Annual Review 2013 - The Children`s Hospital at Westmead

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2 Introduction – a path to wellbeing
6 Fun Facts
8 Chief Executive Message
10 The Path of Image
12 Surgical Saviours
14 Niamh’s Story
16 Art + Medicine = BrightHearts
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The Path of Silence
True Teamwork
Belle’s Story
Puppets at Play
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The Path of Memory
Home at Bear Cottage
Jacob’s Story
New MRI for New Images
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The Path of Prayer
Chaplains and Pastoral Care
Allie’s Story
Fighting Food Allergies
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The Path of Questioning
Research Bench to Bedside
Edward’s Story
Operation Art
Supporters
How to Help
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The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
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For many families coming to hospital is a path
to healing. For others it is a journey searching for
a cure and for most it is a path to better health.
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead takes a holistic
approach to providing care for sick children and our
journey is always one of creating a path to wellbeing.
Last year a new path was created at the Hospital
in the form of a labyrinth and it proved to be a
welcome addition to our positive and family friendly
environment. Like so many features of the Hospital
it was made possible through the generosity of
donations, bequests and the commitment of our
dedicated staff.
Walking a labyrinth helps foster mindfulness,
relaxation and refreshment. It has one path only so
you can enter secure in the knowledge you won’t get
lost. Families of sick children may take many different
paths to our Hospital but they arrive secure in the
knowledge that we will offer them world-leading care
and specialised services.
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As the largest paediatric centre in NSW we care for
more than 100,000 children each year. A focus on
children first and foremost underpins our quality
clinical care, community education, advocacy for
improved child health and ground-breaking research
into childhood illnesses.
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead is well regarded
for achieving a number of firsts in healthcare and
this tradition continues as we are the first hospital
in Australia to install a labyrinth. These special types
of mazes are considered to be beneficial in hospital
settings and are beginning to play an important role
in healthcare. More than 200 hospitals throughout
the United States have a labyrinth in their grounds.
Children and young people understand labyrinths
immediately. They recognise the sense of peace and
often joy that can be found in this new feature of
our gardens. For the many children and their families
who have explored the labyrinth this year, they have
found a new path to wellbeing at The Children’s
Hospital at Westmead.
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“You think you are getting close to
the middle and then it takes you
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“I leave with a feeling of
peace, renewed courage
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“It helps clear out the mind
and is very calming.”
Father of a patient with a brain tumour
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looks so swirly.”
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It has helped me foster
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just a little when dealing with stressful
decisions and events.”
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One of the more unusual and pleasant tasks I was
asked to perform last year was to officially open the
labyrinth in the grounds of The Children’s Hospital
at Westmead. The labyrinth is positioned at the end
of a tree lined promenade in a tranquil setting away
from the bustle of the main building. It provides a safe
haven for reflection and contemplation, and represents
another example of our commitment to providing a
total healing environment.
The labyrinth was made possible through the
efforts of many staff. At its genesis was one of our
oncologists, Dr Michael Stevens, who could see the
benefit it would bring to his colleagues as well as the
children and families in his care. Michael’s passion
for the concept was shared by many others and their
dedication and commitment was translated into action.
work alongside such staff. The teams that you will
read about in the following pages all played a role in
changing the lives of young patients like Niamh, Belle,
Jacob, Allie and Edward. I thank their families for
letting us share the stories about their own journeys.
Like many of our young patients, these children and
their families have been on different paths that have
brought them to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
Our new labyrinth encourages people to take different
paths through the maze and this document has been
designed with that in mind.
The continued support of our staff and the generosity
of the community will see us continue our journey of
providing the very best care and services for children.
I hope that you can join us on this path to wellbeing.
Dedication and commitment are attributes that are
found in all staff at the Hospital. A willingness to
support patients, families and clinical colleagues to
make a difference is apparent in all aspects of work.
Some of our staff members have shared their stories
in this Annual Review and it is a privilege for me to
Elizabeth Koff, Chief Executive
Ella, 9, and Stephania, 6, with Elizabeth Koff
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Surgical Saviours
Dr Jonathan Karpelowsky is one
of our leading paediatric surgeons
specialising in minimally invasive
surgery such as oesophageal repair
on babies and the removal of
tumours in the lungs of toddlers.
Every day presents new challenges
to improve patient outcomes
with faster recovery times and
less scarring. “We really push
ourselves to work in new ways
without compromising care,” he
said. “We strive to make the image
parents have of their healthy child
into a reality.”
Monica Hume, Jonathan Karpelowsky and Jason Simpson
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Advancements in keyhole
surgery over the past decade
have been nothing short of
remarkable. What was once
a new procedure for adults
and unheard of for babies has
become commonplace. “Scars
are so small I often have to get
parents to point them out to me,”
Jonathan said. “In ten years we
have gone from not doing it at all
to designing our new operating
theatre complex around it.” The
Children’s Hospital at Westmead
is now home to technologically
advanced operating theatres
equipped with video cameras
as part of a multi-million dollar
upgrade thanks to Sargents Pies
Charitable Foundation.
The five state-of-the-art suites
allow members of the surgical
team to view on screens what
the surgeon can see during
delicate operations. This means
nurses like Monica Hume can
access medical imaging without
having to move away from the
operating table. “We can instantly
take pictures on the touchscreen
without disturbing the sterile
field,” she said. It has taken
teamwork and communication to
a whole new level.”
Nurse Manager Jason Simpson
oversees the coordination of 200
staff in the Operating Suites,
Anaesthetics, Recovery, Day Stay
and Short Stay Unit. It is his job
to make sure when surgeons like
Jonathan arrive in an operating
theatre it is ready with the right
staff and the right equipment for
the right procedure. “Parents are
literally handing their children’s lives
over to us,” Jason said. “It is an
enormous responsibility for all of us
but there is so much satisfaction in
the smiles on parents faces at the
end of the day.”
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Little Niamh is still several months shy of her second birthday but has
had more milestones charted than most infants after she was diagnosed
with a rare lung disorder when her mother was just 19 weeks pregnant.
A pre-natal scan showed cysts on Niamh’s right lung and mum Caroline
had an anxious pregnancy with every stage under medical observation.
After Niamh was born her condition was closely monitored with her right
lung pushing her tiny heart out of place. Dr Jonathan Karpelowsky removed
half of this lung the day before Niamh’s first birthday when she was old
enough for her remaining lung to be able to expand to fill her chest.
“If the keyhole capability had not been available Niamh would have had
a cut from the front of her body right across her back,” Caroline said.
“The hospital recovery time would have been at least three weeks with
increased post-op pain. Instead, we were home three days later with a
normal busy one-year-old and down the beach, back to usual family life,
on day four.”
Niamh will grow up with little scarring as a reminder of this start to life.
Her mother knows how lucky she is to have been born full term and
to go on to have a successful operation with such a quick recovery.
“We appreciate every day how lucky we are to have her.”
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Children’s Hospital at Westmead has long
been an advocate of using creative processes like
art therapy as a valuable tool for children needing
distraction from pain and anxiety. This is only made
possible because of the generosity of our supporters.
We have also kept up to date with the latest
technologies to ensure children had access to games
and other screen based entertainment to support them
through often difficult situations.
