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How your support in 2019/20 worked wonders for sick kids

Vision and Mission Our vision is for every sick child to have the best possible health care, with access to world-class research and clinical treatment in a healing environment.

Our mission is to help save children’s lives and work wonders for sick kids and their families.

On behalf of Queensland’s sick kids and their families, thank you for your support. You are truly working wonders.

Nancellar was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in 2018. Whilst being treated at Queensland Children’s Hospital, Nancellar loved playing with our volunteers and visiting Kidzone.

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YOUR SUPPORT IN NUMBERS 2

YOUR IMPACT IN NUMBERS 3

WHAT WE RAISED TOGETHER 4

WHAT WE ARE FUNDING TOGETHER 5

HOW WE LEVERAGE YOUR DONATIONS 6

PATIENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT 8

Kidzone - a place where kids can just be kids 10

Mahlia’s story 12

Juiced TV 14

The space that colour forgot 15

Supporting families after the death of a child 15

EQUIPMENT 16

3D surgical navigation technology 16

Charlotte’s story 18

Second apheresis machine funded to help save more lives 20

Supporting vital research into paediatric stroke 21

Laser helping children with burn injuries 21

RESEARCH 22

Molly’s story 24

Queensland’s first research program to improve the lives of kids with cystic fibrosis 26

Precision medicine for sepsis 27

William’s story 28

Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research 30

Grants shine spotlight on Queensland women making a difference in child health research 31

OUR STATE-WIDE IMPACT 32

SUPPORTING SICK KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH A GLOBAL PANDEMIC 34

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION? 35

How your support in 2019/20 worked wonders for sick kids P.1

Your support in numbersWe simply could not do what we do without the incredible generosity of the community and our partners. Thank you.

23,352 kilometres walked, ran, sky-dived or swam in our inaugural 42K Your Way challenge to raise money for sick kids

231,700 people were reached through the 2019 Nine Telethon broadcast and inspired by humbling stories of bravery

1 prize bull auctioned off in Roma to raise funds for rheumatology research by two-year-old Digby and his family

27,050 hours were generously donated by volunteers to support sick kids and their families, through bedside play, theatre support, and Woolworths Wayfinders

1,058 play packswere donated through the Play is Serious campaign – a project implemented to combat isolation during COVID-19 visitor restrictions at Queensland Children’s Hospital

$60 million raised by Woolworths customers and teams over 34 incredible years

P.2 Children’s Hospital Foundation

Your impact in numbersYour donations have a huge impact by delivering patient and family services at Queensland Children’s Hospital, through funding vital equipment and world-class research.

8,500 books borrowed through the Scholastic Book Bunker at Queensland Children’s Hospital

14,084 check-ins at our new Kidzone room at Queensland Children’s Hospital

47 episodes of Juiced TV – the TV show made for kids by kids – were filmed and aired to sick kids’ bedsides around Queensland paediatric wards and hospitals, including nine virtual episodes during COVID-19 restrictions

2,300 music therapy sessions across the burns, rehab, paediatric intensive care and emergency departments

$2.5 million fundedtowards the $15 million Cystic Fibrosis Research Program, bringing together researchers to deliver improved health outcomes, better quality of life and longer life expectancy for cystic fibrosis patients in Queensland and around the world


Whether it’s supporting our three key funding areas or helping us save for major upcoming projects, every dollar donated is helping us invest in the futures of our sickest kids.

What we raised together

It was a year of records, with many of our fundraising goals surpassing anything we have ever done before.

$13.4 million raised as part of the 2019 Nine Telethon

$6.9 million Queenslander Geoff Carrick left an incredible

gift to work wonders for sick kids in his Will.

$99,497 raised during the inaugural 42K Your Way challenge

Individual donations

Gifts in wills

Partnerships

Trusts and Foundations

Gift-in-kind

In 2019/20 we raised $30.5 million

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27%

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14%

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Research grants

Health and medical services

Equipment

Patient and family support grants

Other Foundation grants

Gift-in-kind

Delivery of mission-related services

Forward commitments

In 2019/20 we funded and made forward commitments of

$36.7 million

Thanks, in no small part to this record year of fundraising, we have been able to invest $17.7 million into our mission in 2019/20.

What we are funding together

Plus a commitment of $19 million over five years to significant multi-year research programs into children’s health. This includes our larger research programs, such as:

$5 million for the Children’s Brain Cancer Centre

$5 million for the Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research

$2.5 million for the Queensland Cystic Fibrosis Research Program


For every dollar the Foundation has funded, $6 has subsequently been invested in this global-leading project to both extend and improve the quality of life of children suffering with cystic fibrosis. This translates to many more times the impact for every dollar raised by the Foundation on the lives of sick children.

