Annual Report 2012 - The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Annual Report 2012 - The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Annual Report 2012 - The Children's Hospital at Westmead
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Hope<br />
grows<br />
with you<br />
<strong>2012</strong>
Contents<br />
Contents 1<br />
Introduction 2<br />
Biography 3<br />
St<strong>at</strong>istics 4<br />
Highlights<br />
Record number of lifesaving transplants 8<br />
New cancer research to save lives 12<br />
Equipped for the best health care 16<br />
Cell imaging suite unveiled 20<br />
Double the care for epilepsy p<strong>at</strong>ients 24<br />
Music and play – the Bear Cottage way 28<br />
Our volunteers – many ways to care 34<br />
Staff<br />
Alanna Maycock 10<br />
Bridget McGinley 18<br />
Dr Kristy Rose 30<br />
Bianca Botha 37<br />
Dr Glenys Griffiths 38<br />
Dr Siva Subramaniam 42<br />
P<strong>at</strong>ients<br />
Corey 7<br />
Samuel 15<br />
Georgina 23<br />
Dean 27<br />
Taylor 33<br />
Taj 41<br />
Zoe 45<br />
Chief Executive Message 47<br />
Supporters 48<br />
How to help 55
2<br />
Hope grows with you<br />
Hope is a thing with fe<strong>at</strong>hers<br />
Th<strong>at</strong> perches in the soul<br />
And sings the tune without the words<br />
And never stops <strong>at</strong> all<br />
– Emily Dickinson<br />
At <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong>, as children<br />
heal, families hope.<br />
Hope is found in every corridor of the <strong>Hospital</strong>. Even<br />
in the darkest times of their child’s illness, families<br />
cling to hope.<br />
Every sick child who comes through our doors,<br />
every family who is waiting for a miracle and every<br />
disease th<strong>at</strong> still lacks a cure inspires our staff to<br />
provide the very best care and deepens our motiv<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
to improve the health and wellbeing of children.<br />
Our success is measured by the quality of care and<br />
support we deliver to children and their families. We<br />
are committed to providing the highest standard of care<br />
in a financially responsible manner. But the cost of<br />
care is significant, which is why your support is so vital.<br />
You come from families gr<strong>at</strong>eful for the care your own<br />
child has received here and from families gr<strong>at</strong>eful<br />
th<strong>at</strong> your child has never needed our care.<br />
You represent community-minded businesses and<br />
communities with heart.<br />
Hope can only grow here with you,<br />
our valued supporters.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> is the highly<br />
respected, largest paedi<strong>at</strong>ric centre in NSW,<br />
providing excellent care for children from<br />
NSW, Australia and across the Pacific Rim. It forms<br />
part of the Sydney Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong>s Network.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Westmead</strong> is world-renowned for<br />
providing the best care for sick<br />
children and their families. This<br />
specialist care, combined with<br />
community educ<strong>at</strong>ion, advocacy<br />
for improved child health and<br />
ground-breaking research into<br />
childhood illnesses, is blended<br />
within a positive, caring and<br />
healing environment.<br />
Established in 1880, <strong>The</strong><br />
Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong><br />
is a public <strong>Hospital</strong> and registered<br />
charity with 3,528 staff working<br />
in 150 departments. Sick children<br />
and their families are cared for<br />
each year in a family-focused,<br />
healing environment – including<br />
29,416 inp<strong>at</strong>ient admissions,<br />
51,623 emergency department<br />
present<strong>at</strong>ions and 940,514<br />
outp<strong>at</strong>ient occasions of service.<br />
Children with problems such<br />
as severe burns, major heart<br />
conditions and liver and kidney<br />
diseases are referred to <strong>The</strong><br />
Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong><br />
because it houses leading specialty<br />
units within the <strong>Hospital</strong> grounds.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Westmead</strong> is home to the NSW<br />
Paedi<strong>at</strong>ric Burns Unit, the<br />
NSW Paedi<strong>at</strong>ric Liver Transplant<br />
Unit, the N<strong>at</strong>ional Centre for<br />
Immunis<strong>at</strong>ion Research and<br />
Surveillance, the first Paedi<strong>at</strong>ric<br />
Tumour Bank in the southern<br />
hemisphere, the NSW Newborn<br />
Screening Service and the N<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
Poisons Inform<strong>at</strong>ion Centre.<br />
Research is one of the key ways<br />
in which the <strong>Hospital</strong> provides<br />
the highest standard of care and<br />
tre<strong>at</strong>ment to sick children and<br />
their families. <strong>The</strong> Kids Research<br />
Institute <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
<strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> undertakes cuttingedge<br />
research into childhood<br />
diseases, resulting in significant<br />
advances in the tre<strong>at</strong>ment of<br />
cancer, obesity, kidney, heart<br />
and respir<strong>at</strong>ory problems, diabetes<br />
and muscular dystrophy.<br />
*All initi<strong>at</strong>ives and the positions of the profiled staff highlighted in this report are funded by don<strong>at</strong>ions.
<strong>2012</strong><br />
St<strong>at</strong>istics<br />
3528<br />
staff<br />
51,623<br />
emergency<br />
cases<br />
300+<br />
researchers <strong>at</strong> the<br />
Kids Research<br />
Institute<br />
1,330,000<br />
Bandaged Bears sold<br />
(since the Bandaged<br />
Bear Appeal<br />
first started)<br />
29,416<br />
inp<strong>at</strong>ient<br />
admissions<br />
312<br />
beds<br />
More than<br />
500<br />
volunteers<br />
940,514<br />
outp<strong>at</strong>ient<br />
appointments<br />
105,120<br />
songs played in<br />
Radio<br />
Bedrock<br />
450<br />
Clown<br />
Doctor<br />
Rounds<br />
197,000<br />
p<strong>at</strong>ient<br />
meals<br />
served<br />
14,183<br />
oper<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
150<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong><br />
Departments<br />
12,000<br />
books borrowed<br />
from our Book<br />
Bunker<br />
105,000<br />
coins dropped<br />
in collection tins<br />
9786<br />
kilometres<br />
run by donors in<br />
Team Bandaged Bear<br />
in the City2Surf<br />
15,200<br />
sessions taught<br />
<strong>at</strong> our <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
School<br />
91 & 8<br />
oldest and<br />
youngest<br />
fundraisers<br />
108,480<br />
Band-Aids<br />
used<br />
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Corey<br />
When you look up the word ‘courageous’ in the<br />
dictionary, you should find a photo of 11-year old Corey.<br />
This bright and spirited boy has had more than his fair share of illness<br />
in his short life but is not letting th<strong>at</strong> stop him, with his dreams of<br />
becoming a monster truck driver alive and well.<br />
Corey is a cancer p<strong>at</strong>ient <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong>, after<br />
being diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma in early <strong>2012</strong>. This rare<br />
cancer of the lymph<strong>at</strong>ic system was detected after Corey fell ill during<br />
a family trip to Queensland and he has since spent months in hospital<br />
receiving chemotherapy.<br />
Sadly, this is not the first time th<strong>at</strong> Corey and his family have b<strong>at</strong>tled<br />
serious illness. Corey had a heart transplant when he was just fouryears-old,<br />
the only possible tre<strong>at</strong>ment to save his life after he was<br />
diagnosed with a rare and serious heart condition.<br />
Corey’s tough start to life has been a difficult journey for his whole<br />
family, but as his health begins to improve, they are starting to feel<br />
a sense of hope for their future.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> has given us more than hope - we have been given<br />
another chance <strong>at</strong> life for our family,” Corey’s Mum, Joann, said.<br />
“We could write the words ‘thank you’ a million times over and th<strong>at</strong><br />
still wouldn’t come close to showing our appreci<strong>at</strong>ion. No words can<br />
describe the emotions felt by our family or the gr<strong>at</strong>itude we feel for<br />
everything th<strong>at</strong> has been done to save our little boy.”<br />
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Record number of<br />
lifesaving transplants<br />
A record number of kidney transplants were performed <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> over the past year,<br />
giving 15 children the ultim<strong>at</strong>e gift – the gift of life.<br />
<strong>The</strong> transplant recipients range from a two-year-old boy who had a<br />
kidney don<strong>at</strong>ed from his f<strong>at</strong>her, to a 17-year-old girl who received her<br />
transplant thanks to a deceased donor. Amazingly, she completed<br />
her HSC a week after her transplant.<br />
All the children and young people are doing well and are enjoying<br />
healthier and happier lives.<br />
Transplant surgeons <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> have<br />
performed 130 kidney transplants since the <strong>Hospital</strong> moved from<br />
Camperdown to <strong>Westmead</strong> in 1995.<br />
A team of health professionals <strong>at</strong> the <strong>Hospital</strong> care for the child and<br />
family throughout the process of receiving an organ transplant. As well<br />
as surgeons and doctors, p<strong>at</strong>ients are cared for by specialist nursing<br />
staff, social workers and therapists.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> also invests significant resources into<br />
researching improved tre<strong>at</strong>ment options for children with kidney disease.<br />
At the Centre for Kidney Research <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong>,<br />
30 researchers utilise don<strong>at</strong>ed funds to investig<strong>at</strong>e the l<strong>at</strong>est scientific<br />
evidence to enhance services, improve care and promote kidney health.<br />
Chronic kidney disease is the seventh most common cause of de<strong>at</strong>h<br />
in Australia, with one in three Australians <strong>at</strong> an increased risk of kidney<br />
disease. New discoveries and better tre<strong>at</strong>ments need a long-term<br />
commitment and <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> is <strong>at</strong> the<br />
forefront of this challenging b<strong>at</strong>tle.<br />
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Twin sisters, Jana and Jenine Allam –<br />
Jana had a kidney transplant in 2011<br />
Some of the 2011 kidney transplant p<strong>at</strong>ients with their families<br />
Dr Stephen Alexander, Head of the<br />
Centre for Kidney Research
10<br />
Alanna<br />
For most children born in Australia, simple things like going to school,<br />
playing sport and enjoying the gre<strong>at</strong> outdoors are taken for granted.<br />
But, as Alanna Maycock knows too well, children from some other<br />
countries aren’t always so lucky.<br />
Alanna is the Refugee Health Coordin<strong>at</strong>or <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Westmead</strong>, assessing and tre<strong>at</strong>ing the health and wellbeing of refugee<br />
and asylum seeker families.<br />
<strong>The</strong> families who <strong>at</strong>tend the clinic have fled from their homes overseas<br />
where they were subject to horrific living conditions, such as violence,<br />
infectious diseases and lack of clean w<strong>at</strong>er and healthy food.<br />
“Some of the families who we tre<strong>at</strong> have never seen a doctor or dentist<br />
in their lives. <strong>The</strong>y often feel traum<strong>at</strong>ised, isol<strong>at</strong>ed and vulnerable,”<br />
Alanna said.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Refugee Clinic addresses some important health issues, such as<br />
screening for infectious diseases, malnutrition, wounds from torture<br />
or violence, mental health issues, and immunis<strong>at</strong>ion. It also plays an<br />
important role in bringing the refugee community together.<br />
“Two mothers who had previously spent time in a detention centre<br />
together met each other again for the first time in eight months <strong>at</strong> our<br />
clinic. Both women were unsure if the other had settled in Australia, or<br />
indeed if they were alive. It was emotional moment witnessing them in<br />
tears together and served as a reminder th<strong>at</strong> our clinic is an important<br />
place where families can get medical care as well as make friends in a<br />
world th<strong>at</strong> can feel very lonely and so different to where they are from,”<br />
Alanna said.<br />
In the past 60 years, Australia has offered permanent residency to<br />
around 700,000 refugees and others in need of humanitarian protection.<br />
At least seven per cent of Australians have been through the experience<br />
of being a refugee or have a parent or grandparent who has.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Refugee Clinic has seen increasing numbers of refugee families<br />
since it started in 2005, tripling the number of refugee children who<br />
had health screening from January to June <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