A groundbreaking collaboration between an innovative
artist and our own clinicians has redefined ways of
interpreting how art can be used to help sick children.
One of our leading rehabilitation paediatricians has
worked with an interactive artist to produce a new iPad
app that offers a unique interpretation of art therapy
helping sick children endure painful medical treatments.
Dr Angie Morrow in Kids Rehab and artist George Khut
have created BrightHearts to show how biofeedback
can be used in clinical settings to reduce pain and
anxiety experienced by children undergoing painful
procedures. Angie works with seriously ill children
who often need to undergo painful treatments to
manage cerebral palsy and other disabling illnesses.
By controlling their breathing a patient can change
colourful geometric images. The patterns change
according to the patient’s changing pulse rate. Children
learn to relax and slow down their heart rate. The app
provides a distraction and helps children gain a greater
sense of control over their own body.
BrightHearts took out a number of awards in the past
year including the 2012 Arts and Health Foundation
Award from the national business arts foundation
AbaF as well as the National New Media Art Award
from the Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern
Art. It was also a feature of the Sydney 2013 Vivid
Light Festival with an exhibition of interactive works.
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As the Nurse Unit Manager in the Emergency
Dominic Sertori, Danny Cass and Mary McCaskill
Department Dominic Sertori trains new staff in
understanding the importance of silence. He
encourages them to be quiet so they can hear what
parents are telling them. “A child might come in with
what looks like a simple fever but the parents sense
there is something else wrong,” he said. “Really listening
to the parents, that is the key, and that’s at the heart of
what makes this hospital so child and family focussed.”
More than 50,000 children are seen by our
Emergency Department each year with many of
them requiring surgery and admission. While fevers
are common ailments seen by our Emergency
Department staff, too often it is tragic accidents that
bring children to the Hospital and this can challenge
the trauma teams whose skills are called on to save
lives every day.
Our family focus is crucial when children are involved
in trauma and Dr Mary McCaskill, Medical Director
of the Emergency Department, makes sure parents
do not get lost in the action that surrounds their child.
“We see families in acute distress and while the teams
are busy assessing and treating their children we will
focus on offering the family support as well,” she said.
“It is important to see beyond the immediate.”
The ability of experts like trauma surgeon Prof.
Danny Cass to look beyond the immediate has seen
the Hospital’s health promotion work shaped by
the children coming though Emergency. Danny will
operate on children after major traumas and then
advocate for change to prevent further injuries or
deaths. He reflects on working in paediatric trauma
in past decades when the outcome for children
involved in traumas was in many cases death or
severe injury. The picture is much brighter today
from a combination of advancements in trauma
treatment and prevention. “Kids have never been
safer,” he said. “Our research has helped inform
prevention campaigns and legislative change from
child restraints and drowning to building codes and
nursery furniture.” Many advocacy initiatives have
been supported through generous donations.
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spinal cord injury didn’t stop four-year-old Belle
from dancing up a storm in her hospital bed this
year. The cheeky little girl loved to bop and swing
her arms around to her favourite songs.
Belle suffered massive abdominal and spinal
injuries when she was trapped under the wheel
of a vehicle. Trauma surgeon Prof. Danny Cass
operated on her tiny frame. She was initially
expected to spend up to three months in intensive
care and a year in hospital but surprised everyone
with her speedy recovery. After just four months
Belle was able to go home. She will be a frequent
visitor to a number of specialties including the
Burns Unit following skin grafts and Kids Rehab
for ongoing rehabilitation.
Learning how to use a wheelchair has been
another surprisingly easy challenge according
to her mother Catherine.
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“Belle has been unbelievably brave through all
of this and I guess not being able to feel her
injuries means it hasn’t been too overwhelming
for her,” she said. “She’s such an inquisitive
chatterbox asking millions of questions, she’s
probably asked the medical staff more questions
than I have.”
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead has
been such a home away from home that when
they were able to take special weekend leave
for Belle’s birthday and it was time to return
to Hospital Catherine said it was time to "go
home". “We’ve dealt with so many wonderful
staff here, from emergency to PICU [Paediatric
Intensive Care], Clubbe Ward (burns unit) and
Occupational Therapy, I can’t thank the staff
enough for what they have done for Belle and
for our family.”
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Puppets
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Our Child Life Therapists and Social Workers help
patients cope with medical treatments, injuries and
illness. The Child Life Therapy programs minimise
stress and anxiety for children and their families with
positive experiences. They promote effective coping
techniques through play, music, education and selfexpression activities with the generous support of our
local community.
The two teams regularly use therapeutic tools to help
children understand their emotions, medical procedures
and hospital experiences. A key collaboration this year
involved Social Worker Judy Goodson and Child Life
Therapist Christina Parkinson in our Burns and Plastics
Treatment Centre. They created two puppets, Harvey
and Harper, to help young children cope with burn
related injury and procedures.
Bright blue Harvey, 4, reached for a hot cup of tea
and suffered a scald burn on his chest and shoulder.
His pink friend Harper, 5, was helping her mother
bake cakes and touched the hot over door causing
a contact burn. Many children with burns will be
able to relate to the puppets' stories because they
are based on the most common injuries that bring
youngsters to our burns unit.
The puppets were made by Judy and feature in their
own short film showing children how to take medicine,
use a nitrous mask and how nurses change their
bandages. Patients can watch the films on iPads and
see Harvey and Harper attending the treatment centre
and experiencing the same procedures as them.
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Bear
Cottage is the only children’s hospice in the
world that is affiliated with a children’s hospital. It relies
heavily on fundraising and community support. The
home like environment has been designed to enhance
the palliative care program of The Children’s Hospital at
Westmead by not only providing excellence in paediatric
medical care 24 hours a day but support, respite and
end-of-life care for children with life-limiting illnesses
and their families.
This is a special place where staff and volunteers are
committed to helping families make memories every
day. Music Therapist Phoebe Cormack helps families
create a space for laughter, tears and nurturing.
She touches many families in her role, as music is
something we all turn to at different times. “A particular
song can take you to a time and place and give you
the opportunity to enjoy happy memories and process
memories that may be difficult to recall,” she said.
Volunteers are the backbone to many services at Bear
Cottage and at the Hospital. Tracey Smail volunteers to
work alongside Phoebe in the music therapy team and
loves bringing everyone together with song and dance.
“The essence of Bear Cottage is the love and support
offered to the families when grief and hardship is part of
daily life,” she said. “To have a child with a life-limiting
illness is overwhelming and Bear Cottage brings joy.”
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With around-the-clock nursing and
medical care provided, families can
focus on important things such
as spending quality time together
and making every moment count.
Parents can re-charge their
batteries and enjoy time with one
another. Nurse Emma Hole is
involved in the day-to-day care of
the children as she helps to give
families much need respite. It
is a role that is creating life-long
memories for her. She remembers
fondly a child struggling to
communicate. “When I placed him
on his bed his mum asked him to
thank me and he did so by giving
me a big smile and squeezing my
hand,” she said. “I felt so touched
by this simple gesture and it is a
moment I will never forget.”