How we leverage your donations The Foundation is increasingly building significant research and clinical collaborations to transform health care and demonstrably reduce the burden of disease on children. The Queensland community can be proud of their commitment to funding solutions through the Foundation to some of the most devastating diseases afflicting children. We not only ensure that we fund the highest quality research and clinical improvements to unlock answers for Queensland sickest kids, we do this in partnership with the Federal and State Government, corporate partners, individuals, Universities and Medical Research Institutes and domestic and increasingly international Trusts and Foundations.

Bringing these partnerships together across research into brain cancer, investment in leading clinical equipment, supporting global studies in care for young people with cystic fibrosis and improving childhood nutrition are just some examples of multi-partner collaborations that the Foundation has established in recent years.

Not only are these collaborations significantly strengthening our ability to achieve much greater impacts on childhood illness and injuries, they also mean that for every dollar donated to the Children’s Hospital Foundation, we are leveraging that donation many times over to achieve a much greater impact.

The Queensland Cystic Fibrosis Research Program is Queensland’s first dedicated cystic fibrosis research program to help improve outcomes for children living with this life-limiting condition. The $15m funding for the program was founded on an initial commitment of $2.5m from the Children’s Hospital Foundation, who worked with the University of Queensland, the US based Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Federal Government and other funders to establish this program through the Queensland Children’s Hospital and the Princess Alexandra Hospital.

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After a routine newborn screening test Beau’s family were told that he had the life-limiting condition, cystic fibrosis. Now five, Beau visits Queensland Children’s Hospital or his local hospital at least every six weeks. Beau loves playing Jenga with our Entertainment volunteers.


Patient and Family SupportGOAL: Support patients and their families when they are in hospital by providing a range of programs and activities that complement and enhance clinical care and provide distraction and entertainment for children and their families.

We provided families with precious memories on special occasions like Christmas, Easter, Riverfire, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. For Christmas we organised carollers in the hospital, Santa photos, DIY present making and more.

There were 76,713 positive interactions with patients and their families, including:

Over 7,500 free mealsprovided to families

36,959 familiesassisted through information desks and wayfinding

$1 million IN GRANTS WAS FUNDED INTO PATIENT AND FAMILY SERVICES AT QUEENSLAND CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH QUEENSLAND FACILITIES.

Our volunteers bring smiles to children like Grace at the Queensland Children’s Hospital

Through the Working Wonders grant scheme $470,000 was invested into 15 initiatives to support the Queensland Children’s Hospital. These include education programs for critical care and surgery, to helping children receive care and treatment at home.


10,780 fun interactions through Entertainment Volunteer and Pet Therapy programs

8,003 families were supported while their child was undergoing surgery

4,961 patients

supported through play in Emergency Department and Oncology Day Unit

4,963 kids participated in an entertainment-based activity or workshop

38,147 adhoc requests

and letter mail outs supported by our admin volunteers

2,167 toys and games

loaned to inpatients including the introduction of digital distraction devices and Play Ability toys in April

1,144 interactions with special guests visiting inpatients and outpatients

243 birthday presents provided to children in hospital

100+ familiessupported by our Ellen Barron Family Centre volunteers

2,708 families received a ward orientation from our Family Liaison Team

Mila was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2018. Her family shared their remarkable story as part of the 2019 Nine Telethon.


Kidzone - a place where kids can just be kidsHospitals can be scary places, which is why it’s important for kids to have a place to go where they can have fun, play and just be kids. With the support of Event Hospitality and Entertainment, Kidzone has become a haven for kids at Queensland Children’s Hospital.

With an enormous tree to hide in, and butterflies on the walls, Kidzone gives kids the opportunity to get out of their rooms and gives siblings a place to play and have fun while their brother or sister receives treatment or attends an appointment. The stress of appointments and treatments can be hard on families – both on patients and on their parents and siblings. Kidzone gives everyone the opportunity for a break, whether it be for 10 minutes while mum and dad have a coffee, for an hour while a sibling receives treatment, or every day during a long stay.

Play is such an important aspect of a child’s life, so we want to make sure that even though they are in hospital, they have an opportunity to smile, laugh and just be kids. Our dedicated volunteers are always happy to get involved with the fun and games, and their goal is to bring a smile to the face of every Kidzone visitor.

Kidzone was funded by Event Hospitality and Entertainment


As a baby Archer spent five weeks in hospital with meningococcal disease. He had nine surgeries, four skin grafts and two fingers amputated. Now four, Archer will still need surgery on his ankles, but we’re pleased to say he’s doing well and keeps smiling.


“It’s a place that’s all about fun and being a kid - watching my kids interact with other children and play with the volunteers, it meant the world.”

Mahlia’s story Before Mahlia was even born, she was diagnosed in utero with a congenital heart defect and when she was just eight days old, Mahlia had her first surgery in 2018.

Originally from Perth, Mahlia’s family came back to the Queensland Children’s Hospital in April 2019 and ended up staying for four and a half months so that Mahlia could have two more open heart surgeries.