“Children are vulnerable little people and a lot of the children I see <strong>at</strong> the<br />
Refugee Clinic have seen and experienced more in their short lives than<br />
we can ever begin to imagine. With our help, they can begin their lives<br />
here in Australia with hope,” Alanna said.<br />
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New cancer research<br />
to save lives<br />
An Australian first clinical<br />
trial recently commenced <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Westmead</strong>, which aims to<br />
protect children’s bone marrow<br />
during chemotherapy to tre<strong>at</strong><br />
brain tumours.<br />
After 14 years of research, gene<br />
therapy will now be used in<br />
childhood cancer to allow for the<br />
protection of bone marrow while<br />
using higher doses of chemotherapy<br />
to fight brain tumours.<br />
This innov<strong>at</strong>ive research, funded<br />
by a $3 million don<strong>at</strong>ion, will allow<br />
for better tre<strong>at</strong>ment for children<br />
fighting some of the most serious<br />
and life-thre<strong>at</strong>ening tumours.<br />
Brain tumours in children have<br />
been historically very difficult to<br />
tre<strong>at</strong> because temezolomide, the<br />
chemotherapy drug th<strong>at</strong> is used,<br />
has very toxic side effects and<br />
can destroy healthy bone marrow<br />
cells, leaving the child susceptible<br />
to dangerous infections.<br />
Higher doses could be more<br />
effective in tre<strong>at</strong>ing these lethal<br />
tumours, but the drugs have<br />
previously been too toxic for<br />
young p<strong>at</strong>ients, making it difficult<br />
to eradic<strong>at</strong>e tumours.<br />
Under the gene therapy to be<br />
used in this clinical trial, the aim<br />
will be to increase the level of<br />
Methylguanine Methylthranferase<br />
(MGMT) contained in bone<br />
marrow by inserting a specific<br />
gene into the p<strong>at</strong>ient’s cells.<br />
MGMT is a n<strong>at</strong>ural occurring<br />
substance which protects cells<br />
from the chemotherapy drugs.<br />
This will mean doctors can<br />
then safely administer a higher<br />
chemotherapy dose, dram<strong>at</strong>ically<br />
increasing the chances of<br />
successfully eradic<strong>at</strong>ing the<br />
cancer cells.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Westmead</strong> is the only facility in<br />
Australia capable of conducting<br />
this trial by developing the vector<br />
and tre<strong>at</strong>ing the cells.<br />
This research brings together<br />
expertise across a number<br />
of clinical and research areas<br />
of <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Westmead</strong>. <strong>The</strong>re has been<br />
long-term collabor<strong>at</strong>ion between<br />
the Oncology Department, the<br />
Children’s Cancer Research Unit<br />
and the Gene <strong>The</strong>rapy Unit.<br />
Researchers hope to use this<br />
trial to establish the long-term<br />
feasibility of the gene therapy<br />
and its potential benefits for<br />
other paedi<strong>at</strong>ric conditions.<br />
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Dr Ian Alexander, Belinda Kramer, A/Prof Jennifer Byrne, Peter Neilson from the Kids Cancer Project,<br />
Majella Clifton from Radpharm and Dr Geoff McCowage
Samuel<br />
When Samuel went on the swings <strong>at</strong> the local park<br />
for the very first time, his squeals of delight brought<br />
overwhelming joy to his family.<br />
Born with Down Syndrome and diagnosed with leukaemia when he<br />
was just 18 months old, some of the simple pleasures of childhood had<br />
passed Samuel by as he spent long periods of time <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong>.<br />
“Because Samuel had been hospitalised so much over his first few<br />
years of life, I suddenly realised th<strong>at</strong> we had not taken him on a swing<br />
<strong>at</strong> a park! We quickly made arrangements to take him to the park and<br />
he absolutely loved it. We really soaked up his squeals of delight and<br />
it was a gre<strong>at</strong> reminder to appreci<strong>at</strong>e the simple things in life,” said<br />
N<strong>at</strong>alie, Samuel’s Mum.<br />
Children born with Down Syndrome have a higher risk of developing<br />
leukaemia, but it still came as a huge shock to Samuel’s family when he<br />
was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.<br />
“It felt like our whole world was turned upside down. But as a parent<br />
you somehow find the strength to keep going and not fall in a heap.<br />
In some ways this has brought us closer as a family,” N<strong>at</strong>alie said.<br />
Samuel has earned a new nickname, ‘Super Sam’, because he is a hero<br />
in every sense of the world. With his sweet n<strong>at</strong>ure and infectious smile,<br />
it’s hard to believe th<strong>at</strong> he’s been through so much.<br />
‘We are just so very gr<strong>at</strong>eful for the care Samuel has received <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong>. Thanks to them, we now have<br />
hope th<strong>at</strong> Samuel can grow, learn and experience the world just like<br />
any other child,” N<strong>at</strong>alie said.<br />
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Equipped for the best<br />
health care<br />
Donors purchased a range of medical equipment this year<br />
th<strong>at</strong> is vital to providing world-class, life-saving care, including<br />
open care cribs for the Grace Centre for Newborn Care.<br />
Caring for the sickest children in NSW does come <strong>at</strong> a cost.<br />
New techniques and technologies in health care developed<br />
intern<strong>at</strong>ionally can only be used on sick p<strong>at</strong>ients if doctors<br />
have the right equipment on hand.<br />
Open care cribs are vital pieces of equipment when tre<strong>at</strong>ing critically ill<br />
newborn babies. <strong>The</strong>se cribs, worth $25,000 each, allow staff in the<br />
Grace Centre for Newborn Care to monitor the sickest babies closely<br />
and access them quickly for urgent care. <strong>The</strong>y are also mobile, so staff<br />
can easily move the babies from intensive care to the oper<strong>at</strong>ing the<strong>at</strong>res<br />
and for tests in other departments.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Grace Centre for Newborn Care <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Westmead</strong> is a very special place of care, tre<strong>at</strong>ing around 600 of the<br />
sickest newborn babies from across NSW each year, many of whom<br />
are born with serious medical conditions or require complex surgery.<br />
Without the right equipment on hand, like open care cribs, it would be<br />
virtually impossible for doctors to save the lives of over 97 per cent of<br />
these seriously ill newborn babies.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> provides significant extra services<br />
aided by the generosity of individual and corpor<strong>at</strong>e donors. Our donors,<br />
especially those who help with the purchase of specialist medical<br />
equipment, partner with the <strong>Hospital</strong> to provide the very best world-class<br />
care for the benefit of children and families from NSW and beyond.<br />
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Staff in the Grace Centre for Newborn Care monitor babies in open care cribs<br />
Tony Jackson from the <strong>Hospital</strong>’s<br />
Biomedical Engineering Team,<br />
who maintains the open care cribs
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Bridget<br />
While most staff <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> work on a<br />
ward, in an office or <strong>at</strong> a desk, Bridget McGinley spends her working<br />
hours in rural communities and on the road as she travels long<br />
distances to visit cancer p<strong>at</strong>ients and their families all over NSW.<br />
For the past seven years, Bridget has been the Oncology Outreach<br />
Nurse for the Mark Taylor Outreach Program. This vital role provides<br />
care and support for young cancer p<strong>at</strong>ients in their own homes, schools<br />
and communities.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> tre<strong>at</strong>s around 130 children each<br />
year for cancer, with up to 40 of them coming from rural communities.<br />
While much of the diagnosis and tre<strong>at</strong>ment has to happen in hospital,<br />
Bridget does her best to settle families back into their communities as<br />
quickly and as often as possible, establishing local care options and<br />
support services and empowering p<strong>at</strong>ients and families with knowledge<br />
and understanding during their cancer journey.<br />
It’s not surprising to learn th<strong>at</strong> Bridget encounters many emotional situ<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
and forges meaningful connections with families and communities.<br />
“Recently I worked with a young cancer p<strong>at</strong>ient and his family from<br />
rural NSW. <strong>The</strong> boy’s condition had sadly deterior<strong>at</strong>ed rapidly and his<br />
prognosis was poor. <strong>The</strong> boy was desper<strong>at</strong>e to return home to celebr<strong>at</strong>e<br />
his 16th birthday with his family and friends,” Bridget said.<br />
“I coordin<strong>at</strong>ed educ<strong>at</strong>ion of local medical teams to manage his care<br />
and had special medical equipment delivered to his home. Enabling his<br />
return home has had a significant impact on his family – his tears of joy<br />
to be reunited with his sisters and his precious last days spent with his<br />
family are memories th<strong>at</strong> are forever etched in their minds.”<br />
Bridget’s role is funded by don<strong>at</strong>ions and this important aspect of<br />
outreach care simply would not be possible without community support.<br />
“Donors empower us to help families to reconnect with their family and<br />
friends, giving them the strength and focus needed to endure the pain of<br />
cancer and the discomfort of tre<strong>at</strong>ment. Donors give these families hope<br />
for the future,” Bridget said.<br />
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Cell imaging suite unveiled<br />
<strong>The</strong> Kids Research Institute<br />
recently celebr<strong>at</strong>ed the opening<br />
of the Correl<strong>at</strong>ive Light and<br />
Electron Microscopy<br />
(CLEM) Suite.<br />
<strong>The</strong> CLEM Suite is giving<br />
scientists a better understanding<br />
of childhood illnesses by enabling<br />
them to analyse molecular and<br />
cellular structure in gre<strong>at</strong>er detail.<br />
<strong>The</strong> $1 million research suite was<br />
funded by grants and don<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
given to the Kids Research<br />
Institute and the <strong>Westmead</strong><br />
Millennium Institute by priv<strong>at</strong>e<br />
and government-funded bodies.<br />
This technology means more<br />
scientists will be able to better<br />
understand the diseases they<br />
are studying, cre<strong>at</strong>ing more<br />
possibilities for finding cures.<br />
Over 800 scientists across the<br />
<strong>Westmead</strong> Research Hub will be<br />
able to access the CLEM Suite,<br />
allowing them to find new and<br />
better tre<strong>at</strong>ments for p<strong>at</strong>ients.<br />
<strong>The</strong> introduction of the new<br />
equipment has been effective<br />
in speeding up the cell biology<br />
process and keeping the Kids<br />
Research Institute <strong>at</strong> the forefront<br />
of disease research.<br />
<strong>The</strong> CLEM suite now allows<br />
scientists to intric<strong>at</strong>ely study<br />
changes to diseased cells through<br />
the use of fluorescence and<br />
by snap freezing samples in a<br />
high pressure freezer. New fast<br />
scanning technology has also<br />
enabled cells to be rapidly imaged<br />
into different optical sections and<br />
l<strong>at</strong>er viewed in 3D.<br />
Before this technology, tissue had<br />
to be tre<strong>at</strong>ed, embedded into a<br />
solid medium and then physically<br />
sliced to see the different sections,<br />
meaning scientists needed to<br />
look <strong>at</strong> hundreds of different<br />
slides. <strong>The</strong> process has now been<br />
dram<strong>at</strong>ically simplified through the<br />
introduction of the CLEM Suite.<br />
Scientists can now also take living<br />
cells and freeze them, process<br />
them for electron microscopy<br />
and view the same cells in one<br />
thousand times more detail than<br />
previously possible.<br />
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Researcher, Dr Laurence Cantrill, in the CLEM Suite
Georgina<br />
Georgina’s fight for life began before she was even born,<br />
after she was diagnosed with exomphalos major<br />
during the 12 week pregnancy scan. With her liver,<br />
intestines and stomach growing on the outside of<br />
her body, doctors gave her just a 25 per cent chance<br />
of survival.<br />
But Georgina’s fighting spirit has shone through. She has not only defied<br />
the odds for survival, but she was discharged home from <strong>The</strong> Children’s<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> <strong>at</strong> just two-months-old, when doctors predicted<br />
she could spend up to a year in the Grace Centre for Newborn Care.<br />
Georgina’s connection to <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> will last a<br />
lifetime for more reasons than one. “Georgina absolutely loves classical<br />
music and is mesmerised by anyone playing the violin. We believe<br />