Tracey Smail, Emma Hole and Phoebe Cormack
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Like many children these days, eight-year-old Jacob knows his way
around an iPad better than his mum Jackie. For Jacob who has autism,
epilepsy and intestinal failure, the electronic device is a calming place
complete with Thomas the Tank Engine.
Finding calm is sometimes a challenge for Jackie having a son requiring
constant care since failing to thrive as an infant. He requires a feeding
tube and regular nappy changes. Jacob has an older sister who is also
autistic and Bear Cottage has been a place of calm and for creating
treasured new memories for this family.
“Jacob spends lots of time in hospital and he also takes a lot of time
at home to do meds and feeds and it is very tiring,” Jackie said. “The
respite care at Bear Cottage allows me to rest and just be a mum without
being his nurse. And it’s wonderful to not have to worry about cooking or
cleaning as well.” Jacob loves to cuddle up to other patients and to the
Bear Cottage resident dog Frankie. “We’re all relaxed and enjoying seeing
Jacob so happy, loving and affectionate.”
Staying at Bear Cottage is also special for Jackie because she gets
to spend mother-daughter time with 11-year-old Isabella safe in the
knowledge that Jacob is receiving around-the-clock care. Taking time
out for a trip to a coffee shop for an afternoon hot chocolate with her
daughter would not be possible at home.
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More than 4,000 MRI (Magnetic Resonance
Imaging) scans are taken at the Hospital each year.
This technique uses a powerful magnet and radio
waves to produce images of any part of the body
including soft tissue such as organs and muscles that
do not show up on x-ray examinations.
MRI scanning is an essential tool in paediatric care and
unlike CT (computed tomography) scanning and x-rays,
it does not use radiation. This year we benefited from
the installation of a new MRI suite that will shorten
waiting times and broaden the scanning scope of our
medical imaging technicians.
The new state-of-the-art suite will help reduce waiting
times for MRI procedures and important diagnoses.
The new MRI service will provide improved access for
young patients to contemporary imaging technology.
The addition of a second MRI suite will broaden our
scanning scope as each machine has differing strengths
and this will allow us to better cater for specific
clinical needs of patients. The new MRI includes a
built-in ambient experience with DVDs, lighting and
projected images to help distract patients. In support
of the scanning facilities and control room, both suites
include an anaesthetic induction room, recovery areas,
reporting rooms, waiting room and reception.
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Donohoo is one of the
Hospital’s Anglican Chaplains
and like her Chaplain colleagues
is part of the trauma response
team, alongside social workers
and medical staff, when a child
is rushed to our Emergency
Department. Attending to a
family’s needs as they unfold in
those first few hours is not just
spiritual but sometimes practical
for the ‘on-call’ Chaplain. “We offer
emergency relief and little things
like tea and toast and toiletries,”
Jan said. “Sometimes parents are
alarmed thinking we have arrived
because their child has been
rushed to Hospital but it is their
child who has arrived and we are
already here.”
While the Hospital has Anglican,
Catholic, Presbyterian and
Uniting Church Chaplains as
well as a Muslim Visitor the
Chaplaincy Department can
also call on 15 denominations
or religious organisations at the
request of families. The Hospital
offers a multi-faith religious and
contemplative space that is open
24 hours for prayer, reflection,
meditation and services of worship.
The quiet room has stained glass
features from the original chapel
of the old hospital. Daily prayers,
weekly Mass and sacraments such
as baptisms are available.
For some families with no religious
affiliations, the pastoral care of the
chaplaincy service can meet all
manner of emotional needs.
Uniting Church Chaplain Trish
Rooney sees their support as
helping the Hospital to offer a truly
holistic approach to healthcare.
While many families may not seek
out pastoral care they can offer a
supportive ear and a shoulder to cry
on. “Sharing in the highs and joys
of healing are some of the special
moments I have spent with sick
children and their families,” she said.
Presbyterian Chaplain Ian
Schoonwater understands crisis
and illness often raise significant
spiritual issues for people. He has
recently joined the Hospital after
working in adult hospitals and
has been touched by the level of
compassion in his new colleagues.
“The hospitalisation of a child is a
frightening time and parents feel
totally helpless,” he said. “Parents
need all the help they can get
through this difficult time and we
are simply another form of support.”
Trish Rooney, Jan Donohoo and Ian Schoonwater
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When
Allie was just five days old she was airlifted from
Canberra to the Grace Centre for Newborn Care in The Children’s
Hospital at Westmead. At 15 days she underwent her first operation
and at six months she was on the liver transplant waiting list.
For her mother Claire it was a frightening and sad time. “We
anticipated that life would change with a new baby but we didn’t
anticipate that change would involve a strict medication regime,
nasogastric feeding and regular visits to Sydney,” she said.
After several months the family’s prayers were answered and
Allie received a new liver just before her first birthday. She now
has a new lease on life as an inquisitive and giggling two-year-old.
“Her post-transplant immune suppression keeps us a little bit
isolated from friends and playmates but it has given us the
opportunity to spend valuable time together as a family.”
Claire fondly recalls Allie’s ‘shotgun christening’ through the
Hospital’s Chaplains before her first operation and pastoral care
during the many months the family were part of the Hospital
community. “Regardless of religious beliefs, the Chaplains service
offers genuine care and commitment to all patients and families.
Their support can be invaluable.”
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As
allergies continue to skyrocket in the Western
world our clinicians and researchers investigate
different theories and treatment options. Australia has
one of the highest rates of children with allergies and
it is still not clear why. One theory relates to the lack of
sun exposure and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
is investigating whether high rates of vitamin D
deficiency are related to high rates of allergies.
Donations from the annual Woolworths Fresh Food
Kids Appeal helped fund an Allergy and Immunology
Fellowship involved in a number of important projects
including those looking at vitamin D deficiency. The
Fellow, Dr Peter Hsu, is helping in research and
clinical work to better understand conditions where
the immune system is out of control such as allergy,
eczema and diabetes.
Food allergies are a particular focus for our clinicians
with one in 20 Australian children now affected. In the
past year we conducted more than 500 food allergy
challenges under medical supervision in the Hospital
with several youngsters having severe reactions
resulting in anaphylaxis and the need for adrenaline.
Through the NSW Statewide Anaphylaxis Education
Program we have also trained 476 public schools
as well as many Catholic and independent schools
in the recognition, management and prevention of
anaphylaxis in the school setting.
The Hospital’s dietitians helped produce a new
cookbook with healthy and nutritious allergy free
meals. The newly published ‘YUM!’ is the definitive
cookbook for making healthy meals that the whole
family can enjoy. The book contains basic advice on
managing allergies, shopping tips, medical facts and
practical tips for babies to teens. The 100 recipes
exclude all the major allergens including wheat,
cow’s milk/dairy, egg, peanut, tree nut and soy.
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Loretta Lau, Paddy Barbaro and Luciano Dalla-Pozza
the head of our Oncology Department, Dr Luciano Dalla-Pozza
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has overseen the ‘bench to bedside’ approach of the Hospital’s cancer
research unit. The questions posed by clinicians are used to challenge
researchers to search for novel answers, insights and approaches
to developing treatments for children with cancer. “Having both the
cancer research and clinical arms working together means that we can
more easily ‘translate’ discoveries in the lab to improve the treatments
at the bedside,” he said. “We are uniquely placed having clinicians
and researchers working closely in partnership.”