During this time, Mahlia’s mum Kate was able to use Kidzone to make sure her two sons Bailey and Logan, and daughter Laylah, were able to play and just be kids.

“Both my boys were at the hospital school during the four and a half months that Mahlia was admitted.

They were in the hospital from 9am to 5pm, so straight after school they’d make a beeline for Kidzone and play there until I picked them up, and then during the holidays the three kids would be there all day.

Being in hospital, you’ve got to be quiet and Kidzone is one place where they can go and just be kids – be loud and play and do some sort of normal activity.

My husband works away, so I don’t think I would have been able to cope so well without Kidzone and the amazing volunteers who work there.

On weekends, the kids would be waiting for 10am so they could go play, they loved all the events that were on, especially the dance challenge – it made them feel special when I had to have my focus on Mahlia.

It’s a place that’s all about fun and being a kid – watching my kids interact with other children and play with the volunteers, it meant the world.”

Mahlia recovering after her third heart surgery


Mahlia's siblings Bailey, Logan and Laylah loved playing with Kathy in Kidzone.


Juiced TVJuiced TV is an Australian first entertainment initiative the Foundation has been funding since it’s inception in 2015, that benefits the health and wellbeing of sick kids and their families in hospital, one episode at a time.

It’s the TV show made by the kids in hospital, for the kids in hospital. The challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic opened up an opportunity for Juiced TV to innovate and continue revolutionising the way kids and their families experience hospital.

Juiced TV launched Juiced TV Live Virtual Visits. Special guests virtually visited patients at the Queensland Children’s Hospital through live stream on Juiced TV’s Facebook Page which was also accessible for patients through the bedside Patient Entertainment System. Special guests have included Lego legend The Brickman, singer-songwriter Dean Lewis, actress Margot Robbie, actor Chris Hemsworth, comedian Hamish Blake and actor Johnny Depp who visited in character as Captain Jack Sparrow.

Chris Hemsworth appeared on Juiced TV in June 2020 talking to host Pip and patient Elana.


Supporting families after the death of a childIn partnership with the Scarlett May Foundation, the Children’s Hospital Foundation is proud to fund the dedicated role of Bereavement Coordinator, held by Dr Leigh Donovan, to support the Children’s Health Queensland Bereavement Service.

The space that colour forgotQueensland Children’s Hospital is light, bright and full of art and colour to brighten the days of sick kids in hospital, but sadly, there was a space that colour forgot.

A 60 metre walkway that for many children means the start or continuation of uncomfortable and often painful treatment. This walkway is used over 200 times a week by oncology patients and their families as they make the journey from the Queensland Children’s Hospital to the Mater Hospital.

In partnership with the Children’s Health Queensland Arts in Health program, artist Natalie Lavelle and her mentor Simon Degroot, from Griffith University were commissioned to design ‘Mindful Trace’ – an artwork which was influenced by creating a sense of place and community and encourages feelings of freedom and mindfulness. Mindful Trace is a metaphor for the important role of the walkway in the lives of children undergoing oncology treatment.

Thank you to parent Nathan Purdy for his dedication in helping us bring some more colour into the lives of sick kids.

This role ensures clear referral pathways between families, Queensland Children’s Hospital, and regional and remote centres to deliver the best possible ongoing support and guidance for families whose child has sadly passed away.

Through our funding into the Social Welfare Service, families may be able to access Final Farewell funds to support funeral payments for families experiencing financial hardship in the most tragic of circumstances.

Memory-making has strong clinical links to a person’s ability to process, understand and therefore cope with their emotions, both positive and negative, which is why we fund memory books and support boxes for families in partnership with Precious Wings.

The Annual Remembrance Ceremony provides the opportunity for children to be remembered in a shared experience with others who have lived through the death of a child, and for clinicians, families and friends to touch base with one another, making the transition between hospital life and normal life less abrupt and disruptive.

The annual Good Grief, This Hurts symposium enhances confidence and capacity in caring for children and young people who have been impacted by the death of someone close to them. This has grown from a local in-person seminar to a virtual seminar now accessible globally.


EquipmentGoal: Improve children’s health by funding research, vital medical equipment and improvements to clinical care that lead to faster diagnoses, better treatments and ultimately cures for some of the most devastating childhood illnesses and injuries.

3D surgical navigation technologyQueensland kids with bone cancer will benefit from better outcomes after surgery, thanks to cutting-edge 3D surgical navigation technology.

Thanks to your generosity, the Children’s Hospital Foundation was able to fund this $1.7 million piece of equipment, making Queensland Children’s Hospital the first in Australia to use this technology in a paediatric cancer setting.

Surgeons are now able to save more of a child’s arm, leg or pelvis, by using the technology to accurately navigate around cancerous bone tumours, helping them to remove less healthy bone and joints located close the tumour. This will give children with bone cancer better function of their affected limb after surgery, and ultimately a better quality of life.