th<strong>at</strong> this is because a violinist came to play soft classical music to her<br />
and the other newborn babies when she was in hospital,” her Mum,<br />
Rebecca, said.<br />
Georgina is now a happy, bubbly toddler who is loving life and exploring<br />
the world around her. Soon she will undergo further surgery to complete<br />
the muscle closure over her stomach, as a special collagen m<strong>at</strong>erial is<br />
now acting as her abdominal wall.<br />
“We are so lucky to have Georgina in our lives after she was given such<br />
a slim chance of survival. Without hope we wouldn’t have our beautiful<br />
little girl with us today and the fun, love and laughter th<strong>at</strong> each day<br />
brings,” Rebecca said.<br />
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Double the care for<br />
epilepsy p<strong>at</strong>ients<br />
<strong>The</strong> newly-opened Epilepsy Monitoring Unit <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Children's</strong><br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> will dram<strong>at</strong>ically improve the lives of<br />
children who suffer from debilit<strong>at</strong>ing epileptic seizures.<br />
<strong>The</strong> $1.1 million Epilepsy Monitoring Unit monitors children during<br />
epileptic seizures to pinpoint the loc<strong>at</strong>ion within the brain where<br />
their epilepsy origin<strong>at</strong>es. This technology will improve the success<br />
r<strong>at</strong>e of delic<strong>at</strong>e brain surgery to tre<strong>at</strong> epilepsy, ultim<strong>at</strong>ely leading to<br />
a seizure-free life.<br />
This innov<strong>at</strong>ive monitoring will double the number of children<br />
undergoing epilepsy surgery each year. Specialised neurosurgery<br />
has the potential to gre<strong>at</strong>ly lessen the impact of this disease or,<br />
in some cases, eradic<strong>at</strong>e it altogether.<br />
If left untre<strong>at</strong>ed, epilepsy can result in irreversible brain damage or<br />
de<strong>at</strong>h. <strong>The</strong>re are many new tre<strong>at</strong>ments available for epilepsy and<br />
early diagnosis is important to allow the child to achieve their full<br />
developmental potential.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are more people with epilepsy in Australia than there are with<br />
autism, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease<br />
combined. Approxim<strong>at</strong>ely 14,000 children have epilepsy in NSW and,<br />
for almost 30 per cent, medic<strong>at</strong>ion poorly controls their disease.<br />
Historically in NSW, access to specialists and appropri<strong>at</strong>e tests for<br />
children with this severe brain disease has been very limited.<br />
<strong>The</strong> new Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, with four st<strong>at</strong>e-of-the-art beds<br />
and a labor<strong>at</strong>ory was opened <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong><br />
by the Member for Parram<strong>at</strong>ta, Dr Geoff Lee.<br />
<strong>The</strong> unit was funded by the St<strong>at</strong>e and Federal Governments and<br />
through don<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
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Epilepsy p<strong>at</strong>ient, Bethany Anne McFadden,<br />
in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit<br />
George Gregan officially opens the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit<br />
Member for Parram<strong>at</strong>ta, Dr Geoff Lee, and<br />
Head of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Dr Deepak Gill
Dean<br />
When 14-year-old Dean decided to have a quick swim<br />
<strong>at</strong> the local creek, little did he know th<strong>at</strong> his life would<br />
be changed forever. Diving into the creek, Dean hit a<br />
submerged rock and suffered a serious spinal injury.<br />
He has since been diagnosed as a quadriplegic.<br />
Dean has been a p<strong>at</strong>ient <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> since<br />
his accident in early <strong>2012</strong>. He is now undergoing intense physiotherapy<br />
to hopefully regain some movement in his arms and legs and his family<br />
are trying to find a new home in their local community th<strong>at</strong> will c<strong>at</strong>er<br />
to Dean’s needs.<br />
“Our lives have been turned upside down by this tragic accident.<br />
When we leave hospital we have to learn new routines and ways of<br />
living, but we are just thankful for Dean’s survival and the care we<br />
have received,” Dean’s Mum, Margaret, said.<br />
Dean hasn’t lost his gre<strong>at</strong> sense of humour and his positive shine on life and<br />
is using all his emotional and spiritual strength to get through these dark<br />
days. Despite all they have gone through, Dean and his family have hope.<br />
“Dean’s positive <strong>at</strong>titude gives us hope th<strong>at</strong> he might walk again<br />
one day. In the time we have spent <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Westmead</strong> we have seen the sickest children go from strength to<br />
strength. Th<strong>at</strong> gives us hope for tomorrow,” Margaret said.<br />
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Music and play<br />
– the Bear Cottage way<br />
Bear Cottage, <strong>The</strong> Children’s<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong>’s<br />
hospice, is using innov<strong>at</strong>ive<br />
child life therapy and music<br />
therapy programs to enrich<br />
the lives of children with<br />
life-limiting illnesses.<br />
Don<strong>at</strong>ions have been used to<br />
employ specialist Child Life<br />
<strong>The</strong>rapists and Music <strong>The</strong>rapists<br />
to work directly with children to<br />
help them deal with emotions,<br />
cre<strong>at</strong>e positive memories,<br />
communic<strong>at</strong>e and, importantly,<br />
have fun.<br />
Child Life <strong>The</strong>rapy is based<br />
around play, which is extremely<br />
important for all children,<br />
especially those who are seriously<br />
ill. Play is the language th<strong>at</strong><br />
children use to make sense of<br />
their world and is a powerful tool<br />
for helping children to cope with<br />
their illness and to ease anxiety<br />
when facing difficult or painful<br />
medical procedures.<br />
Likewise, Music <strong>The</strong>rapy is highly<br />
motiv<strong>at</strong>ing and has a calming and<br />
relaxing effect th<strong>at</strong> helps children<br />
to manage pain and anxiety.<br />
It encourages socialis<strong>at</strong>ion, selfexpression,<br />
communic<strong>at</strong>ion and<br />
motor development – all vitally<br />
important to children, especially<br />
those with a life-limiting illness.<br />
For the children cared for <strong>at</strong> Bear<br />
Cottage, there is unfortun<strong>at</strong>ely<br />
no miracle cure or happy ending<br />
awaiting them. Staff <strong>at</strong> Bear<br />
Cottage focus on cre<strong>at</strong>ing a<br />
special, home-like environment for<br />
families, with advanced aroundthe-clock<br />
medical and nursing<br />
care on-hand.<br />
Child Life <strong>The</strong>rapy and Music<br />
<strong>The</strong>rapy, along with a more<br />
recent addition, Art <strong>The</strong>rapy, have<br />
had a powerfully positive impact<br />
on Bear Cottage, uplifting and<br />
enriching the mood of the house.<br />
<strong>The</strong> understanding th<strong>at</strong> any child,<br />
irrespective of their abilities or<br />
emotional st<strong>at</strong>e, can be drawn into<br />
the magical fun of play, music and<br />
art has ensured th<strong>at</strong> all children<br />
have benefited in some way.<br />
An important role of Bear<br />
Cottage is to not only care for<br />
sick p<strong>at</strong>ients, but also to provide<br />
care and support to their families,<br />
especially siblings who often<br />
suffer gre<strong>at</strong>ly during their brother<br />
or sister’s illness. <strong>The</strong>rapists are<br />
able to connect with siblings<br />
through play and music, which<br />
has a dram<strong>at</strong>ic impact on their<br />
emotional wellbeing.<br />
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Kristy<br />
Kristy Rose has dedic<strong>at</strong>ed her<br />
career not just to working with<br />
children with muscle and nerve<br />
disorders, but also to finding<br />
improved tre<strong>at</strong>ments or cures for<br />
their debilit<strong>at</strong>ing conditions.<br />
Kristy is a Postdoctoral<br />
Research Physiotherapist <strong>at</strong><br />
the Institute for Neuroscience<br />
and Muscle Research <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong><br />
Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong>.<br />
Kristy started her career as a<br />
physiotherapist 11 years ago and<br />
followed her interest in tre<strong>at</strong>ing<br />
p<strong>at</strong>ients with muscle and nerve<br />
disorders, eventually leading<br />
to her completing postdoctoral<br />
research in this field in 2010.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Institute for Neuroscience<br />
and Muscle Research, which is<br />
strongly supported by don<strong>at</strong>ions,<br />
has 48 staff who tre<strong>at</strong> over 1000<br />
p<strong>at</strong>ients with muscle and nerve<br />
disorders each year.<br />
“Our staff are emp<strong>at</strong>hetic, caring,<br />
supportive, overwhelmingly<br />
hard-working and committed to<br />
providing an excellent standard<br />
of care for p<strong>at</strong>ients and families,”<br />
Kristy said.<br />
One of the conditions th<strong>at</strong><br />
Kristy spends considerable<br />
time researching is Duchenne<br />
Muscular Dystrophy, a lifelimiting,<br />
genetic condition<br />
affecting boys th<strong>at</strong> results in<br />
severe muscle degener<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
“Ten years ago, most boys with<br />
this condition would be in a<br />
wheelchair by eight years old.<br />
Now, thanks to research and<br />
improved tre<strong>at</strong>ments, most<br />
hit double figures and are still<br />
walking. One of my p<strong>at</strong>ients has<br />
just turned 14 and is still walking,<br />
running and jumping. To me this<br />
is truly incredible,” Kristy said.<br />
Kristy is involved in clinical trials<br />
on an intern<strong>at</strong>ional scale, working<br />
with therapists in countries<br />
such as Taiwan, Japan and South<br />
America. One of the main focuses<br />
of her research has been to<br />
establish th<strong>at</strong> children as young<br />
as two years old can be involved in<br />
clinical trials. This is a monumental<br />
change in tre<strong>at</strong>ment as children of<br />
this young age have the potential<br />
to benefit most from therapies<br />
th<strong>at</strong> aim to slow muscle disease<br />
progression or cure it completely.<br />
Kristy is constantly inspired by<br />
the families she cares for, most of<br />
whom she says are like ‘a second<br />
family’ to her.<br />
“I really enjoy working with<br />
my p<strong>at</strong>ients and their families.<br />
With no known cure yet for any<br />
childhood neuromuscular disorder,<br />
they live with the complic<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
of their disorder each and every<br />
day. <strong>The</strong>ir tenacity and hope for<br />
the future is both humbling and<br />
motiv<strong>at</strong>ing,” Kristy said.<br />
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Taylor<br />
As Taylor’s parents looked forward to her much-awaited<br />
birth, little did they know the tough journey th<strong>at</strong> lay ahead.<br />
Taylor was rushed to <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> straight after<br />
she was born and endured heart surgery when she was barely 24 hours<br />
old. She was soon diagnosed with Velocardiofacial Syndrome, a genetic<br />
condition th<strong>at</strong> affects the heart and facial appearance.<br />
Taylor spent the first two months of her life in <strong>Hospital</strong> and her parents,<br />
Chris and Amanda, were thrilled to finally take their baby girl home to<br />
treasure. Two years down the track, Taylor is now a happy, healthy and<br />
fun-loving girl who loves swimming lessons and feeding the ducks <strong>at</strong><br />
the local lake.<br />
Taylor is undergoing intensive speech therapy in prepar<strong>at</strong>ion for<br />
reconstructive thro<strong>at</strong> surgery in around two years’ time. Her cardiac<br />
condition is reviewed every year and she is doing well.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> saved our daughter’s life. If it<br />
wasn’t for their doctors and facilities, we wouldn’t have her here today.<br />
It’s as simple as th<strong>at</strong>,” Taylor’s Mum, Amanda, said.<br />
“It was such a hard time for us to learn th<strong>at</strong> Taylor had major health<br />
concerns. <strong>The</strong>re have been many ups and downs over the past two<br />
years, but Taylor’s <strong>at</strong>titude is always so positive th<strong>at</strong> we try and stay<br />
focussed and full of hope.”<br />
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Our Volunteers<br />
– many ways to care<br />
Volunteers make an incredible contribution to <strong>The</strong> Children’s<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong>. This is not only through their tireless<br />
fundraising efforts, but also through their regular assistance with<br />
the day-to-day running of the <strong>Hospital</strong> – helping out on wards,<br />
caring for sick children and their siblings, escorting guests around<br />
the <strong>Hospital</strong> and assisting with administr<strong>at</strong>ive work.<br />