Through our Children’s Cancer Research Unit the Hospital’s researchers
and clinicians work on improvements in diagnosis, therapy and longterm survival so the unique needs and concerns of each patient and
their family can be individually addressed. Supporters like the Kids
Cancer Project can help make this a reality. Our aim is to understand
why and how cancers develop in children and to use this knowledge to
design more effective and less toxic therapies.
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The Hospital is part of the Kids Cancer Alliance which funds research
being undertaken by Haematology Fellow Dr Paddy Barbaro to identify
children with leukaemia who are more likely to experience side effects
from chemotherapy. This research is focused on telomeres – the
ends of chromosomes – and whether their size and length predicts
which children are likely to experience severe side effects. “We want
to understand if children with shorter telomeres are more seriously
affected,” he said. “Then we might be able to predict how best to
change their treatment to reduce these potentially harmful side effects,
without damaging a chance of cure.”
Telomeres are also the focus of a different study for Clinician
Researcher Dr Loretta Lau. She has trained as a paediatric oncologist
and knows first-hand how devastating cancers like neuroblastoma
can be on young patients. “Cancer cells are very smart,” she said.
“Telomeres can influence how they behave and whether they can
survive intensive treatments with chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
This research may one day help determine the types of treatments
that may be suitable for individual patients so we can outsmart the
cancer cells.”
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Edward’s
family describe him as a ‘little guy with a big journey’ and
what a difficult journey it has already been for the three-year-old. Diagnosed
at birth with a rare and life limiting degenerative neurological disease he is
now also fighting cancer and severe side effects from chemotherapy.
Early infancy saw Edward in reasonably good health despite a low appetite
and delay in walking from low muscle tone due to Niemann Pick Disease
Type C. His mother Alison only needed to bring him to Hospital every six
months for a check-up but that all changed at two years of age when he
was hospitalised for pneumonia and over several months couldn’t bounce
back to full health. Tests eventually revealed he had Acute Lymphoblastic
Leukaemia (ALL), one of the most common types of childhood cancer.
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“It’s an understatement to say that when the ALL diagnosis came all
of us, including his doctors, were shocked as both diseases are totally
separate and unrelated,” Alison said. “It was unbelievable that this poor
little guy could be struck by lightning twice.”
Dr Luciano Dalla-Pozza is desperately working to find a cure for Edward
including exploring a bone marrow transplant as an option for the little
guy. “The road ahead is going to be rough,” Alison said. “But hopefully
we will all be able to pull through this together.”
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than 2,000 donated artworks that are displayed in all
areas of the Hospital, generally at child-eye height.
Our Honorary Art Curator, Joanna Capon OAM, helps
manage the art collection including those from young
artists-in-the making selected in Operation Art.
More than 800 artworks were entered in the 2012
Operation Art. This was the 18th year for the
competition which is an initiative of the Hospital in
association with the NSW Department of Education
and Communities. Students are encouraged to create
artworks for Hospital wards to aid the healing and
recovery process of young patients.
Operation Art 2012 was proudly supported by
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation (ANSTO). The 50 finalists were on
exhibition at The Art Gallery of NSW and a tour
of regional galleries was also curated before the
works returned to become part of the permanent art
collection at the Hospital.
Five-year-old Tatjana Lukanovic, from James Erskine
Public School won the Junior ANSTO Award for her
colourful depiction of an owl and Hussain Ali Ibrahimi,
17, from Maitland Grossman High School won the
Senior ANSTO Award for his stunning portrayal of
blue wrens. Hussain said his artwork reflected his
circumstances: “I painted it in Leonora Detention
Centre (Perth). It was like hospital. We had limited
access to the world and wanted to be free like birds”.
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Elizabeth Koff, Hussain Ali Ibrahimi,
Joanna Capon OAM and Shaun Jenkinson (ANSTO)
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Supporters 2012-2013
Founders (2012-2013) Past Founders
Past Benefactors
Sir Robert & Lady Mollie Askin Charities
Trust (Hospitals)
Estate Late Joan Hope Thomas
Estate Late Vivienne Mary Hobson
Allergan Australia
ANZ Stadium
Bandage Bear Benefit Night
Bessie Jean Faulkner
Carmel Crane
Dell Pty Ltd
DOOLEYS Lidcombe Catholic Club
Dunn Family Trust Fund
Endeavour Energy Australia
Fairbridge Foundation
Fight Cancer Foundation
Fire and Rescue NSW – Katoomba
Footwear Leather & Allied Trades Cot Fund
H & R Israel Fund
Helen Economus
Howards Storage World
Humpty Dumpty Foundation
James Grahame
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Pty Ltd
Jimmy, Jane & Elly May Barnes
John Bedwell
Macquarie Group Foundation Limited
Benefactors(2012-2013)
400 in 4 Charity Ride
Caring for Kids – Bankstown Group
ConnecTeD Foundation Incorporated
Edward & Caroline McBride
ICAP Australia Pty Ltd
J & G Bedwell Endowment
J Honan
Mirvac Homes Pty Ltd
Newman's Own Foundation Inc
Ottomin Charitable Foundation
Star Scientific Foundation
The Manildra Foundation
Estate Late Betty Louise Rees
Estate Late Daphne Mason
Estate Late Derrick Cohen
Estate Late Flora Jeanette Hazelwood
Estate Late Gilian Nevett Fairfax
Estate Late Heather McCrenor
Estate Late John Jeffery Clover
Estate Late Lionel Farrell
Estate Late Mary Beatrice Hurley
Estate Late Stanley Richard Thomas
Estate Late Violet Falls
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A Bear Affair Committee
Australasian Order of Old Bastards
Bridgestar Pty Ltd
Clubs NSW Eastern Zone Bear Cottage
Commercial Travellers Cot Fund
Cornucopia Committee Inc
Emerald Ball Committee
Fire and Rescue NSW
Fire and Rescue NSW – Hasmat Section
Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd
John & Lois Turk Charitable Gift
Kids with Cancer Foundation
Macintosh Foundation
Manildra Group of Companies
Rett Syndrome Australian Research Fund
Robert Albert