$3.8 millionWAS FUNDED INTO HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND NON-CLINICAL SERVICES OF WHICH $380,000 SUPPORTED VITAL EQUIPMENT FOR 19 REGIONAL HOSPITALS DURING 2019/20.


In July 2019, Sofia had a tumour in her right leg removed using the Foundation-funded 3D surgical navigation equipment.

The operation consisted of a rare and complex procedure called rotationplasty, which was a partial amputation of her leg, ankle and foot, and subsequent re-attachment of the healthy lower part of her leg, ankle and foot to the remaining part of her femur, with the foot rotated 180 degrees. This way, Sofia’s ankle and foot will function as the knee joint, allowing her to have full control and movement of a prosthetic leg.

Without the 3D surgical navigation equipment, Sofia would have had to undergo a full amputation, which would leave her with less ability and a lower quality of life.


“It’s the type of phone call that no parent should ever have to receive.”

Charlotte’s story13-year-old Charlotte was diagnosed in early 2019 with osteosarcoma – a type of bone cancer that begins in the cells that form bones.

As a budding basketball star, her journey began when she was training for her upcoming State Championships, and she began to feel aches and pains, but quickly associated these to her training, treating them with heat and ice packs, sports massage and physio.

However, when no amount of treatment was easing the pain, her physio referred Charlotte for an MRI, but she was unable to get in for an appointment before her big game, so Charlotte pushed forward and travelled to Mackay to play for her team. Halfway through the game, it was clear Charlotte could no longer continue on the court, and her mum, Kushla, rushed her to the closest imaging facility, where Charlotte underwent numerous scans.

Kushla received a phone call early the next morning, as they were heading to support Charlotte’s team from the sidelines.

“It’s the type of phone call that no parent should ever have to receive,” Kushla said.

“I don’t remember the full conversation except for snippets and words like ‘tumour’, ‘Brisbane’, and ‘oncology’, and my heart immediately sank. Telling Charlotte was heartbreaking – her first words were “Mum, am I going to die?”

At this stage, we didn’t have a confirmed diagnosis for the type of tumour, whether it was malignant or not, or how long we would have to stay in Brisbane.”

Charlotte was admitted to Queensland Children’s Hospital and immediately underwent further testing before she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and told she needed to begin chemotherapy the next day.

Following her initial rounds of chemotherapy, Charlotte underwent surgery in October 2019, and was one of the first paediatric patients in the country to benefit from new cutting-edge 3D surgical navigation technology. This was followed by more chemotherapy which completed in March 2020.

Things have started to look up for Charlotte and she is now home in Cairns. Generously, Charlotte and her family decided to give back by being ambassadors for our community fundraising campaign 42K Your Way in August 2020.

This state-of-the-art equipment was partly funded through the generosity of Geoff Carrick who kindly left the Children’s Hospital Foundation a gift in his Will. Geoff was a proud Queenslander who believed no child deserves to be sick.


Second apheresis machine funded to help save more lives

More children at Queensland Children’s Hospital with chronic illnesses can receive plasma exchange treatment using an apheresis machine funded with of your support.

This life-saving treatment involves the removal of a patient’s own plasma and replacing it with donated plasma. This equipment has provided critical support for patients like Kaia, who suffers from a rare disease in her kidneys which causes scar tissue to develop and prevents them from filtering waste out of the blood. To improve her kidney function, Kaia underwent plasma exchange treatment three times each week using the apheresis machine.

In 2019 the Children’s Hospital Foundation funded a second apheresis machine, when demand for the treatment doubled in just 18 months. The machine is also used for neurological and rheumatological conditions.


Laser helping children with burn injuries Because of your incredible support the Children’s Hospital Foundation funded the $278,000 Lumenis Ultra Pulse laser currently being trialled at the Queensland Children’s Hospital.

The laser transforms light into heat that can effectively ‘melt away’ old scar tissue and allow new skin to grow in its place. This treatment has the potential to reduce the appearance of burns scars and improve function in the affected areas.

Five-year-old Charlie is one of the hundreds of children burned in Queensland every year who could benefit from the burns laser treatment.

He sustained full thickness burns to 36 per cent of his body after he accidentally pulled a deep fryer off the kitchen bench in 2015, covering himself in hot oil. Charlie spent a total of 39 days at the Queensland Children’s Hospital and underwent 11 surgeries for skin grafting and dressing changes, and will need ongoing treatments for many years to come to manage his scarring as he grows.

It’s hoped the introduction of the laser technology will reduce the number of surgical interventions children like Charlie will need in the future by making the tight areas of scarring softer and more pliable.

Supporting vital research into paediatric strokeStrokes do not just affect adults; three children are diagnosed with stroke every month in Queensland. In an Australian first, children affected by stroke will benefit from better long-term health care plans and a reduced need for future treatments thanks to research taking place at the Queensland Children’s Hospital.

