As we celebrate 30 years of St John of God Foundation, we’d like to express our most heartfelt gratitude for your many years of support. Your kindness and generosity helps to create hope for caregivers, patients and communities.
Over the past three decades, more than $75 million has been donated in support of St John of God Health Care patients and clients.
To every individual, family, organisation or caregiver that has generously given through the Foundation or one of our many hospitals or services, thank you. Your kindness has been life-changing.
Read more about what people like you have helped make possible, below…
Over 30 years of impact, thanks to you!
We celebrate the 30 year anniversary of St John of God Foundation.
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Sisters empowering women through education
The new Sister Bridget Clancy Scholarship for the Empowerment of Women through Education will support caregivers to continue their studies.
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Karan's heartfelt thank you
In response to your generous support towards our 2021 Tax Appeal, raising funds to purchase additional Cuddle Beds, caregiver Karan Lane expresses her sincere gratitude.
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Donor-funded therapy a game changer
Thanks to generous donor support, a group therapy program has been established at St John of God Murdoch Hospital's Cancer Centre, to support people experiencing spiritual distress.
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Donations help patients spend less time in hospital
The state-of-the-art Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) technology, acquired by the hospital in 2020, is the gift that keeps on giving.
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Supporting better health outcomes in Victoria’s South West
An update on the Midfield Group's generous support for patients at St John of God Warrnambool Hospital.
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Golf day fundraiser a hole-in-one
St John of God Geelong Hospital Golf Day raises funds for maternity redevelopment.
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New equipment a game changer for breast cancer patients in Bendigo
New donor-funded equipment has been purchased for St John of God Bendigo Hospital that will greatly improve quality of life for patients recovering from breast cancer.
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Jennie, our fundraising hero
St John of God Health Care caregiver Jennie raised over $2,800 in support of cancer research
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Innovative ovarian cancer research
Australian-first trial to support patient wellbeing following ovarian cancer treatment
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Footprints Day Centre
Footprints Day Centre provides practical and emotional support to patients and their families in their time of greatest need.
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A lasting legacy
Read about how a generous legacy gift from a grateful patient will support the important work our researchers are carrying out to better diagnose and treat a range of cancers.
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Generous support from community enables advanced care for newborns in Geelong
A new donor-funded device for St John of God Geelong Hospital will bring even more advanced care to new babies in the Special Care Nursery.
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Trident HD portable mammogram machine at Murdoch
Thanks to generous donations, the cutting-edge Trident HD portable mammogram machine has now arrived at St John of God Murdoch Hospital.
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Why Sarah decided to Run for a Reason
On Sunday 21 May, thousands of Western Australians descended on Perth's CBD to take part in the 2023 HBF Run for a Reason.
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Exceptional care for vulnerable babies and their families across WA, thanks to Telethon
St John of God Foundation is thrilled to be a Channel 7 Telethon Trust (Telethon) beneficiary once again in 2024. Telethon funding means that state-of-the-art maternity and paediatric equipment will be available in WA to help provide the very best care for vulnerable babies and their families.
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State-of-the-art equipment, thanks to your support
Three new state-of-the-art ultrasound machines have been purchased for St John of God Berwick, Geelong, and Mount Lawley hospitals to support personalised maternity care for mums-to-be.
State-of-the-art equipment, thanks to your support
Leading cancer care
Regional breast cancer patients can now access treatment with state-of-the-art Magseed technology thanks to generous donor support.
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Life-changing equipment for Ballarat Emergency Department
Generous donor support helps patients and caregivers at Ballarat Emergency Department.
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Giving back in gratitude
Dennis' beloved husband Peter was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in early 2017, and over the next four years, they spent a lot of their time at St John of God Subiaco Hospital.
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There is no better feeling
Since 2020, St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital caregivers have raised over $11,000 through St John of God Health Care's workplace giving program.
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Donor funding creates specialist nurse position
Thanks to a generous philanthropic commitment from the McCusker Charitable Foundation, a Clinical Nurse Specialist position has been established at St John of God Murdoch Hospital to support patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD).
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Supporting cancer patients through state-of-the-art, world-class oncology care
The story of the Bendat Family Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
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Bunbury Gala Ball
Bunbury caregivers host successful gala ball fundraiser to support patients in need.
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Your support makes care closer to home a reality
St John of God Bunbury Hospital has recently completed a $1.1M upgrade of its Interventional Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory ('Cath Lab'), funded by generous donations.
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30 years of community support: Then… and now!
We asked some of our longest serving caregivers to tell us what fundraising has meant to them and their patients over the past 30 years.
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