Sargents Pies Charitable Foundation
Shell Refinery (Australia) Pty Ltd
Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation
The Kids' Cancer Project
Variety the Children's Charity
Vivienne Hobson
Volunteers – The Children's Hospital
at Westmead
Woolworths Supermarkets
Estates
Margaret Pemberton Foundation
Markson Sparks! Pty Ltd
NF Australia
NRMA Insurance – Product & Underwriting
NRMA Motoring & Services
NSW Food & Allied Trades Golf Association
NSW Rural Fire Service – Coffee for Kids
Owen Miller Foundation
Parramatta Leagues Club Ltd
PKU Association of NSW Inc
RedKite
Rellim Holdings No 2 Pty Ltd
Say Family Foundation
Shipping Industry Golf Challenge
Sydney Invitational Pty Ltd
Sydney Water Corporation
The Diavitiko Association
The Freedman Foundation
The George Gregan Foundation
The Humour Foundation
The Independent Liquor Group (Suppliers)
Co–Operative Ltd
The Profield Foundation
Western Earthmoving Pty Ltd
Estate Late Albert Arthur Allan and
Daphne Henrietta Allan
Estate Late Alfred Henry Laskey
Estate Late Amelia Lockhart Baker
Estate Late Beryl Lillian Irvine
Estate Late Bob Henry De Groot
Estate Late Carmel Catherine Alderman
Estate Late David John Borwick
Estate Late Dorothy Miriam Renfrew
Estate Late Dory Said Asfour
Estate Late Elizabeth Dorrien Parker
Estate Late Elizabeth Ingrid Cohen
Estate Late Elsie May Friend
Estate Late Eric William Swadling
Estate Late Eulalia Sau–Kuen Hsu
Estate Late Evan Frederick J Williams
Estate Late F J Monnikendam
Estate Late Gerald James McNamara
Estate Late Gilda Pauline Luther
Estate Late Harold Bruce Cadell
Estate Late Harry George McCrohon
Estate Late Heather May Carnegie
Estate Late Jill Patricia Theresa Marsh
Estate Late Joan Ellen Carroll
Estate Late John Barry Thomas Turnbull
Estate Late John Mendesidis
Estate Late John Thomas Ryan
Estate Late Joyce Emily B Peters
Estate Late Joyce Meryl Glynn
Estate Late Joyce Peggy Costelloe
Estate Late Judith Deirdre Hodge
Estate Late June Dorothy Heiron
Estate Late Margaret Anneliese Prager
Estate Late Margaret Lorna Rounsevell
Estate Late Marjorie Alice Burgess
Estate Late Mary Christine Lygo
Estate Late Mary Hilda Hennessy
Estate Late Mavis Ivy Bannister
Estate Late Miriam Mabel Annie Philipp
Estate Late Neal John Jackson
Estate Late Noshir Sachinwalla
Estate Late Oswald Raymond Charlesworth
Estate Late Patricia Agnes Glassop
Estate Late Patricia Marea Hirst
Estate Late Pauline Rita Martyn
Estate Late Peter William Harper
Estate Late Reveka Karagiorgiou
Estate Late Rita Dorothy Wyborn
Estate Late Robert John McGrath
Estate Late Rodney Norman Dunn
Estate Late Ronald Darton McFetridge
Estate Late Rose Tran Thi Huong
Estate Late Russell Herbert Cohen
Estate Late Shirley Pamela Miners
Estate Late Siang Chin Yeo
Estate Late Stephen James Green
Estate Late Sydney Ralph Bradshaw
Estate Late Veronica Jean Stinson
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Major Supporters - Organisations
2CH Northbridge Womens Golf
Arrium Mining and Materials
Bayline Properties Pty Ltd
Castlewood Kitchens Pty Ltd
Crooked River Wines
Evergreen Lawn Care
Greyhound Publications Pty Ltd
J.B. Building Constructions Pty Ltd
4 Tracks 4 Kids
Association of Bhanin–El–Minieh
Executive Electrical Voice & Data Services
Pty Ltd
Grocery Corporation Pty Ltd
J.I.M.A.C.O. Ltd
Association of Fthiotes Thermopylae
Central Cumberland Racing Pigeon
Federation Inc
CSE Technology Pty Ltd
8 Notes – A Bangladeshi Band in Sydney
Bendigo Bank – Katoomba & Upper
Blue Mountains
Association of Vorion Dimon Spartis Orea
Eleni of NSW Inc
Century 21 – Sydney
Berowra Soccer Club
GuildLink Pty Ltd
Jarlk Pty Ltd
Associazione Bagnara Calabra of NSW
Sydney Inc
BET365
Cerner Corporation Pty Limited
– Work Place Giving Program
CTBS Operating Account
Fairfield Heights Public School
James N. Kirby Foundation
A D Barnett & Co
Bernard David Rothbury Trust
Guildford Bowling & Recreation Club
Gymea Technology High School
JEM Computer Systems
Habib Bros – Truck & Car Smash Repairs
Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust
Associazione Maria SS Di Corsignano Inc
Bianca Brown Real Estate
Halix Pty Ltd
JET Australia Foundation Sydney Chapter
Harbour City Ferries Pty Ltd
JLC Marketing Consultancy
Harcourts Foundation
JLT Group Pty Ltd
Harper Collins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd
Joe's Ice Cream Cruiser Pty Ltd
Harris Farm Markets
John Colet School
Hasbro Australia Ltd
John Holland Pty Ltd
Glenfield to Leppington Rail Line
A Moment in Time Photography
A R V Rohini Village Monday Group
Abdominators Personal Training
Ability One Pty Ltd
AC United Football Club
ACA Pacific
ACCO Australia
Accru Felsers
ACTA
Active Air Conditioning
Ada Latham Fundraising
Adapta Lift Hyster
Associazione S. Sebastiano Martire
Atom Motors
Auburn RSL Club Ltd
Auschem NSW Pty Ltd
Ausgrid Employees' Children's Appeal
Austereo Group Ltd
Australaisan Order of Old Bastards
– Springwood
BHP Billiton – Mt Arthur Coal
Bidvest Australia Ltd
Bikers Australia
Bimonu Pty Ltd
Biomet NSW
Blackmarket Research
Blackmores Limited
Bob (Tug) Wilson's Walk for Kids
with Cancer
Clarke & Humel Property
Design Intoto Pty Ltd
Bob Jane T–Mart
Clear Financial Solutions Pty Ltd
Destination NSW
Front Row Events Group
Clipper International Corp
Deutsche Bank
CLM Infrastructure Pty Ltd
Device Technologies Australia Pty Limited
Galston Community Bank Branch of
Bendigo Bank
CMC Australia Pty Ltd
Diagnostic & Medical Pty Ltd
Galston High School
Coca–Cola Amatil
Diamantina Homes
GE Australia Pty Ltd
Collector Hotel
Dieu Pham Association Inc
Geberit Pty Ltd
Combined Bus Engineering Committee
Dimes Marketing Pty Ltd
General Reinsurance Life Australia Ltd
ComfortDelgro Cabcharge – Hillsbus
Seven Hills Depot
DOOLEYS City2Surf Team
GEO Group Australia Pty Ltd
DTF mining services
George Naim Khattar Foundation
Dunrite Linings
Georges River District Womens Bowling
Association
Allied Express Pacing and Trotting
Australian Chinese Charity Foundation Inc
Amalgamated Holdings Limited
Australian Church Womens Inc
Bonnyrigg Mosque
Turkish Women's Association
American Express
Australian Furniture Removers Assoc
Borgnis Street Residents
Amway One by One Foundation
Australian Institute of Police Management
Breakfast Point Pty Limited
Amyson Pty Ltd
Australian Philanthropic Services Foundation
Bridges Lawyers
An Restaurant
Australian Reptile Park
Brightpoint Australia Pty Ltd
Thyne Reid Foundation
Australian Sandstone Merchants Pty Ltd
Bruce & Joy Reid Foundation
Andrews & Rech Pty Limited
Australian Security Fencing Pty Ltd
Brush Park Bowling Club Ltd
Angold Pty Limited
Auto Check Mechanical Repairs
ANSTO
Avalon Public School
Buddha's Light International Assoc.
