Feeding Tube Awareness Week

About Feeding Tube Awareness Week

ausEE Inc. hosts Australasia’s annual Feeding Tube Awareness Week (FTAW), which was last celebrated from 2-8 February 2025. This infographic highlights some of the key achievements from #FTAW2025. Mark your diary - Feeding Tube Awareness Week will be next held 8-14 February 2026! FTAW aims to raise awareness about tube feeding and unite the community.

Tube feeding, also known as enteral nutrition, is a way of providing nourishment to the body when a person is unable to eat or drink, or cannot eat or drink enough. There are different types of feeding tubes that deliver nutrition directly into the stomach or small intestine.

On this website you will find #FTAW2025 resources, a list of landmarks that were lighting up purple and blue and can see what events were being held during FTAW. You can also read my tubie stories and specialist spotlights, learn about research, find support networks, resources, information and links to help people managing tube feeding all year round.

We thank our FTAW Partners for helping to raise awareness. With your support we can increase awareness and understanding in the community by raising some of the challenges faced and highlighting the day-to-day impact of tube feeding on individuals, carers and families.

just another person having a meal - Violet

 we are warriors and survivors - Shaz

Light Up Landmarks

Landmarks, buildings and bridges across Australia and New Zealand illuminated purple and blue during FTAW (2-8 February 2025) to raise awareness about tube feeding and show their support for people with feeding tubes.

We encouraged the community to visit these #FTAWLightUp landmark locations on the light up night/s and take a photo to share on social media to help raise awareness!

View the List

Support Networks

We host virtual support group chats for families and individuals managing tube feeding and for teens with feeding tubes. This is an opportunity for people to share and hear stories, ask questions and connect with others with lived experience.

Register for Zoom Chats

ausEE support group chats for tube feeding are hosted together with Stacey from Tubie Fun and are run though Zoom. Find out about upcoming meetings here. Please register your email to receive the meeting invites here. 