In the past year, the Volunteers raised $342,000 th<strong>at</strong> will be used<br />
to benefit and improve p<strong>at</strong>ient care and expand support services<br />
for families.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Volunteers Service was awarded one of the <strong>Hospital</strong>’s most<br />
prestigious honours in 2011 – st<strong>at</strong>us as a <strong>Hospital</strong> Founder. All<br />
volunteers were presented with a replica of the Founder’s Award as<br />
a token of the <strong>Hospital</strong>’s appreci<strong>at</strong>ion of their commitment, enthusiasm<br />
and compassion.<br />
<strong>The</strong> contribution made by volunteers stretches way back when the<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> first opened in Glebe in the l<strong>at</strong>e 1800s. <strong>The</strong> long tradition of<br />
volunteer support has carried throughout the years, with many new<br />
initi<strong>at</strong>ives and programs only able to be launched because of their support.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> would not be the world-class<br />
institution th<strong>at</strong> it is today without ongoing support and assistance<br />
from Volunteers. <strong>The</strong>ir selfless dedic<strong>at</strong>ion to the <strong>Hospital</strong> is gre<strong>at</strong>ly<br />
appreci<strong>at</strong>ed by staff and by the children and families who are touched<br />
by their work every day.<br />
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Volunteer Coordin<strong>at</strong>or, Jill Jenkins, and Volunteers with the<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> Founder Award
Bianca<br />
Having a child with a movement<br />
disorder, like cerebral palsy, can<br />
affect every aspect of a family’s<br />
day-to-day life. Lucky for these<br />
families, Bianca Botha is there to<br />
help every step of the way.<br />
Bianca is the Social Worker for<br />
the Celebral Palsy and Movement<br />
Disorder Service <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong>. It is her<br />
role to support families, keeping<br />
them informed about resources<br />
to add to their quality of life and<br />
advoc<strong>at</strong>ing for more local support<br />
for these families in need.<br />
“I’m humbled to know th<strong>at</strong> I<br />
can make a difference to these<br />
families, even through the smallest<br />
act. Sometimes just making<br />
one phone call on behalf of a<br />
distressed mother can make the<br />
world of difference,” Bianca said.<br />
Another important part of her role is<br />
counselling p<strong>at</strong>ients with movement<br />
disorders, their parents and siblings.<br />
Valid<strong>at</strong>ing how families feel and<br />
helping them to deal with feelings<br />
of grief and loss is vital to their<br />
ongoing emotional health.<br />
Bianca works within the Kids<br />
Rehab Department of <strong>The</strong><br />
Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong>,<br />
th<strong>at</strong> cares for over 3000 children<br />
with conditions such as brain<br />
injuries, limb deficiencies, spinal<br />
cord injuries and movement<br />
disorders.<br />
Bianca’s role can be emotionally<br />
challenging <strong>at</strong> times, but she<br />
draws strength from the families<br />
in her care.<br />
“I stand in admir<strong>at</strong>ion for the<br />
courage and perseverance<br />
I see in families. Some families<br />
have more than one child with a<br />
disability and they are still able to<br />
be hopeful, positive and smiling.<br />
I return home to my own family<br />
each night inspired by them,”<br />
Bianca said.<br />
Bianca’s work is supported<br />
by don<strong>at</strong>ions. It’s incredible to<br />
think th<strong>at</strong> without community<br />
support, families would not be<br />
able to rely on Bianca and the<br />
very helpful, gentle and caring<br />
support she offers.<br />
“Building trust and rapport with<br />
families over the years and<br />
witnessing young p<strong>at</strong>ients grow<br />
into adulthood is a gre<strong>at</strong> joy. Every<br />
day I see first-hand the wonderful<br />
power of hope, courage and<br />
resilience,” Bianca said.<br />
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Glenys<br />
To the vast majority of our community, child abuse is unthinkable.<br />
But when the unthinkable happens, Glenys Griffiths is there to help.<br />
Glenys is a doctor in <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong>’s Child<br />
Protection Unit, where physically, emotionally and sexually abused<br />
children and those <strong>at</strong> risk of harm are cared for.<br />
“We see children and non-offending family members <strong>at</strong> a time when<br />
they are usually experiencing crisis. As well as providing tre<strong>at</strong>ment and<br />
support to help children and families recover from the abuse they have<br />
experienced, we also ensure we minimise future trauma and reduce<br />
stigma while keeping the child’s safety and wellbeing as the central<br />
focus,” Glenys said.<br />
Child Protection Unit staff are available to see children, from newborns<br />
to teens, and their families 24 hours a day. Sadly, many children have<br />
suffered neglect, physical, sexual or emotional abuse or domestic violence,<br />
with some experiencing more than one kind of abuse in their lives.<br />
Child abuse is unfortun<strong>at</strong>ely not rare. <strong>The</strong> Child Protection Unit <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> is the busiest service of its<br />
kind in NSW and over 1000 children who may have been abused or<br />
neglected are assessed each year.<br />
Glenys has completed her training as a resident doctor <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> and her position as Fellow now allows her to<br />
undertake medical specialty training in the child protection field. She is<br />
gaining significant experience caring for children who have been abused<br />
and will eventually be able to transfer these valuable skills to other<br />
paedi<strong>at</strong>ric health care settings.<br />
Working in the Child Protection Unit is nearly always challenging and<br />
difficult for Glenys, but she also describes her work as incredibly rewarding.<br />
“One young p<strong>at</strong>ient was transferred to our care after experiencing many<br />
types of chronic and severe child abuse. Over time, I have w<strong>at</strong>ched her<br />
transform from an extremely traum<strong>at</strong>ised frightened child with significant<br />
mental health difficulties to a confident girl who is thriving in her foster<br />
placement and is now showing her playful sense of humour,” Glenys said.<br />
“Hope for a better future is the gre<strong>at</strong>est gift we can give her.”<br />
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Taj<br />
W<strong>at</strong>ching Taj run around the playground with his little<br />
brother Fynn, he looks just like any other six-year-old<br />
boy. He loves trains and going to the beach and he is<br />
not so fond of bananas.<br />
But the difference between Taj and most other six-year-old boys is th<strong>at</strong><br />
he is alive only thanks to the donor liver th<strong>at</strong> was transplanted into him<br />
when he was just a baby.<br />
When Taj was born he suffered jaundice, a fairly common condition for<br />
newborn babies. When Taj’s jaundice became worse and he started<br />
losing weight, his parents and doctors became concerned. When he<br />
was just eight weeks old, Taj’s parents, Paul and Kylie, learnt the heartbreaking<br />
news th<strong>at</strong> their son had a serious liver condition.<br />
“It was a challenging time for us because Taj was so young. But looking<br />
back, perhaps it was best he was so young as he was rel<strong>at</strong>ively unaware<br />
of the blood tests, stays in hospital and the oper<strong>at</strong>ion,” Taj’s Mum,<br />
Kylie, said.<br />
Since his transplant, Taj’s health has gone from strength to strength and<br />
he has only had a few short stays in hospital. He has a health check<br />
every three months to make sure his liver function is normal and his<br />
parents make sure he has a healthy diet, lots of exercise and good rest<br />
to keep him feeling on top of the world.<br />
“We hope th<strong>at</strong> Taj stays well and doesn’t ever need another transplant<br />
and we hope th<strong>at</strong> other families experience the gift of life just as we<br />
have. Hope means so much to my family,” Kylie said.<br />
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Siva<br />
When Siva Subramaniam and the<br />
team of Burns Anaesthetists <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong><br />
Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong><br />
assist with a burns procedure, they<br />
know their contribution is more<br />
than skin deep.<br />
Children with acute burns require<br />
dressing changes every few<br />
days. Despite advances in burns<br />
tre<strong>at</strong>ment, dressing changes are<br />
very painful and can cause gre<strong>at</strong><br />
anxiety to children and their<br />
families. Knowing th<strong>at</strong> they have<br />
to endure this procedure over<br />
and over can be a terrible burden<br />
for families.<br />
“Our role is to allevi<strong>at</strong>e the pain<br />
and stress involved with burns<br />
dressing changes and procedures<br />
by providing anaesthesia and pain<br />
relief. We help make repe<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
procedures more tolerable to<br />
children and less stressful for<br />
families,” Siva said.<br />
As many burns p<strong>at</strong>ients are<br />
just young toddlers, it’s easy to<br />
understand th<strong>at</strong> making procedures<br />
as calm and pain-free as possible<br />
is important to their ongoing care.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Burns Unit <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> is the only<br />
paedi<strong>at</strong>ric burns unit in NSW,<br />
caring for about 200 inp<strong>at</strong>ients<br />
and 1000 outp<strong>at</strong>ients each year.<br />
<strong>The</strong> range of specialist staff in<br />
the Burns Unit who provide care<br />
to children and families include<br />
surgeons, pain specialists, nurses,<br />
physiotherapists, play and music<br />
therapists, occup<strong>at</strong>ional therapists,<br />
dieticians, social workers,<br />
psychologists, chaplains and<br />
educ<strong>at</strong>ors. <strong>The</strong> tre<strong>at</strong>ment given<br />
to p<strong>at</strong>ients c<strong>at</strong>ers to their physical<br />
and emotional needs in the short<br />
and long term.<br />
Since anaesthetists became part<br />
of the expert team <strong>at</strong> the Burns<br />
Unit in 2007, their contribution<br />
has dram<strong>at</strong>ically improved the<br />
way burns p<strong>at</strong>ients are cared<br />
for and has eased some of the<br />
psychological burden of tre<strong>at</strong>ment.<br />
Much of the work undertaken by<br />
the Burns Unit <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> is funded<br />
by community don<strong>at</strong>ions,<br />
including the Burns Anaesthetists<br />
positions. This not only ensures<br />
th<strong>at</strong> clinical care is world-class,<br />
it also provides important<br />
support services for families.<br />
Siva enjoys working as part of the<br />
Burns Tre<strong>at</strong>ment Team and knows<br />
how important it is to help children<br />
back on their feet.<br />
“Children are the hope and the<br />
future of our n<strong>at</strong>ion. By getting<br />
them back into the community, we<br />
are ensuring minimal disruption to<br />
their growth and potential,” he said.<br />
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Zoe<br />
With her cheeky smile and a sparkle in her eye, it’s easy<br />
to see th<strong>at</strong> Zoe has a remarkable spirit and a zest for life.<br />
Zoe’s life started out just like any other baby and she developed<br />
normally until her first birthday when her parents started noticing th<strong>at</strong><br />
her development had not just stopped, it was regressing. After months<br />
of testing, Zoe was eventually diagnosed with Rett Syndrome, a serious<br />
neurological disorder.<br />
“From the moment th<strong>at</strong> Zoe was born I had a nagging sense of unease.<br />
When she was finally diagnosed, even though we were completely<br />
devast<strong>at</strong>ed by wh<strong>at</strong> it meant for our daughter, we were relieved to finally<br />
have a diagnosis,” Zoe’s Mum, Nellie, said.<br />
Zoe has since gradually lost the ability to speak and has difficulties<br />
walking. Despite her disability, she is a happy and bright girl who enjoys<br />
spending time with her sisters, Ella and Phoebe, and g<strong>at</strong>hering around<br />
the table <strong>at</strong> home e<strong>at</strong>ing her Dad’s French toast.<br />
“We love Zoe just as we love our other daughters. She is our happy,<br />
gentle, cuddly and sparkly little girl. Her packaging is slightly different<br />
but we are all different to one degree or another,” Nellie said,<br />
“Zoe has taught us so much about wh<strong>at</strong> really m<strong>at</strong>ters and has made<br />
us better people. For us, hope is about doing wh<strong>at</strong> we can for Zoe today<br />
but always looking positively towards tomorrow.”<br />
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Chief Executive<br />
message<br />
‘Hope Grows With You’ is such a fitting theme for this year’s <strong>Annual</strong> Review and has<br />
applic<strong>at</strong>ion to many aspects of our work here <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> is a place of hope for thousands of sick children and their families as they<br />