of Australia Loving Care
Anthony Suters & Associates
B. Braun Australia Pty Ltd
Antissian Association of Sydney & NSW Ltd
Bailey's Childhood Cancer Fund
Antoun's Construction Pty Ltd
Bain International
Antsad Pty Ltd
Balgowlah RSL Memorial Fishing Club
ANZ Banking Group Ltd – Foreign Exchange
& Commodities
Balgowlah RSL Memorial Club
Arkhadia Foundation
Basell Australia
Arora International Markets Pty Ltd
Baulkham Hills North Primary School
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First Rate Health T/As Kings of the Sand
Clark Equipment Sales Pty Ltd
BMF Advertising Pty Ltd
Alliance Real Estate
Barclays Capital
Dee Why Grand Shopping Centre
First Grammar
Franz Loibner Foundation Pty Ltd
CK's Bites Fine Food
Australian Cartoonists Association Inc
Ardee Civil Pty Ltd
Deadwood Rugby Club
Firefighters Calendar
Department of Attorney General & Justice
Corrective Services
BlueScope Steel
Allens Charity Committee
Bankstown Sports Club
Danny Eid Lawyers
Finance2Invest
Foxy's Memorial Golf Day
City of Blacktown RSL Club Ltd
Australian Business & Conference Travel
Arcadian Quilters Inc
Dalmeny Public School
FIIG
Delf Support Pty Ltd
Blacktown Workers Club Ltd
Allens Arthur Robinson
aQuenta Consulting
Children's Tumor Foundation
Daiwa Capital Markets Australia Limited
Festa di San Rocco di Cepagatti
Folkloric Ensemble Rauna Gora
Australian Bloodstock
Bankstown Sports Bowls Club
Children's Miracle Network
Dairy King
Fern Form Constructions Pty Ltd
Delahunty Constructions & Maintenance
Pty Ltd
All About Rehabilitation
APRA
Children's Cancer Welfare Services
Daikin Australia Pty Ltd
FTF Car Club of NSW Inc
Flying 4 Kids Cystic Fibrosis
Australia Japan Health Network
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Cheries Cakes
D A Industrial Draughting
Fairfield RSL Memorial Club Ltd
Flannery Foundation
ADP Employer Services
APCD Pty Ltd
Chasing Aces Fundraising
Cub Campers Pty Ltd
Deicorp Constructions NSW Pty Ltd
Australia Best Image Pty Ltd
Bangabandhu Council Australia
Charity Cabaret for Bear Cottage
Cirrus Media Pty Ltd
Admiralty Club
APC Prosthetics
Change Strata Management Pty Limited
Blacktown & Districts Soccer Football
Association Inc
Australasian Order of Old Bastards
– Mount Colah
Balgowlah Seaforth Clontarf RSL Club
Sub Branch
Challenger Limited
CSIRO
Bonnie Doon Golf Club Ltd
Citibank
Commercial & Industrial Property Pty Ltd
Commonwealth Bank – Sydney
E J Hart Group Pty Ltd
Freehills
Futuremedia
Hawgood Pty Ltd
Hawkesbury Race Club
Jones Lang LaSalle
Hawthorn Consulting
K & G Gluck Trust
Heartkids NSW Inc
Helping People Ministry
Kansanto Pty Ltd
Hicksons Lawyers
Hollard Financial Services
Holroyd Bus Lines Pty Limited
Honeybees Choir
Hornsby Girls' High School
Hornsby RSL Club Ltd
Horsley Kids Pty Ltd
House 2 Home – Chipping Norton
Humphreys Newsagency
Hunter Valley Grammar School
IAC Robertson & Co
IKEA Pty Ltd
Independence Studios Pty Ltd
K2M Inc
Kapstream Capital
Karl Madderom Pty Limited
KARL STORZ Endoscopy Australia Pty Ltd
Kellyville High School
Kicking Goals for Heart Kids
Kindifarm
Kim Williams No 2 Investments Pty Ltd
Kinghorn Motors Pty Ltd
Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd
Kingsleigh Farm Pty Ltd
KMC Controls Pty Ltd
Knox Grammar – Senior School
Kwong Im Temple Le Seng Society
L W Delbridge Pty Ltd
Georges River Lioness Club
Inner Wheel Club of Northern Beaches
Eagleview Escapes
Gilbert & Roach
Instigo
Gilbut Korean Inter–Faith Group
Instinct Capital
Cooks Plumbing Supplies
Earlwood Bardwell Park Sports Women's
Bowling Club
GK Kirkby Pty Ltd
Insurance Telesales
C & M Antoniou Pty Ltd
Coolmore Australia
Earthing Solutions
Gladys Stone Foundation
Intact Projects Pty Ltd
Cameron Motorist Services Pty Ltd
Coombs Shoe Service
East Hills Girls Technology High School
Glemaro Pty Ltd
Intellitrain Pty Ltd
Camp Quality Limited
Corin Australia Pty Ltd
Easy Being Green Pty Ltd
Global Healthy Living Foundation
International College of Management
Campbelltown Catholic Club
Cornish Group Pty Ltd
EcoDirect Pty Ltd
Gloria Jeans Coffees
International Events Pty Ltd
Campsie RSL Sub Branch Club Ltd
Costco Wholesale
Golder Associates Pty Ltd
International Order of the Rainbow for Girls
Liftronic Pty Limited
Canada Bay Club
Count Charitable Foundation
Electrical Trades Union of Australia
NSW Branch
Canberra Girls' Grammar School
Coxswain Alliance
Grant Thornton Australia Ltd
International Order of the Rainbow for Girls
Grand Assembly
Lindt & Sprungli (Australia) Pty Ltd
Eli Lilly Australia
Graham G Gunn and Co
Lions Club – Head Office
Canley Vale High School
CPR Roofing
Intrec Management Pty Limited
Lions Club of Balgowlah
Canterbury Leagues Club
Cranium Hair
Italian Catholic Federation – Smithfield
Lions Club of Beecroft Cheltenham
Carlingford West Public School
Creative Instore Solutions
ITS Trenchless Pty Ltd
Lions Club of Carlingford – Dundas
Castle Hill High School
Critique Business Consultants Pty Ltd
J & G Excavations & Asphalting Pty Ltd
Lions Club of Castle Hill Inc
J P E Electrical
Lions Club of Frenchs Forest
Burleigh Marr Distributions Pty Ltd
BWM Horse Breeding, Breaking &
Training Pty Ltd
Commonwealth Bank – Westmead
Commonwealth Bank Staff Community Fund
Conveyor & Plant Investments Pty Ltd
E S R Blinds
Emirates Park Pty Ltd
EnerSys Australia Pty Ltd
Epping West Primary School
Era Polymers Pty Ltd
ES & BJ Engineering Pty Ltd
Green Fern Landscaping
Green Valley Islamic College
Gremmo Community Fund Incorporated
Grewlan Investments Pty Ltd
L W Reid Pty Ltd
Lady Members Castle Hill Country Club
Landson Alliance Australia Pty Ltd
LATMA Australia
Leichhardt Wanderers Social Club
Lemoar Nominees Pty Ltd
Liangrove Foundation Pty Ltd
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Major Supporters - Organisations
Portugal Madeira Sydney Social & Cultural
Sports Club Ltd
Rotary Club of St Marys
St Johns Park Bowling Club
Teekay Shipping (Australia) Pty Ltd
Trade West Pty Ltd
Precise PSM – Property Strata Management
