Paraplegic Benefit Fund Australia

Helping Australians prevent spinal cord injuries—and live well after one.

What We Do

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Become a Member

Join PBF from just over $1 a week and access financial protection in the event of a permanent spinal cord injury. Designed for individuals, families, corporates and community clubs.

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Injury Prevention Programs

Our engaging prevention programs inspire safer choices at work and play, aiming to reduce spinal cord injuries and protect Australians before accidents happen.

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Support After Injury

We offer vital support for Australians living with spinal cord injuries, including early care, financial aid, and opportunities to help them rebuild.

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Our Memberships

Preventing spinal cord injuries. Supporting those affected.

A spinal cord injury can change a life in an instant.

At PBF Australia, we work with communities and workplaces to raise awareness, promote safety and empower Australians to make informed choices that help prevent injury.

Our powerful education programs, delivered by people with lived experience, bring the realities of spinal cord injury to life. And when injury does occur, we provide practical support, financial assistance and employment opportunities to help individuals rebuild with purpose and independence.

Your membership makes all of this possible. By joining PBF, you’re helping to educate communities, support lives impacted by injury and create meaningful employment for people living with spinal cord injury.

Together, we’re building a safer, more inclusive future.

Spinal Cord Injury Prevention Programs

Helping Australians make safer choices at work and in life

Meet Our Speakers

Workplace Injury Prevention

PBF Australia’s tailored injury prevention programs are delivered by people living with spinal cord injury, sharing real stories that drive safer choices at work, on the road, or at play.

Challenge your team to understand the lasting impact of unsafe decisions—on themselves, their families, and your business.

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Road Injury Prevention

Designed with the goal of reducing the number of road deaths and serious injuries, our award-winning and impactful Road Prevention Program targets students in years 10, 11 and 12 who are at pre and novice-driver levels. The program engages and educates young drivers on the risks of the road and the consequences of poor decision-making.

Road Injury Prevention Program

Youth Injury Prevention

Designed in consultation with the McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol, our Youth Alcohol Prevention Program aims to inspire responsible drinking behaviour through personal testimonies of how poor decision making after consuming alcohol has had devastating consequences on themselves and others.

Youth Injury Prevention Program

Aqua Injury Prevention

Over half of all sporting and leisure spinal cord injuries in Australia occur in, or on, the water and tragically almost all result in quadriplegia. Our Aqua Injury Prevention Program targets students in years 6, 7, 8 and 9 and aims to reduce the incidence of serious water injury or drowning through the promotion of essential water safety skills.

Aqua Injury Prevention Program

Your Support Powers Real Impact.

Your membership and donations directly fund life-changing support and services for Australians affected by spinal cord injury.

By joining or giving today, you help provide vital support, education, and opportunities that make a real difference in people’s lives—helping them rebuild, regain independence, and thrive. Become a member or donate now to be part of this impactful journey.

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Who We Are

Prevention. Support. Hope.

Founded in 1984 by world-renowned spinal surgeon, the late Sir George Bedbrook, PBF works towards preventing spinal cord injuries through accidents. We deliver injury prevention programs and provide much-needed financial support for members who sustain a total permanent traumatic spinal cord injury.

For those already living with paraplegia and quadriplegia, we offer peer support programs, lifestyle education and employment opportunities with the goal of demonstrating that life can and does go on after a spinal cord injury.

Become a member

PBF Australia provides flexible private membership packages to cater for individuals and today’s modern family arrangements.

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Our Injury prevention speakers

Our inspirational team educate and empower others through their lived experience.

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QLD

Dominic Beirne

Road/Workplace/Youth

WA

Amy Scott

Road/Youth

WA

Clare Nott

Road

QLD

Mark Farrell

Youth

QLD

Darron Shields

Road/Youth/Workplace

QLD

Bianca McDonnell

Workplace

NSW, QLD, VIC

David Coulston

Road/Workplace/Youth

QLD

Joanna Fowler

Youth/Workplace

QLD

Nick Dempsey

Youth/Road

Support after spinal cord injury

Sustaining a spinal cord injury is not something you plan for, but we can reduce the impact. From working with patients in the initial months of their injury to providing financial assistance and employment opportunities, we help those living with paraplegia and quadriplegia get the most out of life.

Our support program

Latest News

The latest news and stories from our community

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Our Next Chapter

An exciting new chapter for PBF and people with spinal cord injuries. We help Aussies rewrite their life stories. Now…

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Introducing Kim Hocking

PBF Australia delighted to announce the appointment of Kim Hocking as new CEO. View the Chairperson’s letter below.

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One donation. Endless impact - on lives like yours.

By joining to PBF, you secure vital financial support if spinal cord injury ever affects you or someone you love—providing peace of mind when it matters most. Your donation also fuels life-saving prevention programs and essential support for Australian families living with spinal cord injury.

Become a member today and help strengthen our community.

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