turn to us for our world-class paedi<strong>at</strong>ric health care, ranging from burns tre<strong>at</strong>ment to<br />
epilepsy, heart surgery, organ transplants and cancer tre<strong>at</strong>ment.<br />
<strong>The</strong> stories of Corey, Dean, Georgina, Samuel, Taj, Taylor and Zoe are nothing short of<br />
inspir<strong>at</strong>ional and are a true reflection of the courage and hope seen <strong>at</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> each and every day. <strong>The</strong>y represent the many thousands of<br />
families who come through our doors each year – 51,623 present<strong>at</strong>ions to our Emergency<br />
Department, 29,416 admissions and 940,514 appointments through our clinics.<br />
Our researchers are driven by hope - to find cures for childhood diseases or discover new<br />
and better ways of tre<strong>at</strong>ing young p<strong>at</strong>ients. Some of our recent research achievements in the<br />
areas of transl<strong>at</strong>ional cancer research and neuromuscular research are outstanding and place<br />
us <strong>at</strong> the intern<strong>at</strong>ional forefront of shaping future tre<strong>at</strong>ment of serious childhood diseases.<br />
It is important to recognise th<strong>at</strong> our achievements are not solely due to the contribution and<br />
efforts of our staff. Our success is also achieved through the generosity of the community<br />
and major donors. At the heart of this support is the hope th<strong>at</strong> our <strong>Hospital</strong> – through<br />
care, research, educ<strong>at</strong>ion and advocacy - can provide the very best health care to children<br />
across the st<strong>at</strong>e and beyond.<br />
I am so proud of the involvement of donors in almost every one of our achievements. It’s a<br />
true testament to how much we rely on your support and a clear indic<strong>at</strong>ion th<strong>at</strong> we simply<br />
could not provide our world-class, life-saving services without you.<br />
<strong>The</strong> staff profiled in this <strong>Annual</strong> Review have substantially benefited from the don<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
from our generous supporters to undertake their vital work. Reading their stories,<br />
it’s incredible to think th<strong>at</strong> without your help, their work would not be making such<br />
a significant impact and sick children would not benefit from their talent, passion and<br />
dedic<strong>at</strong>ion to building brighter futures for families.<br />
Thank you very much for your continued support and for partnering with<br />
us to fulfil our important mission of improving the health and wellbeing<br />
of children through clinical care, research, educ<strong>at</strong>ion and advocacy.<br />
Hope will continue to grow through our partnership with you.<br />
Elizabeth Koff<br />
Chief Executive<br />
Sydney Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong>s Network<br />
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Supporters<br />
2011-<strong>2012</strong><br />
Founders<br />
A Bear Affair<br />
Cornupcopia Committee<br />
Macintosh Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Sporting Chance Cancer Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e P<strong>at</strong>ricia Marea Hirst<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e C<strong>at</strong>herine P<strong>at</strong>on<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Thyra Joan Thompson<br />
Benefactors<br />
Allergen Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Jane, Jimmy and Elly-May Barnes<br />
Dunn Family Trust Fund<br />
DOOLEYS Lidcombe C<strong>at</strong>holic Club<br />
Fairfax Media Group<br />
NF Australia<br />
NRMA<br />
Owen Miller Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
PKU Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of NSW Inc<br />
Col Reynolds OAM<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Reveka Karagiorgou<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Harry George McCrohon<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Margaret Lorna Rounsevell<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Charlotte Johanna Sucker<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>es<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Charles Ross Adamson<br />
Sir Robert & Lady Mollie Askin Charities Trust<br />
(<strong>Hospital</strong>s)<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Mavis Ivy Bannister<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Hilda Dorothy C<strong>at</strong>herine Barnett<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e David John Borwick<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e William Frederick Bradshaw<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Jocelyn Brian<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Arthur Brown<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Arthur Willian Byrne<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e <strong>The</strong>lma Chippendale<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Lydia Davidson<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Dorothy Dawson<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Lionel Ernest Fredrick Dege<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e John Colvin Evans<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Violet Falls<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e William John Ford<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Henry Friend<br />
H & R Israel Fund<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Janette Fay Gough<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Joycelyn Beryl Graudins<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Aileen Gertrude Green<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Bob Henry De Groot<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Pauli Salomon Hakkio<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e C<strong>at</strong>herine Dorothy Joan Hamilton<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Anne Higgins<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Kenneth Henry Houlton<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Eulalia Sau-Kuen Hsu<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Roderick Robson Kelly<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Barbara Anne Kinsella<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Allan St Ruth Knights<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Mabel Kohler<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Lorna Allan Liddell<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Keith Henry Line<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Eileen <strong>The</strong>resa Mariner<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Jill P<strong>at</strong>ricia <strong>The</strong>resa Marsh<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Alice Victoria Mason<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Sheila Woodruffe McBryde<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Gloria Jessie May McKeon<br />
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Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e K<strong>at</strong>herine Lilly Mitchell<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Mollie Adele Moff<strong>at</strong><br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Emma Georgina Norton<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Margaret Anneliese Prager<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Hilda Blanche Pyemont<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Florence Rogers<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Valda Leone Sciacca<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Ida Elizabeth Sharpe<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Margaret D'altry Carter Sherwin<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Norma Blanche Shirley<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Ronald Strike<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Lilianti Sutedja<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Noela Eileen <strong>The</strong>arle<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Joan Hope Thomas<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e May Rosa Thompson<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Nola Caroline Tranter<br />
K & G Gluck Trust<br />
N & M Hurll Charitable Trust<br />
<strong>The</strong> Bernard David Rothbury Trust<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Valerie P<strong>at</strong>ricia Urguhart<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Josephine E White<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Evan Frederick J Williams<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Phyllis Williamson<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Janice Eileen Wilson<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Peter Wilson<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Joan Wilson<br />
Major Supporters - organis<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
2CH Northbridge Womens Golf<br />
400 in 4 Charity Ride<br />
8 Notes - A Bangladeshi Band in Sydney<br />
8th Day Communic<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
A D Barnett & Co<br />
A Moment in Time Photography<br />
ACA Pacific<br />
ACCO Australia<br />
Activision Blizzard<br />
Adapt Alift Hyster<br />
Adecco Group<br />
Adolph Basser Trust<br />
ADP Employer Services - Work Place Giving<br />
Advanced Life Pty Ltd<br />
Adventure Caravan Club Inc.<br />
AHG NSW Pty Ltd<br />
Aicila Recruitment<br />
AISM<br />
AKK Finance Partnership<br />
Alcoa Australia Rolled Products<br />
Al-Faisal College<br />
All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School<br />
Allens Arthur Robinson<br />
Alliance Real Est<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Amalgam<strong>at</strong>ed Holdings<br />
American Universities Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Programs<br />
Limited (AUIP)<br />
Amist Super<br />
AMP Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Amputee Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of Sydney Inc Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Amway Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Amyson Pty Ltd<br />
An Restaurant<br />
Anderson Wright Real Est<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Andrews & Rech Pty Limited<br />
Anowah Community Living Inc<br />
Anthony Suters & Associ<strong>at</strong>es<br />
Anti Damp Australia<br />
ANZ Banking Group Ltd - Foreign Exchange<br />
& Commodities<br />
ANZ Stadium<br />
AOOB<br />
APC Prosthetics<br />
Apex Resource Solutions Pty Ltd<br />
Argyle Property Group<br />
Arkhadia Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Arthur A Bain Pty Ltd<br />
Ascham Junior School<br />
Ascham School<br />
Asquith Rugby League Club Ltd<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Sinopolese<br />
Athanase Yenibis Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Atlas Copco Specialty Rental<br />
Ausgrid Employees' <strong>Children's</strong> Appeal<br />
Australia Best Image Pty Ltd<br />
Australian C<strong>at</strong>holic University<br />
Australian Chinese Charity Found<strong>at</strong>ion Inc<br />
Australian Doctors' Orchestra<br />
Australian Ethical Investment Ltd<br />
Australian Fire & Emergency Service Authorities<br />
Council<br />
Australian Furniture Removers Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Australian Institute of Professional Photography<br />
Australian Islamic College of Sydney<br />
Australian Lawyers Phil-Hellenic Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Australian Lebanese Ladies Aid Fund Inc<br />
Australian Reptile Park<br />
Auto One Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Automotive Holdings Group<br />
AutoNexus Pty Ltd<br />
Averaxis He<strong>at</strong>h Communic<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
Avnet Technology Solutions (Australia) Limited<br />
B. Braun Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Baby's Got Style<br />
Bain Intern<strong>at</strong>ional - Payroll Contribution Scheme<br />
Balgowlah RSL Memorial Fishing Club<br />
Balgowlah RSL Memorial Club<br />
Balgowlah RSL Memorial Club Midday<br />
Millionaires<br />
Balgowlah Seaforth Clontarf RSL Club Sub<br />
Branch<br />
Bandage Bear Benefit Night<br />
Bank of America Merrill Lynch<br />
Bankstown District Sports Club<br />
Bankstown Sports Bowls Club<br />
Barclays Capital<br />
B<strong>at</strong>hurst Harness Racing Club Ltd<br />
Baulkham Hills North Primary School<br />
Baxter Family Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Bayer Australia Ltd<br />
Bazmark Film III Pty Ltd<br />
Beam Global Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Be<strong>at</strong>GBM Trust<br />
Beaver Air Conditioning Services Pty Ltd<br />
Bennelong Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Bennett Elder Smash Repairs Pty Ltd<br />
Beresford Road Public School<br />
Best & Less<br />
Bettina Child Model Management<br />
BevChain<br />
BGC Partners Australia Pty Ltd<br />
BHP Billiton<br />
Bimonu Pty Ltd<br />
Birrong Girls High School<br />
Bittini Pty Ltd T/as Napoleons Hotel<br />
Blackmore Design Group Pty Ltd<br />
Blackmores Limited<br />
Blacktown Workers Club Ltd<br />
Blacktown Workers Sports Club<br />
Blaxland High School<br />
Bluefish Software<br />
BlueScope Steel<br />
BlueVisions Management Pty Ltd<br />
BMD Group<br />
BMF Advertising Pty Ltd<br />
Bob Jane T-Mart<br />
Bob Moore Lighting (Australia) Pty Ltd<br />
BOC Limited<br />
Bohler Uddeholm (Australia) Pty Ltd<br />
Boral Ltd<br />
Boronia Building<br />
Bridgestar Pty Ltd<br />
Bridgethaw Pty Ltd<br />
Bright Print<br />