With your donations we were proud to fund the high density (HD) electroencephalography (EEG) machine that is central to a research study monitoring brain waves in children affected by stroke. The study aims to help determine the best rehabilitation and management strategies for their long term recovery. The HD EEG machine provides researchers with detailed information about the progress of individual patient’s recovery following stroke. This allows clinicians at the Queensland Children’s Hospital to develop personalised rehabilitation plans that aim to minimise the life-long impairments associated with stroke and prevent the recurrence of future strokes.

Charlie handing out medals to Bike 4 Burns riders in 2019


ResearchGOAL: Improve children’s health by funding research, vital medical equipment and improvements to clinical care that lead to faster diagnoses, better treatments and ultimately cures for some of the most devastating childhood illnesses and injuries.

We are proud to fund world-class paediatric research through our annual grant rounds; Health Services Research, the Mary McConnel Boost Program for Women in Paediatric Research, Preclinical and Clinical Research.

The Children’s Hospital Foundation is committed to accountability and transparency in awarding funds to paediatric research. Applications for research funding undergo a rigorous peer review process conducted by an independent Research Advisory Committee, chaired by Professor Ian Frazer.

A significant number of Queensland paediatric researchers that we have been supporting over many years secured $17.5 million of national research funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Medical Research Future Fund.

Australia’s first research centre solely focused on paediatric brain cancer, treatment and survivorship.Despite advances in other types of childhood cancer, survival rates for brain cancer have made little progress over the past 30 years. Every nine days an Australian child dies of brain cancer.

The Children’s Brain Cancer Centre, launched in March 2019, unites the ‘best of the best’ in paediatric brain research to bring new hope to children and young people fighting the disease.

$5.6 millionWENT INTO FUNDING RESEARCH DURING FY20.

The centre brings together world-leading researchers, doctors and facilities to boost brain cancer research capacity, and improve outcomes in Queensland and beyond. This research plays a vital role in the Australian Brain Cancer Mission, which aims to double survival rates and improve the quality of life of people living with brain cancer over the next 10 years.

A team of four directors – Dr Tim Hassall, Prof Brandon Wainwright, Prof Bryan Day and Prof Greig de Zubicaray – guide the centre, which involves collaborators at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology – Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, The University of Queensland’s Institute of Molecular Bioscience, The Diamantina Institute and Queensland Brain Institute, and the clinical infrastructure and specialists of Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service.

Research already underway includes innovative projects contributing to the discovery of new therapies, trials to improve physical functioning and neurological ability in patients, and genetic engineering technology to reprogram immune cells to target brain tumours.

Due to the generosity of donors and our corporate partner, the Lott by Golden Casket, $5 million has been committed to the research centre over five years.

The Lott by Golden Casket generously donated $500,000 to the Children’s Brain Cancer Centre


Slater was diagnosed with a brain cancer known as ependymoma when he was just 17 months old. The cancer grows in the passageways where the fluid protecting his brain flows, making it difficult to treat without affecting his brain function. Slater was four at the Centre launch event in March 2019 and is a veteran of major surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.


“She is lucky. And we are a lucky family. But we need a cure.”

Molly’s storyMolly was only three-years-old when she began to complain of earaches. What followed was a four-month journey of visiting a plethora of health specialists to try and find the cause of the pain, before an ophthalmologist appointment led to her diagnosis of optic nerve glioma – a slow growing brain tumour.

Despite undergoing treatment, Molly remains an upbeat little girl with a longing to give back, having raised more than $6,500 for the Children’s Brain Cancer Centre.

Instead of presents and a party for her last two birthdays, she’s asked friends and family to donate to kids in hospital. Kids just like her.

“She has lost the sight in her right eye,” Molly’s mum, Michelle said. “Our current aim is to protect the sight in her left.”

“Amidst the challenges that a cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy treatment present, Molly remains her joyful self,” Michelle said.

Michael and Michelle know their daughter is one of the “lucky ones” because they have met other children with brain cancer, whose prognosis is far worse than Molly’s.

“She is lucky. And we are a lucky family. But we need a cure.”

Molly said, “I’m excited to give my birthday money to the doctors so they can help kids with lumps like me.” Too young to grasp the enormity of her diagnosis, Molly does understand the gift of giving.


Molly has raised over $6,500 for the Children’s Brain Cancer Centre.


Between 60 and 70 babies are diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in Australia every year, and about 450 children are treated for the disease at the Queensland Children’s Hospital annually.

In November 2019 the Queensland Cystic Fibrosis Research Program was announced. With total funding of $15 million from the Children’s Hospital Foundation, The University of Queensland, US-based Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Department of Health Medical Research Future Fund and an anonymous donor. This program is Queensland’s first dedicated cystic fibrosis research program to help improve outcomes for children living with the life-limiting condition.

