the fabulous Deborah Feijo to our next VMAConnect fireside chat/webinar. Come and join us!!!

25/05/2026

A no-brainer what these fab Kiwi speechies were doing in Wellington with

16/05/2026

It’s always a pretty special weekend when the fabulous Speech Pathologists of Voice Medicine Australia congregate for our annual training retreat.

Surrounded by beautiful surrounding (couches with no stains????), we’ll spend the weekend diving into research, techniques, approaches, professional learning, clinical discussions and collaborative and problem solving - with plenty of laughter (and snacks) in between.

There’s something incredibly valuable about spending time with clinicians who are all deeply passionate about voice care and supporting people to use their voices with confidence and ease.

Grateful for the learning, the conversations and this wonderful community of voice clinicians.

16/04/2026

Happy World Voice Day to all.....

EVERY DAY A VOICE
Every day is a voice day...
for work and for art,
for speaking, singing
and being heard.
On April 16, we listen wider:
to the bright, the fragile, the fierce, the different
a chorus of colours crossing oceans,
each voice carrying a world.
We tend them like living instruments:
kept supple, not strained,
used with care, not worn thin.
We speak to connect, not to divide,
to reach, not to drown out
and we remember, with quiet gratitude,
that our voices can also be our votes.

Deb Phyland, 2026

08/03/2026

An update on our VMA Connect program for 2026!

We are still busy confirming our guest speaker webinars for this year (& have some rippers in store for you all) but thought we'd kick off our fireside chats this Thursday with a focus on singers! Meg and Deb will 'chew the fat' about our roles and learnings as Speechies working with Singers.

We will talk about The THRILLS of TRILLS and other specifics but also keen to open it up to others and talk about what to do in assessment and therapy when not a singer yourself.
Thursday 12th March
7.00pm AEDT

FREE for all Members! So do RSVP the usual way to get the link.

By the way, our Brisbane workshop was truly fab and we absolutely loved spending time with all fabulous 33 splaryngology delegates at the lovely Powerhouse Museum venue. (Some pics attached below).
Happy IWD from all of us VMA women to you all.

18/01/2026

VMA’s on the road! Voice speechies, come & join us! Register now as places are limited 💜

30/11/2025

So proud that Jennifer M Oates was deservedly awarded Lifetime Membership of AusPath at this weekend’s fabulous annual conference!. This was a fitting recognition of her sustained commitment as a champion of the health, rights & wellbeing of trans & gender diverse individuals. Her contribution in the communication space for this community especially is unrivalled and we are ever so grateful for her leadership & exceptional impact. Congrats jen!!

17/10/2025

Woohoo! Kicking off the MVAC conference celebrating 30 years of voice care, teamwork and learning

24/09/2025

Join us for our upcoming webinar with the wonderful Pip Windsor on Breathing Dysfunction - Tuesday September 30, 7:30pm AEST