Brightpoint Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Brigidine College St Ives<br />
Bruce & Joy Reid Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Buddha's Light Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Assoc. of Australia<br />
Loving Care<br />
Built NSW Pty Ltd<br />
Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club<br />
Bunnings Warehouse<br />
Burnside Public School<br />
C & M Antoniou Pty Ltd<br />
C & V Engineering Services Pty Ltd<br />
Cabra-Vale Ex-Active Servicemen's Club Limited<br />
Caltex Australia<br />
Camden Horse Trails<br />
Cameron's Motorist Services Pty Ltd<br />
Camp Quality Limited<br />
Campsie RSL Sub Branch Club Ltd<br />
Canley Vale High School<br />
Canterbury Bulldogs Leagues Club<br />
Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club Ltd<br />
Capital Landscape Contractors Pty Ltd<br />
CarbonSystems<br />
Carlingford Bowling, Sports & Recre<strong>at</strong>ion Club<br />
Carrickshock Pty Ltd<br />
Cassidy's of Harbord<br />
Castle Hill Country Club Ltd<br />
Castle Hill RSL Soccer Club - Premier League<br />
Team<br />
C<strong>at</strong>erpillar of Australia Pty Ltd<br />
C<strong>at</strong>holic Development Fund<br />
CBA - Foreign Exchange<br />
Celebrity Speakers<br />
Central Coast Classic Motorcyle Club<br />
Central Cumberland Racing Pigeon Feder<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Inc<br />
Central Motors Nepean Pty Ltd<br />
Cerner Corpor<strong>at</strong>ion Pty Limited - Work Place<br />
Giving Program<br />
Challenger Limited<br />
Charity Cabaret for Bear Cottage<br />
Cherrybrook Technology High School<br />
<strong>Children's</strong> Cancer Welfare Services<br />
<strong>Children's</strong> Miracle Network<br />
<strong>Children's</strong> Tumor Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Citi - Workplace Giving Scheme<br />
Civic Concrete Group Ltd<br />
Clipper Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Corp<br />
Club Lines<br />
Clubs NSW Eastern Zone Bear Cottage<br />
Fundraising Committee<br />
CMC Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Co<strong>at</strong>es Hire<br />
Coca-Cola Am<strong>at</strong>il<br />
Comfort Delgro Cabcharge - Hillsbus<br />
Seven Hills Depot<br />
Commercial & Industrial Property Pty Ltd<br />
Commercial Freight & Logistics<br />
Commercial Refriger<strong>at</strong>ion Manufacturers<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Commercial Travellers Cot Fund<br />
Commonwealth Bank - Sydney<br />
Compusoft Australia<br />
Concord Senior Citizens Club<br />
ConnecTeD for Kids Inc<br />
Converga Pty Ltd<br />
Cook's Plumbing Supplies<br />
Coombs Shoe Service<br />
Coopers Brewery Found<strong>at</strong>ion Incorpor<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
Corrective Services - Penrith Court Complex<br />
Costco Wholesale Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Crestwood High School<br />
Crinitis Southern Italian Cuisine<br />
Crisp Legal<br />
Cromer Golf Club<br />
Crooked River Winery<br />
CSE Technology Pty Ltd<br />
CSR Limited<br />
Cub Campers Pty Ltd<br />
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Cure Our Kids<br />
Curl Curl Lifeball Ladies<br />
Cystic Fibrosis New South Wales<br />
Daikin Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Dancler Trust<br />
David Henning Memorial Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
David Moffet's Active Dental<br />
Day of Difference Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
De Martin & Gasparini Pty Ltd<br />
Deadwood Rugby Club<br />
Dee Why Grand Shopping Centre<br />
DEEWR - Financial Oper<strong>at</strong>ions Unit<br />
Deicorp Constructions NSW Pty Ltd<br />
Delahunty Constructions & Maintenance Pty Ltd<br />
Dell Pty Ltd<br />
Delta Society Australia<br />
Dents Gloves Pty Limited<br />
Denwol Group<br />
Department of Corrective Services<br />
Detective Training Unit - DEP 26<br />
Deutsche Bank<br />
Device Technologies Australia Pty Limited<br />
Diamantina Homes<br />
Dieu Pham Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Inc.<br />
Direct Focus Australia Pty Ltd<br />
DLA Piper Australia<br />
DOOLEYS City 2 Surf Team<br />
DREGGS<br />
Dulux Australia<br />
Dunmain Pty Ltd<br />
Dural Country Club Ltd<br />
Dynamic Brands<br />
Eagleview Escapes<br />
Earthing Solutions Pty Ltd<br />
Eastwood Public School<br />
EcoDirect Pty Ltd<br />
Ebenezer Fairfield Church<br />
Electrical Trades Union of Australia NSW<br />
Branch<br />
Employ<br />
Employer's Mutual Management Pty Ltd<br />
Endeavour Energy - Payroll Contributions<br />
Endeavour Energy Australia<br />
EnerSys Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Era Polymers Pty Ltd<br />
Ernst & Young<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e L<strong>at</strong>e Thomas Walker Charitable Trust<br />
Everlast Shopfitting Pty Ltd<br />
EVOLHOPE Pty Ltd - <strong>The</strong> George & Janet<br />
Parker Memorial Trust<br />
Executive Electrical Voice & D<strong>at</strong>a Services Pty<br />
Ltd<br />
Executive Property Leasing<br />
Express D<strong>at</strong>a<br />
F Teng Pty Limited<br />
Fairbridge Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Falcon-Tickford-FPV (FTF) Car Club NSW<br />
Festa di San Rocco di Cepag<strong>at</strong>ti<br />
Fight Cancer Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
FIIG<br />
Finsynergy Pty Ltd<br />
Fire and Rescue NSW<br />
Fire and Rescue NSW - Firey Felines<br />
Fire and Rescue NSW - Mortdale<br />
Fire and Rescue NSW - Payroll Deductions<br />
Fire Fighters Calendar<br />
First Grammar Merrylands<br />
First Grammar Seven Hills<br />
First Hand Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
FIT-BioCeuticals Limited<br />
FMW Financial Planning<br />
Footwear Le<strong>at</strong>her & Allied Trades Cot Fnd<br />
Forestville RSL Club Ltd<br />
Freeman C<strong>at</strong>holic College<br />
Freshw<strong>at</strong>er Community Bank<br />
FTSE Investments<br />
Gaden Lawyers<br />
Gaffwick Pty Limited<br />
Genea<br />
Georges Hall Public School<br />
Georges River District Womens Bowling<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Get Addicted Fitness & Personal Training<br />
Gilbert & Roach<br />
Gilbut Korean Inter-Faith Group<br />
GILD Insurance Litig<strong>at</strong>ion Pty Ltd<br />
Girrakool Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Centre<br />
GK Kirkby Pty Ltd<br />
Glenaeon Retirement Village<br />
Glenorie Hydroponics Pty Ltd<br />
Global Glass<br />
Golden Stave Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Goldman Sachs<br />
Grannies Group - Orange<br />
Grant Thornton Australia Ltd - (Payroll Support)<br />
Granville Community Group Incorpor<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
Green Valley Islamic College<br />
Gresham Partners Ltd<br />
Greyhound Public<strong>at</strong>ions Pty Ltd<br />
Groundwork NSW Pty Ltd<br />
Guardian Interlock Systems A/Asia P/L<br />
Guildford Leagues Club Ltd<br />
Gujar<strong>at</strong>i Brahman Samaj of NSW Inc<br />
Gwynvill Group<br />
Gymea Bay Public School<br />
Gymea United Football Club<br />
Habib Bros - Truck & Car Smash Repairs<br />
Harbord Diggers Mounties Group<br />
Harbord Public School<br />
Harcourts Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Harper Collins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Hasbro Australia Ltd<br />
Hausmann Communic<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
Hawkesbury Liquor Accord<br />
Hawkesbury Race Club<br />
HCF<br />
Heartkids NSW Inc<br />
Heidrick & Struggles<br />
Hellenic Lyceum Club<br />
Helping Hand Ministry<br />
Hewlett Packard<br />
Hills Grammar School<br />
Hilton Parkes First N<strong>at</strong>ional Real Est<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Hornsby RSL Club Ltd<br />
Hornsby Shire Council<br />
Horsley Kids Pty Ltd<br />
Hotel Steyne<br />
House 2 Home<br />
Howards Storage World<br />
HR Connections<br />
Humphreys Newsagency<br />
Humpty Dumpty Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Hunter Douglas Limited<br />
Hunter Valley Grammar School<br />
Hush Music Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
IAC Robertson & Co<br />
Ian Potter Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
ICAP Australia Pty Ltd<br />
IGA Glebe<br />
IKEA Pty ltd<br />
Ilhan Food Allergy Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Illawarra C<strong>at</strong>holic Club Ltd T/as Club Central<br />
Hurstville<br />
Independence Studios Pty Ltd<br />
Infin It Pty Ltd<br />
Infinity Constructions Group Pty Ltd<br />
Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd<br />
Inner Wheel Club of Guildford<br />
Inta Group Pty Ltd<br />
Intact Projects Pty Ltd<br />
Integr<strong>at</strong>ed Group Ltd<br />
Intern<strong>at</strong>ional College of Management Sydney<br />
Interpro Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Intrepid Travelling Troupe<br />
Irwin & Sheehan Pty Ltd<br />
Italian C<strong>at</strong>holic Feder<strong>at</strong>ion - Smithfield<br />
J & G Bedwell Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
J & G Excav<strong>at</strong>ions & Asphalting Pty Ltd<br />
J & J Robertson & Sons Transport<br />
J & M Lighting<br />
J B Bedwell Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
J Drain A White & Co Pty Ltd<br />
J L Cummine Pty Limited<br />
James Ruse Agricultural High School<br />
Jardine Lloyd Thompson<br />
JCS Carpentry Services<br />
Jemena Asset Management Pty Ltd<br />
Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust<br />
Jesus Is Lord Church<br />
Jim Middleton Motors<br />
John & Lois Turk Charitable Gift<br />
John Morris Scientific<br />
JX Nippon Oil & Energy (Australia) Pty Limited<br />
K & G Gluck Trust<br />
K2M Inc.<br />
Kapstream Capital<br />
Kids with Cancer Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Kilkenny Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of NSW<br />
Killara Golf Club<br />
Kim Williams No 2 Investments Pty Ltd<br />
Kindifarm<br />
Kinghorn Motor Group<br />
Kings Langley Christmas Carols<br />
Kings Langley Cricket Club<br />
Kingsleigh Farm Pty Ltd<br />
KMC Controls Pty Ltd<br />
Knox Grammar Prepar<strong>at</strong>ory School<br />
Knox Grammar Senior School<br />
Kordamentha<br />
LKT Holdings Pty Ltd<br />
Kosi to Coast for Chemo Kids<br />
Lady Members Castle Hill Country Club<br />
Laidlaw Found<strong>at</strong>ion Pty Ltd<br />
Landson Alliance Australia Pty Ltd<br />
LATMA Australia<br />
Lemoar Nominees Pty Ltd<br />
LFG Holdings<br />
LFH Media Pty Ltd<br />
Liangrove Found<strong>at</strong>ion Pty Ltd<br />
Liberty Financial<br />
Lindt & Sprungli (Australia) Pty Ltd<br />
Lion-Dairy & Drinks Finance Pty Ltd<br />
Lioness Club of Georges River<br />
Lionheart Offset Pty Ltd<br />
Lions Club NSW-ACT, Public Health Care<br />
Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Lions Club of Balgowlah<br />
Lions Club of Beecroft Cheltenham<br />
Lions Club of Bombala Inc<br />
Lions Club of Carlingford - Dundas<br />
Lions Club of Frenchs Forest<br />
Lions Club of Kings Langley<br />
Lions Club of Manly Inc.<br />
Lions Club of Parram<strong>at</strong>ta<br />
Lions Club of Richmond Inc<br />
Lions Club of West Pennant Hills - Cherrybrook Inc.<br />
Lions Club of Winston Hills<br />
Lions Club of Yagoona<br />
Lipsian Brotherhood Saint John <strong>The</strong>ologos<br />
Liquid Capital Austalia Pty Ltd<br />
Live It Now<br />
Local Care Pharmacy<br />
Lockley Land Title Solutions<br />
Lodge Phoenix<br />
Lodge <strong>The</strong>spian Fundraising<br />
Lodge Wyong 310 Royal Antediluvian Order of<br />
Buffaloes<br />
Looksmart Alter<strong>at</strong>ions Pty Ltd<br />
Loqu<strong>at</strong> Valley School<br />
Lumsden Pty Limited<br />
M & F K<strong>at</strong>z Family Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Mack Trucks<br />
Macquarie Group Found<strong>at</strong>ion Limited<br />
Macquarie Group Ltd<br />
Macquarie Grove Retirement Village<br />
Magdalene C<strong>at</strong>holic High School<br />
Malek Fahd Islamic School<br />
Mancini's Belfield<br />
Mango Auction<br />
Manildra Group of Companies<br />
Manly Malibu Boardriders Club<br />
Manly Masquerade Ball<br />
Manly Mens Bowling Club<br />
Manly Rugby Football Club Inc<br />
Manly Warringah Football Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Inc<br />
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Ltd<br />
Mannell Motors<br />
Maple-Brown Family Charitable Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Mar<strong>at</strong>hi K<strong>at</strong>ta<br />
Maria SS Mamma Nostra Committee<br />
Marian College<br />
Marisa Buzzai Fundraising<br />
Markit<br />
MasoniCare NSW and ACT Freemasons<br />
M<strong>at</strong>rix Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
McDonalds Australia Limited<br />
McGr<strong>at</strong>h Mazda<br />
McGr<strong>at</strong>h Mazda Liverpool<br />
McGr<strong>at</strong>h Mazda Sutherland<br />
McGr<strong>at</strong>hNicol Services Pty Ltd<br />
McGraw Hill Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Medtronic Australasia Pty Ltd<br />
Mehta Orthodontics<br />
Merrett Endowment<br />
Metlife Insurance Limited<br />
Metromix Pty Ltd<br />
MHT Vegetable Consultancy Services Pty Ltd<br />
Miles to Go<br />
Milton Corpor<strong>at</strong>ion Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Mitac Australia<br />
Mitsubishi Australia Ltd<br />
Mix Inc<br />
Moblie Fleet Services Pty Ltd<br />
Mona Vale Golf Club Limited<br />
Morgan Stanley Australia<br />
Mount Druitt Public School<br />
Mt Druitt Netball Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Mt Pritchard and District Community Club<br />
MULPHA Australia Ltd<br />
Mum's on a Mission<br />
Mustang Owners Club of Australia (NSW)<br />
My Body Clinic (Jessie Sharma)<br />
Myer - Parram<strong>at</strong>ta<br />
Myer Community Fund<br />
N & M Hurll Charitable Trust<br />