Queensland’s first research program to improve the lives of kids with cystic fibrosisThe life expectancy for an Australian with cystic fibrosis is just 38 years. This number has increased over the past two decades due to research funding but it is still less than half of an average Australian.

The program will focus on two new research projects, the early life origins of cystic fibrosis lung disease (the ELO study), and the Mycobacterium abscessus (MABS) pulmonary disease program.

Queensland Children’s Hospital Paediatric Respiratory Physician Professor Claire Wainwright, and Professors Peter Sly and Scott Bell from The University of Queensland will lead the research that will be carried out in partnership with Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, the Metro North Hospital and Health Service and The Prince Charles Hospital.

The generous funding the Foundation receives helps to give hope to children living with cystic fibrosis.

Foundation CEO Rosie Simpson and the Dunn family, with Professors Peter Sly and Claire Wainwright. Aiden and Mya both have cystic fibrosis.


Precision medicine for sepsis

Sepsis is a leading cause of death and disability in adults and children and occurs when the body’s response to infection becomes so severe that organs start shutting down. The recognition of sepsis can be challenging and there is an urgent need for improved diagnostic tests.

Thanks to your generous donations, the Children’s Hospital Foundation is extremely pleased to support Australia’s largest paediatric sepsis study. As a proud partner of the Medical Research Future Fund Genomics Health Futures Mission, an investment of more than $2.6 million has been awarded to a three-year study, led by Luregn Schlapbach, Queensland Children’s Hospital paediatric intensive care specialist and Associate Professor at The University of Queensland.

The study will investigate how different genes in the body are activated or deactivated during a sepsis infection, with the goal of reducing the time it takes to diagnose the life-threatening condition. The study began in July 2020 and paediatric intensive care teams from across Australia will be invited to participate.


“We will be forever grateful to the hospital and the incredible staff”

William’s storyWhen William was born in March 2019 at 38 weeks and weighing only 2.9kg, doctors recommended he undergo three-hourly glucose tests.

The next morning, the test uncovered that William’s blood sugar was extremely low and he was struggling to breathe. Doctors quickly placed him on antibiotics, and William was diagnosed with Group B streptococcus (a bacterium that can be passed from mother to baby during labour) which led to sepsis.

His parents, Kathryn and Tom, recall being told that William was not showing a positive response to the antibiotics, so it was likely they would lose him.

“We were broken and numb, and we felt reluctant to even flirt with any feelings of hope or optimism, in case the worst came to pass,” Tom said.

At only 36 hours old, William was taken to Queensland Children’s Hospital and placed on ECMO – a life support technique which takes over the function of the heart and lungs while the body is fighting illness or injury.

“We were one of the lucky families whose time at the Queensland Children’s Hospital ends in a miracle, and we will be forever grateful to the hospital and the incredible staff, as well as the contributions that funded the research and equipment which were literally life saving for our son.”

William all but beat the infection after five days on ECMO and spent another five days in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit learning to breathe on his own again.

William is now a happy go-lucky young boy who loves playing with his little brother, and visiting the beach.

The Children’s Hospital Foundation has purchased a number of pumps and monitors for the Queensland Children’s Hospital ECMO service, through WoolworthsWoolworths’ teams and customers generous fundraising efforts.


Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition ResearchThe Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research welcomed Professor Danielle Gallegos from Queensland University of Technology as the new Centre Director.

The Centre, funded through the Children’s Hospital Foundation by a $5 million donation from Woolworths’ team and customers, has a number of research projects underway focussed on improving the nutrition of children, particularly of those living in disadvantaged communities.

Two nutrition health services research studies supported through the Centre were completed in 2019-2020:

• A pilot study to build capacity of child health nurses and educators to encourage healthy eating found role-modelling by trusted adults was an effective strategy in promoting healthy dietary intake and food preferences amongst young children.

• Another project has led to increased paediatric feeding telepractice service provision at the Queensland Children’s Hospital as well as an e-learning package that has been disseminated to more than 180 clinicians.

Associate Professor Severine Navarro, Preclinical Senior Research Fellow at the Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research, was recognised in the 2019 Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.

"The Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research is one of the first opportunities that we’ve had to actually do public health nutrition research that’s about prevention, not treatment, and is about working with families and communities to improve what children are eating."Professor Danielle Gallegos


Grants shine spotlight on Queensland women making a difference in child health researchOn International Women’s Day in March, the Children’s Hospital Foundation launched the 2020 Mary McConnel Career Boost Program for Women in Paediatric Research.

Currently, women only account for 17 per cent of senior academics in Australian universities and research institutes. The Mary McConnel Career Boost Program aims to close the significant academic gender gap – and, importantly, improve health outcomes for children and young people.

The program aims to support women to increase delivery and dissemination of research, thereby ‘boosting’ the researcher’s track record and competitiveness for future funding. Successful applicants receive $50,000 funding to overcome barriers to career progression and receive one-on-one mentoring support from a leading research professional.