Rotary Club of Strathfield
St Johns Park Women's Bowling Club
Telstra Corporation Limited
Trendy Kidz Ramsgate
Rotary Club of The Hills – Kellyville
St Jude Medical Australia Pty Ltd
Temperance Rugby Club Non Players
Trident Sales
Preston Mill Proprietary Limited
Rotary Club of West Pennant Hills
& Cherrybrook Inc
St Luke's Parish Junior Rugby League FC
Terra Civil Pty Ltd
Trinity Catholic College – Auburn
Pricipal Global Investors
Rouse Hill Renegades Rugby
St Marina Early Learning Centre
Terumo Australia Pty Limited
Tuggerah Lakes Church
Primo Smallgoods
Running Man Manly
St Michaels 0/35 & 0/45 Soccer Club
The Associates Bonnie Doon Golf Club
Tyreright
Project Management Australia Pty Ltd
Russell Investment Group Pty Ltd
St Paul's Catholic College
The Balgowlah Birdies Golf Club
UBS AG Australia Branch
PRV Electrical Contracting Pty Ltd
Rydges Hotel Ltd
St Philip's Christian College
The Blue Swimmers Fishing Club
Ultimate Sign Installations Pty Ltd
Pumpkin Patch Stores
SAS Institute Australia Pty Ltd
Stage Artz
The Children's Help Foundation
Unilever Australia Limited
Sauer's Bakehouse Pty Ltd
The Cycling Cerebellums
United in Hope
NSW Police – St George District Police
Charity Ball
Pymble Ladies College
Standby Forty–Six Pty Ltd
Quick Fix Smash Repairs
Save Our Sons
Starbucks Westmead
The Forest High School
United Way Australia (Rodgers Reidy)
NSW Rural Fire Service
Quota International of Blackheath Inc
Scenic Tours
Starlight Children's Foundation
The Gallop Family Account
Uruguayans United – Uruguayos Unidos Inc
Observatory Tower
R & C Social Club
Scholastic Australia
State Street Bank & Trust Company
The Genesian Theatre
Uttaran Western Sydney
Officeworks – Parramatta
RailCorp
Scone Grammar School
State Transit Authority NSW
The George & Janet Parker Memorial Trust
Valentine's Day Dinner
OHS Services Australia Pty Ltd
RailCorp – Country Link
Seek Ltd
StateWide Civil
The Good Guys Foundation
Vedanta Child Care Services Pty Ltd
Ossur Asia Pacific
Raise A Smile Foundation
Selsby Solutions
Steggles Pty Limited
The King's School
Vinnies Craft Ladies
Our Lady of Fatima Craft & Leisure Centre
Ranay Pty Ltd
Vitaflo Australia Pty Ltd
Rat Pack Golf Tours
Stephen Richardson Memorial Golf Day
The Lee Falk Memorial Bengali Explorers
Club
Oz Window Cleaning Pty Ltd
Serbian Orthodox Youth Association
SOYA Inc
Stella Maris College
The Luscombe Family Foundation
P & M Galea T/as P & M Galea Plant Hire
RBS/ABN Amro
The Millhouse Foundation
Waroeng Coffee
P and T Formworking and Welding Pty Ltd
Refrigerated Warehouse &
Transport Association
Seven West Media
Steven Bourk & George Jammal
(Partnership)
Stockland Corporation – Head Office
The NSW Transport Veterans Social Club
Regiti Pty Ltd
Shoalhaven City Turf Club
Stockland Mall – Merrylands
The Philip Bushell Foundation
ResMed Holdings – Head Office
Shock & Vibration Technologies Pty Ltd
Storage King North Parramatta
The Powder Principle
ResMed Limited
Shop Distributive & Allied Employees'
Association
Stowe Australia Pty Ltd
The R A Gale Foundation
Strathfield Recreation Club Ltd
The Real Estate Institute of
New South Wales
Lions Club of Liverpool
Class of 1959
Northern Beaches College Student Funds
Lions Club of Lurgarno
Marist Sisters College Woolwich
Northern Beaches Symphony Orchestra
Lions Club of Manly Inc
Markit
Northside Cement Rendering
Lions Club of Mount Druitt Inc
Marsupial Landscapes Pty Ltd
Nova 969
Lions Club of North Rocks
MasoniCare NSW and ACT Freemasons
NRMA
Lions Club of Parramatta
Matraville RSL Ladies Golf Club
NSW Department of Corrective Service
Lions Club of Sydney and Norfolk Island
Matrix Education
NSW Gun Club Ltd
Lions Club of West Pennant Hills –
Cherrybrook Inc
Matthews Folbigg
NSW Master Builders Bowls Club
Lions Club of Winston Hills
Maya Youth in Performing Arts
NSW Police – Merrylands
McAfee Inc
NSW Police – Public Order and Riot Squad
McCormacks Strata Management
Lipa Pharmaceuticals Limited
Liquid Capital Australia Pty Ltd
Lisarow Netball Club
Little Manly Beach Kiosk
Little Nicholson Street Play Centre
Little Sicily Restaurant
Live It Now
LJ & CA Mugridge
Local Care Pharmacy
Lodge Concord Technology No 432
Freemasons
Lodge Millennium No 2000 UGL of
NSW & ACT
McDonalds Australia Limited
McGrath Mazda Liverpool
MCN Everywhere
Medtronic Australasia Pty Ltd
Merlino's Christmas Trees
Metcash Food & Grocery
Metlife Insurance Limited – Head Office
Miles to Go
Mitchell Family Trust
MixInc
Mobile Culture Pty Limited
Pacific Equity Partners Pty Ltd
Pallet Logistics
Lodge Wyong 310 Royal Antediluvian
Order of Buffaloes
Model Pacifica & Talent Inc
Mona Vale Golf Club Limited
Palomarr Pty Ltd
Loquat Valley School
Pamper the Parents
Loreto College
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Australia Pty Ltd
Paramount Building Services
Luke for Life Fundraising
Mount Saint Benedict College
Parramatta Chamber of Commerce
MacMasters Beach & District Progress
Association
Mrs Fields Cookies
Parramatta City Council
Mt Pritchard and District Community Club
Patrick Container Ports
Macquarie Private Wealth
Mums on a Mission
Patron Financial Advice
Madonna del Gracia San Vittorio Martire Inc
Murnane Carpentry Pty Ltd
Payce Management Pty Limited
Magdalene Catholic High School
Murray Valley Meat Trading Company
Peacocke Accountants Pty Ltd
Magdalene Foundation
Mustang Owners Club of Australia (NSW)
Peninsula Pals
Manly Cobblers
My Body Clinic
Pennant Hills Mothers Group
Manly Malibu Boardriders Club
Myer Community Fund
Perimetech Pty Limited
Manly Masquerade Ball
N & M Hurll Charitable Trust
Personality Stationery
Manly Rugby Club
N Moit & Sons Earthworks
Petersen Family Foundation
Manly Rugby Football Club Inc
NAB Wetherill Park BBC
Petra Capital Pty Ltd
Manly Village Public School
Narrabeen Lakes Public School
Phillippa Russell Lawyer
Manly Warringah Australian Football Club
National Australia Bank – Sydney
PhoneCycle Pty Ltd
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Ltd