Nasko's Mini Excav<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ional Australia Bank - Sydney<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ional Foods Finance Pty Ltd<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ional P<strong>at</strong>ios Pty Ltd<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ional Rugby League<br />
Newman's Own Found<strong>at</strong>ion Inc<br />
Newport Marine Services Pty Ltd<br />
Nexbis Ltd<br />
Nexia Court & Co<br />
NF Australia<br />
Nicsons Concrete Pty Ltd<br />
Nomura<br />
North Sydney Girls High School<br />
North West Disability Services Inc<br />
Northern Beaches College Student Funds<br />
Northg<strong>at</strong>e Fuel Pty Ltd<br />
Novus Found<strong>at</strong>ion Limited<br />
NSW Food & Allied Trades Golf Assoc<br />
NSW Gun Club Ltd<br />
NSW Master Builders Bowls Club<br />
NSW Police - Fairfield<br />
NSW Police - St George District Police Charity<br />
Ball<br />
NSW Rural Fire Service - Chifley/Lithgow<br />
NSW Rural Fire Service - Coffee 4 Kids<br />
Nutricia Australia Pty Limited<br />
O2C Pty Ltd<br />
Oaks Sport Horses Pty Ltd<br />
O<strong>at</strong>ley Family Wines Pty Ltd<br />
Observ<strong>at</strong>ory Tower<br />
Official Elvis Presley Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Philanthropic<br />
Society<br />
Olex Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Olsens<br />
Oncology <strong>Children's</strong> Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
One By One Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Onepartners<br />
OneSteel Limited<br />
Open Hearth Hotel<br />
Orange Bins<br />
Ord Minnett Ltd<br />
Orion Expedition Cruises Pty Ltd<br />
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Society Australia<br />
Ottomin Charitable Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Our Lady of F<strong>at</strong>ima Craft & Leisure Centre<br />
Our Lady of Lourdes School<br />
Outback Sales & Service Pty Ltd<br />
Owen Miller Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Oz Window Cleaning Pty Ltd<br />
Popink<br />
Pacific Equity Partners Pty Ltd - Work Place<br />
Giving<br />
Pallet Logistics<br />
Palomarr Pty Ltd<br />
Parklea Correctional Centre<br />
Parram<strong>at</strong>ta City Council<br />
Parram<strong>at</strong>ta Leagues Club Ltd<br />
Parram<strong>at</strong>ta Senior Citizens Social Club<br />
Parram<strong>at</strong>ta Transit Social Club<br />
P<strong>at</strong>ron Financial Advice<br />
Pegasus Systems<br />
Peninsula Pals<br />
Pennant Hills High School<br />
Penrith Anglican College<br />
Perforce Software Pty Ltd<br />
Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd<br />
Peter Cornock & Associ<strong>at</strong>es - Solicitors &<br />
Attorneys<br />
Petersen Family Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Pfizer Australia<br />
Pilequip Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Pillar Administr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Pillar Investments Pty Ltd<br />
Pinpoint Pty Ltd<br />
Pittsberg Holdings Pty Ltd<br />
Pittw<strong>at</strong>er Council<br />
Planinsek Property Group<br />
Pongrass Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Portugal Madeira Sydney Social & Cultural<br />
Sports Club Ltd<br />
Posco Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Premier Media Group<br />
Preston Mill Proprietary Limited<br />
Pricew<strong>at</strong>erhouseCoopers<br />
Procter & Gamble Australia - Oral-B ANZ<br />
Protege Building<br />
Protiviti Pty Ltd<br />
Pymble Ladies College<br />
QANTAS Staff Credit Union<br />
Quakers Hill Junior Soccer Club Inc<br />
Quantium Group Pty Ltd<br />
Quicksmart Homes Pty Ltd<br />
Quinlan Electrical<br />
R & A Family Holdings<br />
Radiomar<strong>at</strong>hon<br />
RAHC - Gradu<strong>at</strong>e Nurses Auxiliary<br />
RailCorp - Country Link<br />
RailCorp - Work Place Giving<br />
Rainbow Excav<strong>at</strong>ions (NSW) Pty Ltd<br />
Raise A Smile Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Ranay Pty Ltd<br />
Ravenswood School for Girls<br />
RBS/ABN Amro<br />
Readers Digest Magazine<br />
Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research<br />
Found<strong>at</strong>ion Limited<br />
Rediform<br />
RedKite<br />
Reed Business Inform<strong>at</strong>ion Pty Ltd<br />
Regiti Pty Ltd<br />
Rellim Holdings No 2 Pty Ltd<br />
ResMed Limited<br />
Rest Industry Super<br />
Rett Syndrome Australian Research Fund<br />
Revolution X Pty Ltd<br />
Ritchies Stores Pty Ltd<br />
River Quays Marina<br />
Rocky Trail Entertainment<br />
Rooty Hill RSL Club Ltd<br />
Ross Equipment Aust Pty Ltd<br />
Rossc<strong>at</strong> Pty Limited<br />
Rotary Club of Balgowlah<br />
Rotary Club of Belrose<br />
Rotary Club of Breakfast Point<br />
Rotary Club of Brookvale Inc<br />
Rotary Club of Burwood<br />
Rotary Club of Frenchs Forest<br />
Rotary Club of Liverpool<br />
Rotary Club of Manly Sunrise<br />
Rotary Club of Narrabeen Lakes<br />
Rotary Club of Nowra<br />
Rotary Club of Parram<strong>at</strong>ta Daybreak<br />
Rotary Club of Terrey Hills<br />
Rotary Club of <strong>The</strong> Hills - Kellyville<br />
Rotary Club of Turramurra<br />
Rotary Club of Wahroonga<br />
Rotary Club of Winston Hills<br />
Royal Oak Hotel Parram<strong>at</strong>ta<br />
Rydges Hotel Ltd - Work Place Giving<br />
Rydges World Square Sydney<br />
Saltw<strong>at</strong>er Insurance Consultants<br />
Sandvik Mining and Construction Australia<br />
Santa Sabina College<br />
S'Antonio Da Padova Protettore Di Poggioreale<br />
Trapani Ltd<br />
SAP Australia Pty Limited<br />
Sargents Pies Charitable Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
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SAS Institute Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Say Family Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Scholastic<br />
Screenmasters Australia pty Ltd<br />
Seek Ltd - Work Place Giving<br />
Sefton High School<br />
Selsby Solutions<br />
Serendipity Craft Group<br />
Seven Consulting Pty Ltd<br />
Seven Hills Toongabbie RSL Club Ltd<br />
Seven Network (Oper<strong>at</strong>ions) Limited<br />
SGIC<br />
SGIO<br />
ShareGift Australia<br />
Shaw Family Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Shazbec Contracting<br />
Shell Refinery (Australia) Pty Ltd<br />
Sherman Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Shipping Industry Golf Challenge<br />
Shire Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Shiv Shakti Cultural Group Inc<br />
Shoalhaven City Turf Club<br />
Shop Distributive & Allied Employees'<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Shukutku University<br />
SingTel Optus Pty Ltd<br />
Smithfield RSL Men's Bowling Club<br />
Smyths Specialty Store<br />
SOS Excav<strong>at</strong>ions Pty Ltd<br />
Specialized Engineering Services<br />
Splash of Red Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Sprintcar Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of NSW Ltd<br />
St Baldrick's Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
St Charbel's College<br />
St George Bank - Lending & Investment<br />
St George Found<strong>at</strong>ion Limited<br />
St George Leagues Club Ltd<br />
St Ign<strong>at</strong>ius Riverview College<br />
St Johns Park Bowling Club<br />
St Johns Park Women's Bowling Club<br />
St Joseph's College<br />
St Kieran's Primary School<br />
Stage Artz<br />
Standby Forty-Six Pty Ltd<br />
Star Scientific Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Starbucks Coffee Company (Australia) Pty Ltd<br />
Starlight <strong>Children's</strong> Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
St<strong>at</strong>e Street Global Advisors<br />
St<strong>at</strong>e Transit Authority of NSW<br />
Stella Maris College<br />
Stephen Richardson Memorial Golf Day<br />
Steven Bourk & George Jammal (Partnership)<br />
Stockland<br />
Stockland Balgowlah<br />
Storage King North Parram<strong>at</strong>ta<br />
Sulphuric Acid Consulting Pty Ltd<br />
Suncorp Metway Limited<br />
Sunshine Club of Pendle Hill<br />
Sunsports Footwear Pty Ltd<br />
Surveyors Creek Public School<br />
Survive <strong>The</strong> Ride Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of NSW<br />
Sutton Roofing Pty Ltd<br />
Swimming Pool and Spa Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of NSW<br />
Limited<br />
Sydney Chinese Dance Group<br />
Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre<br />
Sydney Ferries<br />
Sydney Invit<strong>at</strong>ional Pty Ltd<br />
Sydney Mariners<br />
Sydney Northern Districts Doll and Bear Guild<br />
Sydney Speedway<br />
Sydney Technical High School<br />
Sydney Turf Club<br />
Sydney W<strong>at</strong>er Corpor<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Sydney Women's Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Club Inc<br />
Sydneysiders Express Inc.<br />
Tahmoor Coal Pty Ltd<br />
Tak Fuk Investment Pty Ltd<br />
Teachers Credit Union<br />
Telos Partners Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Temperance Rugby Club Non Players<br />
Tennis Australia Limited<br />
<strong>The</strong> Blackmore Found<strong>at</strong>ion Pty Ltd<br />
<strong>The</strong> Cerebral Palsy Alliance<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Children's</strong> Help Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>The</strong> Coffee Emporium<br />
<strong>The</strong> Cycling Cerebellums<br />
<strong>The</strong> Diavitiko Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>The</strong> Family Inn<br />
<strong>The</strong> Framing Centre<br />
<strong>The</strong> Freedman Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>The</strong> Gallop Family Account<br />
<strong>The</strong> George Gregan Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>The</strong> Good Guys Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>The</strong> Hannah & Amelia Young Trust<br />
<strong>The</strong> Hotel School Sydney<br />
<strong>The</strong> Humour Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>The</strong> Inner Wheel Club of the Hills Inc.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Jain Found<strong>at</strong>ion Inc.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Jenour Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>The</strong> Kids Charity Ute Muster<br />
<strong>The</strong> King's School<br />
<strong>The</strong> Knappick Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>The</strong> Lee Falk Memorial Bengali Explorers Club<br />
<strong>The</strong> Macintosh Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>The</strong> McDonald College<br />
<strong>The</strong> Mill House Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>The</strong> Neurofibrom<strong>at</strong>osis Assoc of SA Inc<br />
<strong>The</strong> Outback Stars<br />
<strong>The</strong> Philanthropical Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Vamvakiton<br />
Lakonias of NSW<br />
<strong>The</strong> Philip Bushell Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>The</strong> Powder Principle<br />
<strong>The</strong> Profield Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>The</strong> RA Gale Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>The</strong> Rix Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>The</strong> Schwinghammer Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>The</strong> South Australia Rose of Tralee<br />
<strong>The</strong> Sydney Lodge No 1020<br />
<strong>The</strong> Trust Company (Australia) Limited<br />
<strong>The</strong> Wade Family Trust<br />
<strong>The</strong> Wales Family Found<strong>at</strong>ion Pty Limited<br />
<strong>The</strong> Walt Disney Company (Australia) Pty<br />
Limited<br />
Thiess Services Pty Ltd<br />
Thinking Ergonomix<br />
Thriving Enterprises Pty Ltd<br />
Tom & Franks All St<strong>at</strong>es Pty Ltd<br />
Tonelli Motor Cycles<br />
Tony McCullough Found<strong>at</strong>ion Trust<br />
TOPS Celebr<strong>at</strong>ion Concert<br />
Town Hall Hotel<br />
ToyBox Intern<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
Toys R Us (Australia) Pty Ltd<br />
Traffik Marketing Pty Ltd<br />
Travellers Golf Club<br />
Tron Finacial Services<br />
Twin Creeks Golf & Country Club<br />
UBS AG Australia Branch<br />
UBS Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Ultim<strong>at</strong>e Sign Install<strong>at</strong>ions Pty Ltd<br />
Unilever Australasia<br />
United Mine Workers Feder<strong>at</strong>ion of Australia<br />
Uruguayans United - Uruguayos Unidos Inc<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Children's</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> • Fundraising <strong>Annual</strong> Review <strong>2012</strong><br />
Vedanta Child Care Services Pty Ltd<br />
Veolia Environmental Services<br />
Village Roadshow Limited<br />
Vinnies Craft Ladies<br />
Virgin Australia<br />
Virtue & Partners<br />
Vitaflo Australia Pty Ltd<br />
WAAAF - AFC & RAAF Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
(NSW Division)<br />
Wanted Shoe Company<br />
Warringah Mall<br />
W<strong>at</strong>son Erskine & Co Pty Ltd<br />
Waverley Council<br />
Wentworthville Leagues Club Ltd<br />
West Epping Panthers Bowling Club<br />
Western Earthmoving Pty Ltd<br />
Western Suburbs Leagues Club<br />
Westfield Capital Corp Ltd<br />
<strong>Westmead</strong> Priv<strong>at</strong>e <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
Westpac<br />
Westrac<br />
Whites Group Pty Ltd<br />
William Buck NSW Pty Ltd<br />
Windcraft Australia Pty Ltd<br />
Window Displays Pty Ltd<br />
Wishing Hearts<br />
Woodend Pty Ltd<br />
Woolworths Supermarkets<br />
Xavier College<br />
Xenian Pty Ltd<br />
XL Insurance Company Limited<br />
Yellow Brick Road Property Pty Ltd<br />
Youth Off <strong>The</strong> Streets<br />
Yusen Logistics (Australia) Pty Ltd<br />
Zed's Italian & Seafood<br />
ZWF NSW Pty Ltd<br />