Since the launch of the program in 2018, with your support, the Foundation has invested more than $735,000 in outstanding female researchers working to improve healthcare outcomes for sick and injured children.

The Mary McConnel Career Boost for Women in Paediatric Research program honours Queenslander Mary McConnel, who was a pioneer in establishing the State’s first children’s hospital in 1878.

Some of the past Mary McConnel recipients and mentors at our International Women’s Day breakfast in March 2019.


Cairns Base HospitalCarescape B450, 12” Patient Monitor simplifies patient monitoring and allows nurses and doctors to spend more time focusing on the kids.

Gympie HospitalThe installation of the wall murals and addition of the distraction toys is set to create a dedicated and friendly space for children, aimed to ease the stress for patients and their families visiting the ward.

Redland HospitalTelemetry Monitors improve care by closely monitoring the heart rate and breathing of each patient for abnormalities or changes.

Mackay Base HospitalJuiced TV made engaging content with the kids in February 2020.

Townsville HospitalWe funded Neonatal Storage Lockers and Bilimeter. Bilimeter will enable staff to monitor childrens jaundice levels without having to use invasive procedures.

Gold Coast University HospitalKanMed BabyBed which is designed for sick and premature babies to reduce noise and distractions and enable easy access.

Child Life Therapy Program which helps reduce anxiety in children receiving treatment at hospital through distraction therapy and ‘medical play’ activities that support the child’s developmental, social and emotional wellbeing.

Rockhampton HospitalHartwell Simulator which helps to better prepare clinical team and improve patient outcomes.

Juiced Box launched March 2020 allowing more sick kids to access amazing content.

Sunshine Coast University HospitalTilt-In-Space Wheelchair which will provide critically ill children with the opportunity to spend time out of their bed which will greatly impact their recovery.

Mount Isa HospitalPhillips TC50 Cardiograph/ ECG machine for their nursery, which is used to detect heart abnormalities.

Lismore HospitalWireless Infant Heart Rate Monitors which support safer births in regional New South Wales.

Bundaberg Base HospitalGiraffe Blue Spot PT Lite Phototherapy System that provides intensive phototherapy to babies with jaundice, which if left untreated, can have severe health implications.

Our state-wide impactEverything we do is for sick and injured kids, and we want to ensure that we support families irrespective of where they live in Queensland. A state-wide impact remains a huge focus for the Children’s Hospital Foundation, with our support positively benefitting sick and injured kids from Weipa to Cooktown, down to Lismore and back again. A snapshot of our state-wide impact is below.

We’ve provided our expertise to regional hospitals in developing programs to support their paediatric patients.

We have also funded a range of regional support roles and programs including:

• An Oncology and Palliative Care Outreach Nurse who connects specialists and support workers across services to better serve the needs of children with cancer from regional and remote locations.

• Project ECHO Paediatric Palliative Care Series is an educational series empowering primary health care providers to manage and support children with life-limiting conditions closer to home.

• Camp Oz is an outdoor adventure camp for young people aged 8-16 years who have suffered a burn injury.

Charlie and Ellie are a very special brother and sister with an extremely rare condition. They both have a cheeky sense of humour but because of the risk of infection, they have to spend a lot of time isolated from other people.

Connected Care offers support for families who need to visit multiple specialists, ensuring that all appointments are streamlined, minimising the impact on Charlie and Ellie and their parents.

The Connected Care program is just one of the many services supported by the Children’s Hospital Foundation for Queensland kids and their families.


This year has seen a major shift in the way people around the world work, think and act due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has been no different for us at the Children’s Hospital Foundation. We have responded through innovation, and despite the impact of COVID-19, we’ve had a record year of funding, and we’re stronger than ever thanks to the generosity of the public and our partners.

One example is how the pandemic impacted our services inside the Queensland Children’s Hospital, with visitor restrictions implemented to protect the wellbeing of our most vulnerable children, and most of our volunteer services were affected, leading us to develop our Play is Serious campaign which asked the public to donate $25 towards a play pack to help entertain a sick child at Queensland Children’s Hospital.

Being a sick kid doesn’t stop for anything, not even a global pandemic, and so our mission has never been more important.

Supporting sick kids and their families through a global pandemic

A small lump in Flynn's hand was discovered to be a rare form of cancer. Two fingers and part of his wrist were removed. Flynn is working hard with his occupational therapist and is back enjoying his favourite activities of soccer, bike riding and drawing.


What does the future hold for the Children’s Hospital Foundation?How does one of Australia’s leading paediatric charities stay at the top of their game? Children’s Hospital Foundation CEO, Rosie Simpson, talks about the future for Children’s Hospital Foundation within the walls of Queensland Children’s Hospital and beyond.

