Feeding Tube Awareness Week

About Feeding Tube Awareness Week

Feeding Tube Awareness Week (FTAW) was celebrated from 1-7 February 2026 in Australia and New Zealand. Mark your calendar for next year, FTAW will be celebrated from 7-13 February 2027! FTAW raises awareness, shares information and resources, and provides support and connections to unite the community.

Tube feeding, sometimes called enteral nutrition, provides essential nourishment for people who are unable to eat or drink by mouth, or who need extra support to meet their nutritional needs. There are different types of feeding tubes that deliver nutrition directly into the stomach or small intestine. People of all ages may use feeding tubes, including babies, children, teenagers, and adults.
On this website you will find #FTAW2026 resources, a list of landmarks illuminating purple and blue and events held during FTAW including a free Virtual Education Program! 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.

FTAW Giveaway!

Congratulations to the prize winners of our Feeding Tube Awareness Week 2026 Giveaway.
First prize: Meagan JSecond prize: Reanna EThird prize: Heather H
A heartfelt thank you to the generous supporters who donated prizes and helped make this giveaway possible:
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Light Up Landmarks

Landmarks, buildings and bridges across Australia and New Zealand illuminated purple and blue for Feeding Tube Awareness Week to raise awareness about tube feeding and show their support for people with feeding tubes.

We invited 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.

See the list

My Tubie Stories

To raise awareness about tube feeding and the diverse people who rely on it, we're sharing a collection of #MyTubie stories. 

Sharing stories helps build understanding, connection and acceptance. Please contact us if you'd like to share your story!

Read the stories

Virtual Education Program

Through our free Virtual Education Program, each day during Feeding Tube Awareness Week new video content was released from tube feeding specialists in the field and individuals and families with lived experience. 

The videos will be shared across our social media pages and are available for viewing from our Virtual Education Program page and YouTube channel.

View the program

just another person having a meal - Violet

 we are warriors and survivors - Shaz

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. 