Major Supporters - individuals<br />
Michael Abdallah<br />
David & Elizabeth Adams<br />
William & K<strong>at</strong>hryn Adams<br />
Dieter Adamsas<br />
Lenore Adamson<br />
Rafael Aducayen<br />
Michael Ahrens<br />
Lisa Ainsworth<br />
Robert Albert<br />
Felicity Allen<br />
Gloria J Amedee<br />
Mahendra Amin<br />
Valerie Appleroth<br />
Takako Arain<br />
Russel Armstrong<br />
W Arnott<br />
Garo Artinnian<br />
D Austin<br />
J Auty<br />
Martha Aziz<br />
David Bachmayer<br />
Nadia Badawi<br />
Ivy Baddock<br />
Christine Bailey<br />
Lynette Bain<br />
Peter Baines<br />
Kerryn Baird<br />
Peter Barclay<br />
Andrew Barelle<br />
Andrew Barkla<br />
Joe Bartolo<br />
Louise Baur<br />
Lil Bayley<br />
John B Bedwell<br />
Amina Belgiorno-Nettis<br />
Max Benjamin<br />
Hilda Bensley<br />
Scott Berggren<br />
Alexander Berlee<br />
C Berrigan<br />
Ernest Bickford<br />
Grant Blackley<br />
Nicole Blackley<br />
Adam Blades<br />
C Blomfield<br />
David Bloom QC<br />
Robert Boctor<br />
Michael Bonifacio<br />
John Borghetti<br />
Robert Botros<br />
Jessica Boyson<br />
Majella Brady<br />
Sinead Brady<br />
G Briant<br />
Ron Brierley<br />
William Britten<br />
Fiona Britten<br />
Jenny Brown<br />
Leo Browne<br />
Ann Browne<br />
Norman Brunsdon<br />
Elizabeth Buchanan<br />
David Buckland<br />
Margaret Bucknell<br />
Richard & Susan Bunting<br />
Valma Burrows<br />
E Butler<br />
Jean Butson<br />
David Cable<br />
Ian Cairns<br />
Ron Callus<br />
John Cameron<br />
Charles Campbell<br />
Mark Carlile<br />
Brian Carpenter<br />
Darren Carr<br />
Francoise Carrasco<br />
Phil Carter<br />
Graham Carters<br />
Frank Caruso<br />
Nadine Castellano<br />
Somthanh Chai<br />
K<strong>at</strong>e Chapman<br />
Kasey Cheung<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hy Christodoulou<br />
Jim & Angela Clark<br />
Robert Clark<br />
Rosie Clarke<br />
Nigel Clarke<br />
Lisa Clay<br />
J Clowes<br />
Cynthia Coghill<br />
Bernard Cohen<br />
Marco Colantonio<br />
David Colmer<br />
Chris Connolly<br />
K<strong>at</strong>rina Conyers<br />
Geoff Cooper<br />
Charbel Coorey<br />
Timothy Cormack<br />
Deena Coronna<br />
Neville Cox<br />
Carmel Crane<br />
Merle Crawley<br />
Daniel Cross<br />
Geoffrey Crossley<br />
Stephen Crozier<br />
Xiule Dai<br />
Jacqui Dalby-Payne<br />
Marco Davalos<br />
Jim Davidson<br />
Garry & Lynn Davis<br />
Paul Davis<br />
Keith de Jong<br />
Jeanette de Montemas<br />
Aileen De Paul Kelly<br />
John de Smet<br />
George Deiri<br />
Leigh Delbridge<br />
Christophe Denoux<br />
Leanne Dittmer<br />
David Dixon<br />
George Dobson<br />
Vittorio Dolfo<br />
Bette Dolman<br />
Monica Donazzolo<br />
George Douglass<br />
Anthony Drew<br />
John Dunlop<br />
Imraan Ebrahim<br />
Helen Economus<br />
Richard Eigner<br />
Ahmed Elarif<br />
Julie Ellinas<br />
Elizabeth Elliott<br />
John Elston<br />
Claire Essery<br />
Charles Essery<br />
C<strong>at</strong>herine Evans<br />
Paul Evans<br />
Robert Every<br />
James Fairfax<br />
Renee Farah<br />
David Farlow<br />
Susan Farrugia<br />
David Farrugia<br />
Edward Federman<br />
Mark Ferrington<br />
Joyce Foran<br />
Ines Frearson<br />
Lindsay Freeman<br />
Laurelle Freeman<br />
Phillip Friery<br />
Rachael Friery<br />
M<strong>at</strong>thias Fuchs<br />
Ernest Fung<br />
David Gale<br />
Richard Galvin<br />
Eleni Gerassis<br />
Joseph Giandomenico<br />
Frank Gillies<br />
Anastasia Gioulis<br />
Alan Giumelci<br />
Elaine Gock-Young<br />
Joseph Gomes<br />
Gary Goundrie<br />
Ray & Margaret Goymer<br />
Megan Grace<br />
Neville Grace<br />
James Graham<br />
Helen Graham<br />
Cheryl Grant<br />
A Green<br />
Allen Greenhalgh<br />
Steven Griffiths<br />
John Grigg<br />
Scott Grove<br />
Lance Gudgeon<br />
Barbara Gunn<br />
Amita Gupta<br />
M<strong>at</strong>thew Gwynne<br />
Dorothy Gyde<br />
Chris Hadley<br />
Susan Hadley<br />
David Hall<br />
Roger Hallaran<br />
Warren Halloran<br />
Verity Halvorsen<br />
Anthony Hammond<br />
John Hanbury<br />
Ian Hardiman<br />
Tom Hardwick<br />
Jeremy Harris<br />
Lachlan Harris<br />
Stephen Harris<br />
Frances Harrison<br />
Les & Vicki Harvey<br />
Jean Hay<br />
F Haynes<br />
Connor Hays<br />
Simon Hellams<br />
Melanie Henry<br />
Rose Herceg<br />
Linda Hernando<br />
Timothy Hext<br />
Chee-Leong Hiew<br />
P<strong>at</strong>rica Hill<br />
David Hillard<br />
Gy Ho<br />
Tom Hobbs<br />
Andrew Holland<br />
Carl Holt<br />
Youdong Hong<br />
Jessica Hore<br />
Thomas Howard<br />
Doug Howlett<br />
Tu Linh Hua<br />
Joanne Humbert<br />
Donald Hutton<br />
Tham Vi Huynh<br />
Adil Igladyos<br />
Leanne Ingram<br />
A Ireland<br />
Jon<strong>at</strong>han Isho<br />
Julianne Jackson<br />
Cynthia Jackson<br />
Shirley Jackson<br />
Khorshid Jahan<br />
Robyn Jamieson<br />
Christopher Janssen<br />
Kim Jarvis<br />
Nigel Jeffreys<br />
Gemma Jenkins<br />
Myrtle Johns<br />
John Johnston<br />
Thomas Johnston<br />
Cheryl Jones<br />
Avinash Joshi<br />
Marjorie Jump<br />
Brian Kable<br />
Ren<strong>at</strong>a Kaldor<br />
Andrew Kaldor<br />
Kay Kallas<br />
Radhika Kanade<br />
Eleni Kassianou<br />
Janine Ke<strong>at</strong>ing<br />
Chris Kennedy<br />
Mary Jane Kenny<br />
John Keogh<br />
C<strong>at</strong>herine Keogh<br />
Kim Kertesz<br />
Jared King<br />
Lucy King<br />
Tony King<br />
Greg King<br />
Geoffrey Kinghorn<br />
Andrew & Debbie Kladis<br />
David Knox<br />
Didem Korkmaz<br />
Richard Kovacs<br />
Adrian Kwok<br />
Erik La Hei<br />
Louise La Hei<br />
Craig Laforest<br />
Maria Lagadinos<br />
Sharon M Laing<br />
Jennifer Lambert<br />
Andrew Langley<br />
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Ada L<strong>at</strong>ham<br />
Wai Law<br />
M<strong>at</strong>thew Lawther<br />
Nance Le Merle<br />
Vicki Lee<br />
Swan Lee<br />
Niall Lenahan<br />
Graham Lennon<br />
Mei Han Leung<br />
Tony Leung<br />
Roger Levy<br />
Carol Lewis<br />
Michael Lewis<br />
Dorothy Libbesson<br />
Eduard Litver<br />
Robert Lockley<br />
A Loewenthal<br />
M Lombardo<br />
Alison Loughran-Fowlds<br />
Michael Lowe<br />
David Lowy AM<br />
J Ludeke<br />
Chan Luong<br />
J Mackisack<br />
Gordon Macmillan<br />
Kevin MacMillan<br />
Margaret MacPhail<br />
Dale Maguire<br />
Mangion<br />
Michael Martin<br />
Frank Martin<br />
Robert Martyr<br />
Peter Mason<br />
Robert M<strong>at</strong>her<br />
Marion Maxwell<br />
Roy Maxwell<br />
P<strong>at</strong>ricia McAlary<br />
Leisa McBurney<br />
Deidre McCann<br />
Conor McCarthy<br />
LA McCullagh<br />
Angus McGilvray<br />
Mary McGowan<br />
Daren McKennay<br />
Peter McKeon<br />
Angela McMahon<br />
P<strong>at</strong>ricia McNair<br />
Robert McNally<br />
Rose McNeill<br />
Richard McPhail<br />
P<strong>at</strong>ricia McPhail<br />
M<strong>at</strong>thew Mears<br />
Atul Mehta<br />
Chris Mentis<br />
Dennis Merchant<br />
Gabrielle Merchant<br />
Angela Michaelis<br />
Ron Miles<br />
George Miltenyi<br />
Lisa Moane<br />
Walter & Betty Mobbs<br />
Emma Mollerson<br />
Michael Monaghan<br />
Daniel Mong<br />
Daniel Montesin<br />
David Morgan<br />
Ksenia Morgan<br />
Michael Morgan<br />
C<strong>at</strong>herine Moroney<br />
Callan Moroney<br />
Kelly Morrison<br />
Alex Morton<br />
P Moss<br />
J Moujalli<br />
Anil Mudaliar<br />
Vivek Mudaliar<br />
Sanjin Muhic<br />
David Mullen<br />
Wendy Mulligan<br />
John Munce<br />
Lawrence Myers<br />
W Nash<br />
David Nguyen<br />
Brian Nicholls<br />
Ashleigh Nicholson<br />
Peter Nickerson<br />
David Nikic<br />
Trish Noakes<br />
Peter Nohra<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hryn North<br />
Roger Northcote<br />
Liliane Novak<br />
Jackie O'Brien<br />
John O'Connor<br />
Dunya O'Georges<br />
Rob Oldman<br />
Daniel O'Neill<br />
Michael O'Neill<br />
<strong>The</strong>odore Onisforou<br />
Kirraly Osborne<br />
Philip O'Sullivan<br />
Debra Oswald<br />
Peter & Lauraine Overton<br />
Stephen Palmer<br />
Jamie & Debbie Papagianopoulos<br />
Peter Paradise<br />
Danny Paris<br />
Les Parry<br />
Dominic Parsons<br />
Scott Pascoe<br />
Naveen P<strong>at</strong>el<br />
Hayley P<strong>at</strong>ernott<br />
Howard Peak<br />
Karan Perkins<br />
Andrew Pickup<br />
Robyn Pickworth<br />
Yvette Pieri<br />
Warren Pieri<br />
Francis Pires<br />
Efisio Podda<br />
Gary Pontifex<br />
Robin Potter<br />
Douglas Potter<br />
Nicola Potter<br />
G Powers<br />
Grahame Pr<strong>at</strong>t<br />
Adam Prested<br />
Andrew Pridham<br />
Robert Priestley<br />
Carolyn Priestley<br />
Greeba Pritchard<br />
Kim Prodinger<br />
Hans Prodinger<br />
Mary Puskas<br />
Mario Qu<strong>at</strong>roville<br />
Maggie & Violet Quinlan<br />
Graham Radford<br />
Elizabeth Ramsden<br />
Janita Rankin<br />
Steve Redman<br />
Velma Reibelt<br />
John Rendle<br />
Jennifer Reynolds<br />
Ian Robertson<br />
Sylvia Romanik<br />
Victor Ross<br />
Jennifer Ross<br />
Naomi Roth<br />
Sophie Rothery<br />
Maria Rowe<br />
Peter Russell<br />
Sharmin Saadullah<br />
Deana Saleh<br />
Lawerence Salter<br />
Weng Leong Sam<br />
Marjorie Sardiner<br />
Michael S<strong>at</strong>terthwaite<br />
Sonia S<strong>at</strong>tout<br />
Darrel Savage<br />
Philippa Sawyer<br />
Rick & Michelle Schirripa<br />
Pera Sciberris<br />
George Scopelitis<br />
Jeff Scott<br />
Meredith Scott<br />
Gordon Scott<br />
Norman Seckold<br />
Ravindra Seepersad<br />
Jon<strong>at</strong>han Sellar<br />
P<strong>at</strong>rick Sen<strong>at</strong><br />
Claude Sen<strong>at</strong><br />
Richard Seton<br />
Allan Shaw<br />
Julie Sheridan<br />
Philip Sheridan<br />
Mary Sherwood<br />
Peter Sherwood<br />
Albert Shun<br />
Diana Sibley<br />
Jenny Sillar<br />
David Sillence<br />
Sebastian Sinozic<br />
Mary Siu<br />
Lalithambal Sivasanthakumar<br />
Rachel Skinner<br />
Michelle Smart<br />
Grahame Smith<br />
Karl Solomonson<br />
Noel Sonter<br />
Frank Spaninks<br />
Joyce Spro<strong>at</strong><br />
Ian Stanley<br />
Simon Starr<br />
Terry Stassi<br />
Christian Stauber<br />
Be<strong>at</strong>rice Stauber<br />
Jodi Steel<br />
Graham Steele<br />
Rudoph Stefszky<br />
K<strong>at</strong>harine Steinbeck<br />
Alison Stephen<br />
Malcolm Stephens<br />
Shirley Stevenson OAM<br />
Val Steward<br />
John Stitt<br />
Alice Styles<br />
Tony Suters<br />
Kumar Swamin<strong>at</strong>han<br />
Petrus A Swemmer<br />
Samira Taouk<br />
Mark Taylor<br />
Bronwyn Taylor<br />
Nick Taylor<br />
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Joe Testa<br />
Steve Thomas<br />
Raymond Thomlinson<br />
Paul Threlfo<br />
Hugh & Colleen Tighe<br />
Murray Tobias<br />
Louise Tofts<br />
Peter Tonagh<br />
Millie Tong<br />
Eunice Tong<br />
K<strong>at</strong>ie Tran<br />
Hon Trang<br />
Jane Trumper<br />
Philip Tuerlines<br />
Naren Tumkur<br />
Mary Turton<br />
Danielle Van Snippenbury<br />
Albert Vandenberg<br />
Alex Varga<br />
Margaret Veitch<br />
Anthony Venning<br />
Jacky Vilardi<br />
Anthony Vourdanos<br />
Tony Wales<br />
Chad Walker<br />
Mark Walsh<br />
June Ward<br />
Giles Ward<br />
Kerry Webster<br />
Peter Wedgwood<br />
Lee-Anne Weeks<br />
Roseline Welsh<br />
Alexander Wendler<br />
Brian West<br />
Peter Wheeler<br />
Wayne White<br />
Kay White<br />
G D White<br />
Hilary Whitworth<br />
Glenn Williams<br />
Jane Williams<br />
Stuart Williams<br />
Peter Williams<br />
Kim Williams<br />
David Wills<br />
Adrienne & John Wilson<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hleen Wilson<br />
Don Wilson<br />
John Wilson<br />
Eisse Woldhuis<br />
Bik Ching Wong<br />
Peter Wong<br />
Jacki Wong<br />
David Wooden<br />
Helen Wootton<br />
Tony Wright<br />
Jackie Wright<br />
Christopher Wyke<br />
Anna Wyke<br />
Barbra Wynn<br />
Robin Yabsley<br />
Lynn Yager<br />
Anthony Yeung<br />
Nabeel Youakim<br />
Yang Yu<br />
Zohrab Zaitounian<br />
Steve Zakaria<br />
Lisa Zois<br />
How to help<br />
Your generous support of <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong> is gre<strong>at</strong>ly appreci<strong>at</strong>ed by our p<strong>at</strong>ients, families<br />
and staff. Our ground-breaking work would be gre<strong>at</strong>ly diminished without your support. Every dollar counts in<br />
our quest to save precious young lives.<br />
Thank you for your valued support.<br />
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Please forward your gift to:<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong><br />
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<strong>Westmead</strong> NSW 2145<br />
Phone: (02) 9845 3367<br />
Fax: (02) 9845 3457<br />
/<br />
Your gift of $2 or over is tax deductible.<br />
Funds will be used <strong>at</strong> the discretion of<br />
the Chief Executive to improve the health<br />
and welfare of children cared for by<br />
<strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong>.
Hope<br />
grows<br />
with you<br />
Thanks to the children and families who are fe<strong>at</strong>ured in this public<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Profile photography by Michael Amendolia<br />
Illustr<strong>at</strong>ions by Tiel Seivl-Keevers<br />
Children’s clothing supplied by Best and Less<br />
Financial inform<strong>at</strong>ion can be accessed via <strong>The</strong> Sydney Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong>s Network <strong>Annual</strong> Review <strong>at</strong><br />
www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au<br />
@BandagedBear
© <strong>2012</strong> <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong><br />
Fundraising Department, <strong>The</strong> Children’s <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Westmead</strong><br />
Corner Hawkesbury Road & Hainsworth Street,<br />
<strong>Westmead</strong> NSW 2145 Australia<br />
Locked Bag 4001 <strong>Westmead</strong> NSW 2145<br />
Phone: (02) 9845 3367<br />
Website: www.bandagedbear.org.au