One of the very first things you might see when you walk through the entrance of Queensland Children’s Hospital is several people in green shirts. We are proud that these are our Woolworths’ Wayfinders, there to offer support, guidance and comfort to children and their families when they step inside the hospital, sometimes for the very first time. You might then be taken to Kidzone on Level 6 or participate in an event carefully curated and hosted by our Patient and Family Support Team. You might be transported down a hallway specifically painted with distraction imagery to take patients minds off their impending treatments, which wouldn’t have been possible without donated funds. Your child may undergo a procedure or attend an appointment that requires a Children’s Hospital Foundation funded state-of-the-art piece of equipment or be visited by a bedside play volunteer in their ward. In those areas, and many more in the Queensland Children’s Hospital and in regional facilities across the state, you’re witnessing and benefitting from the incredible generosity of our donors, partners, sponsors and volunteers.

As we move into the third year of our five-year plan, we look to five strategic pillars which will allow us to continue working wonders for Queensland’s sick and injured kids, and continue to amplify our presence and impact within Queensland Children’s Hospital and throughout regional and rural areas of the state.

We are eager to continue improving patient and

family services, available state-wide, through increasing our support for new equipment and enhancing patient and family support across many paediatric services across Queensland.

We will continue to increase the capacity and capability of the Queensland paediatric research community, investing in more life-saving research projects, and we hope to witness even more Queensland paediatric researchers under our support receive NHMRC and MRFF funding, bolstering their research programs to improve outcomes for sick kids.

We’re in the process of building from very low levels of digital and ICT capacity, launching new peer-to-peer platforms and continued integrations for our website. Notably, the digitisation of our patient and family services remains a focus, as we seek to improve our processes for families and how we can communicate with them via digital channels.

Delivering sustainable income growth also remains a key priority, and I am grateful for the support from all of our corporate partners, especially as they align so strongly with our mission.

Finally, we will continue to enhance the capability of our people and our organisation to deliver on our mission as well as we possibly can, to ensure that sick kids and their families can receive the best possible support and care within Queensland, with repercussions reaching across Australia and the globe.

But we can’t do it without you and I thank you, on behalf of all the children and families you’ve helped support this year.

Rosie Simpson Chief Executive Officer Children’s Hospital Foundation


Thank youOur sincere thanks go to the individuals and organisations who have so generously supported the Children’s Hospital Foundation in 2019/20, including those who chose to give anonymously. Every single donation will work wonders for sick kids.

We could not do what we do without our incredible team of volunteers who always show up with a smile and a shoulder of support. Your gift of time makes all the difference. On behalf of the inspiring children, their families and all of us, thank you.

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Angela Brooks

Kathy Bruce

Zoe Chase

Sarah Collie

Rebecca Croke

Danielle Dickinson

Megan Doohan

Jacinta Fleming

Sarah Flynn

Sally Gardner

Kerrie Gillis

Marie Goy

Lauren Granger

Kelly Hansen

Flora Harding

Katrina Hart

Leslie Heagney

Felicity Hibbins

Lee Hodges

William Horton

Gail Kilah

Lea-Anne Lavelle

Sharyn Lowery

Elizabeth Mason

Veronica McCabe

Fiona Mullett

Children’s Hospital Foundation Team

Rachael Murphy

Grace Nair

Grant Nibbs

Kathy Pattison

Nicole Pearson

Eliza Pedersen

Emma Pellatt

Simone Plunkett

Heather Rapkins

Rebecca Roberts

Inga Robinson

Hayley Roots

Angela Ryan

Shannon Schweizer

Rachel Scott

Brooke Seabrook

Paula Sheedy

Deb Simeon

Rosie Simpson

Harp Singh

Simon Smith

Paloma Steele

Caitlin Stirling

Teagan Stuart

Harsha Surapaneni

Andrew Thomas

Wanita Triasmono

Nicholas Van Dyke

Dejana Vuksanovic

Sonja Wallis

Celia Webby

Jade Wightman

Stephanie Williams

Luanne Wishart

Nicholas Wolff

Michele Woodrick

Team members who were with the Foundation for all or part of 2019/20.


In 2015, when Aiden was four-years-old, he contracted eosinophilic bronchitis – a rare form of bronchial infection. He spent four days in an induced coma at Queensland Children’s Hospital Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. Since then, Aiden has attended follow-up appointments, procedures, and treatments, and has participated in a Foundation funded research program. Aiden is a highly creative child with an incredible imagination. When he grows up, he wants to become a paediatrician because he wants to help kids just like him.

In 2015, when Aiden was four-years-old, he contracted eosinophilic bronchitis – a rare form of bronchial infection. He spent four days in an induced coma at Queensland Children’s Hospital Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. Since then, Aiden has attended follow-up appointments, procedures, and treatments, and has participated in a Foundation funded research program. Aiden is a highly creative child with an incredible imagination. When he grows up, he wants to become a paediatrician because he wants to help kids just like him.

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