NCR Australia Pty Limited
Pinpoint Pty Ltd
Maple-Brown Family Charitable Foundation
Planet Cake
Marathon Pty Limited
Newcastle Permanent Building Society –
Head Office
Maria SS Mamma Nostra Committee
Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd
Marisa Buzzai Fundraising
Nomura
Pongrass Australia Pty Ltd
Marist Brothers Paramatta Intermediate
North Sydney Girls High School
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Plant Hire Australia (ACT) Pty Ltd
PopInk
Port Hacking High School
Premier Media Group
Rett Syndrome Association of Australia Inc
Ritchies Stores Pty Ltd
River Quays Marina
Roar Energy Pty Ltd
Robert Burton Printers Pty Ltd
Robert Oatley Wines
Roche Products Pty Limited
Ross Equipment Aust Pty Ltd
Rotary Club of Balgowlah
Rotary Club of Belrose
Rotary Club of Brookvale Inc
Rotary Club of Carlingford
Rotary Club of Central Blue Mountains
Serendipity Craft Group
Shenanigans at The Imperial
SIDS Stampede
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Smithfield RSL
smsf audits Pty Ltd
Smyths Specialty Store
Software and Systems Engineering
South Sydney Graphic Arts Club
Southern Cross Community Healthcare
Specialised Windows Pty Ltd
Splash of Red Foundation
Sportingbet Australia Pty Ltd
Sportsbet Pty Ltd
Rotary Club of Dubbo South
– Rotary Destination Outback
Sportsgirl Pty Ltd
Rotary Club of Dural Inc
St Anthony in the Fields
Monday Leisure Time
Rotary Club of Frenchs Forest
Rotary Club of Manly Sunrise
Rotary Club of Mt Druitt
Rotary Club of Nowra
Rotary Club of Pennant Hills
SSG Consulting Pty Ltd
Sullivans Pty Ltd
Sunsports Footwear Pty Ltd
Survive The Ride Association of NSW
Sutherland Adams Homes Pty Ltd
Sutton Roofing Pty Ltd
Sweeney Research Pty Ltd
Sydbricks Incorporated
Sydney City Civil Australia Pty Ltd
Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre
Sydney Executive Business Lions Club Inc
Sydney Fast Ferries
Sydney Mariners
Sydney Markets Limited
Sydneysiders Express Inc
Symbion Pty Ltd
TAJ Logistics Pty Ltd
St Baldrick's Foundation
Tak Fuk Investment Pty Ltd
St Charbel's College
TAL Services Ltd
St George Foundation Limited
Target Social Club
St Gewarges Charitable Association
St Ignatius Riverview College
TC Charity
Team Noosa
The Rix Foundation
The Rotary Club of District 9690
The Schwinghammer Foundation
The Shane Warne Foundation Pty Ltd
The Shaw Foundation
The Teraglin Craft Group
The Tradewind Foundation Pty Ltd
The Wales Family Foundation
– Tony & Gai Wales
W M Ritchie (Aust) Pty Ltd
Warringah Anglers
Wauchope Uniting Church Ladies Group
Webb & Parker Pty Ltd
Wentworthville Hotel
Wentworthville Leagues Club Ltd
Wentworthville RSL Women's Bowling Club
West Pennant Hills Sports Club
Western Suburbs Legacy Widows Club
Westfield Group
Westmead Tavern
Westpac – Head Office
Westpac – Reaching Out – Reach Program
William Clarke College
William Inglis & Son Ltd
Wishing Hearts
The Wilson Family Trust
Wishing Well Child Care Centre
The Woodhead Family Benefaction
Woodend Pty Ltd
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Woolooware High School
Thiess Services Pty Ltd
Xenian Pty Ltd
Thriving Enterprises Pty Ltd
Xpress Cash Australia Pty Ltd
Tom & Franks All States Pty Ltd
Yarra's Nursing Service
Tony McCullough Foundation Trust
Young KALA & KAY Leaders
Toongabbie Sports & Bowling Club Limited
TOPS Celebration Concert
Town Hall Hotel
ToyBox International
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Major Supporters - Individuals
John Abdallah
Michael Abdallah
Anthony Aboud
Dieter Adamsas
Lenore Adamson
Sarah Adlington
Michael Ahrens
Lisa Ainsworth
Leo Akkersdyk
Russell Aldred
Constantina Alifakiotis
Felicity Allen
Gloria Amedee
Jacqueline Anchique
Erik Andersen
Rachel Anderson
Marlee Anker
Valerie Appleroth
Judith Aquilina
Takako Arain
Belinda Arraiza
Garo Artinian
John Atkins
Geoff & Jodie Austen
Henry Aw
Darren Azzopardee
David Bachmayer
Nadia Badawi
Leanne Baensch
Julie Baily
Lynette Bain
Peter Baines
David Baker
Ankit Bansal
Tony Barbaro
Maria Barca
Peter Barclay
Joan Barden
E Barker
Damien Barnes
S Barone
Nicholas Beck
Michelle Behar
Amina Belgiorno-Nettis
K Bell
Con Bellos
Max Benjamin
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Shane Bennett
Stephen Bennett
Scott Berggren
Alexander Berlee
R Bernardi
Michael Berry
Richard Bettles
Ernest Bickford
Liesl Biles
Matrika Bimoli
Elizabeth Birdsall
Charles Blackburn
Leslie Blackshaw
Kathy Blahut
C Blomfield
David Bloom
Robert Boctor
L Boffo
Michael Bonifacio
Julieanne Borg
Vincent Bosco
Therese Boustany
Darren Bovis
MollyJane Boyson
Con Bozionelos
Sinead Brady
Benjamin Braham
Andrew Bregolin
Jaimee Brent
Judy Bridges
Ron Brierley
Colleen Briody
Jenny Brown
Malcolm Brown
Leo & Ann Browne
Norman Brunsdon
Debbie Burgess
Vera Burgic
Virginia Burns
E Butler
Jean Butson
Robert Byrnes
M Cahill
Ian Cairns
Ron Callus
Kerry Cambridge
Colin Cameron
John Cameron
John Camilleri
Paul & Paula Camilleri
Rudolph Camillo
Charles Campbell
Clelia Cantarella
Alex Carmichael
Brian Carpenter
Frank Caruso
Nadine Castellano
Kevin Cavanagh
Chrissy Ceely
Arife Cenik
Somlok Chai
Lisa Chamberlin
Michael Chant
Simon & Fiona Chapman
Adrian Checchin
William Chen
Aaron Cheung
Christopher Cheung
Afhish Chhabra
William Chiu
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How to Help
Your generous support of The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
is greatly appreciated. Our ground-breaking work would not be
possible without your support. Every dollar counts in our quest to
save precious young lives.
Thank you for your valued support.
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Thanks to the children and families
who are featured in this publication
Profile photography by Michael Amendolia
Illustrations by Jasmine Francis
Financial information can be accessed via
The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Annual Review at
www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au
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