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After taking all the operations in her imperfect stride, Mileah has just one wish

06/02/2026
From the moment her daughter Mileah was born, Kelly Hennessy has always backed her motherly instincts.
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  • Community, Research News

Dr Lauren Ha: A Lunar New Year underpinned by science and survivorship

03/02/2026
When Dr Lauren Ha is asked about celebrating Lunar New Year, she’s instantly transported back to her childhood.
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  • Community, Families

K’day 2026: Priya on perspective, funding research and beating the odds

27/01/2026
While childhood cancer survival rates sit at 87%, Priya Ramswarup never heard that number when she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma.
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  • Research News

Expressions of Interest open for latest funding round

06/01/2026
The Kids’ Cancer Project is now accepting Expressions of Interest for its $1.875 million Project Grant Round for 2026-27 as the charity continues to improve outcomes for patients suffering from low-survival paediatric cancers.
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  • Research News

Global brain cancer trial to open for children in Australia and New Zealand

17/12/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project is proud to be involved in facilitating the TarGet trial, an innovative brain cancer study that will accelerate access to targeted treatments for high-grade childhood brain cancer.
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  • Research News

2026 and beyond: Research

16/12/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project’s Research Strategy for FY’26 forms part of the overarching 2024-29 masterplan, which prioritises increased return on investment, co-funded projects and enhanced advocacy.

Celebrating our swimmers making waves for childhood cancer research

11/12/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project is celebrating the efforts of its Bondi to Bronte fundraisers and their commitment to funding childhood cancer research in the wake of the Eastern Suburbs swim last week.

Christmas for a Cure 2025: Record crowd commits to childhood cancer research in fine festive fettle

05/12/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project has closed 2025 in style, with a bumper Christmas for a Cure crowd of over 560 helping to raise a total of $540,000 for childhood cancer research.

Leaving a gift in my Will: Thoughtful pragmatism

02/12/2025
Carolyn has left a gift in her Will to support medical research into childhood cancer to ensure kids with cancer have hope for a brighter future. The Kids’ Cancer Project recently asked Carolyn the reasons behind her decision to leave a visionary legacy gift.
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  • Research News

How questions at the clinic led Emmy on a worldwide search for answers

01/12/2025
At the bedside, clinicians are asked many a question, from both childhood cancer patients and their families. If there’s a question Dr Emmy Fleuren is constantly asked, it’s this...
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  • News, Research News

20 projects for 20 years of research funding: Survivorship

28/11/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project began funding research in 2005. 20 years have passed since that day, with $76 million in total investment and an 87% survival rate to show for it.
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  • Community, Families

Alec’s every day is a challenge. It's why he wants you to donate this K’day

25/11/2025
It’s 2018 and life is good in the Austen household. With a first international holiday on the horizon for the two eight-year-old twin boys, Troy and Alec, a routine trip to the dentist should’ve been exactly that. Routine.
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  • News, Research News

Dr Karin Plummer on Caregivers Awareness Month

20/11/2025
Oncology teams utilised to treat childhood cancer feature several personnel. While medical and radiation oncologists, surgeons and pathologists are focused on the treatment itself, the work of the caregiver spans both physical and emotional support.
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Exploring extended reality to ease pain for kids with cancer

17/11/2025
Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Karin Plummer, is leading a new study investigating how extended reality (XR) technology – like virtual reality – can support pain management children undergoing cancer treatment.
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  • Community, News

Introducing the 2025 Write a Book in a Day Winners!

13/11/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project is thrilled to reveal the list of national winners for Write a Book in a Day 2025, with nine publications taking home the national awards.

Let us rejoyce as Big Hearts for Brave Kids returns!

12/11/2025
The Joyce Family’s annual Big Hearts for Brave Kids fundraiser is back in 2025, as the Shepparton locals set their sights on a goal on a massive $50,000 for childhood cancer research this Christmas!

The gift of a rose: How Palette de Flores is funding a brighter future for children with cancer

12/11/2025
The gift of a rose has always meant a lot – be it admiration, respect or a strong affection – but for The Kids’ Cancer Project, they take on an even deeper level of love.
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Write a Book in a Day is on display!

10/11/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project is delighted to have created its first-ever Write a Book in a Day exhibition in conjunction with the Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation, located at the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick.

Lifting up survival rates, one telehandler at a time

07/11/2025
Partners of The Kids’ Cancer Project aim to help however they can while playing to their strengths, working alongside us as we tirelessly pursue a 100% survival rate with no long-term effects for kids with cancer.
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  • News, Research News

Khan a certified star on the rise

04/11/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project’s Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Aaminah Khan, has been nominated for the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes’ (AAMRI) Rising Star award for 2025, showcasing Australia’s best and brightest early-career researchers.

QLD Long Lunch draws curtain on Queensland events program for 2025

21/10/2025
The recent QLD Long Lunch, hosted by Fortitude Valley’s Calile Hotel, was The Kids’ Cancer Project’s final foray in Queensland for 2025. Selling out in record time, those in attendance helped to raise a total of $26,000 for childhood cancer research.
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The Kids’ Cancer Project and Children’s Cancer Institute Australia launch Josh McCarroll PhD Excellence Award

26/05/2026
The Kids’ Cancer Project and Children’s Cancer Institute Australia are pleased to today announce the launch of the Josh McCarroll PhD Excellence Award.

Celebrating the success of the NSW Swifts Charity Match

13/04/2026
The Kids’ Cancer Project was proud to celebrate its charity partnership with the NSW Swifts with the annual charity match taking place on Sunday 22 March to help promote the work of the charity and its ongoing impact within the community.

Captain Australia crosses the line to complete Big Lap for kids with cancer

10/04/2026
Community Champion Captain Australia has completed his Big Lap, walking the entirety of mainland Australia in support of children with cancer.

Pirate Day 2026: Dr Aaminah Khan on research, breakthroughs and difference-making donors

17/04/2026
Col Reynolds Fellow, Dr Aaminah Khan, does work that is admirable. The early-career researcher has achieved so much in so little time, with clinical trials on the horizon as she looks to tackle medulloblastoma relapse head on, which is currently incurable.

How your donations changed Charli’s story

27/04/2026
Former Wallaby Pat McCabe always wondered whether his donations to The Kids’ Cancer Project truly made a difference. After seeing what his daughter, Charli, went through, he’s seen it first-hand.

Honouring Youth Cancer Awareness Month

15/04/2026
Youth Cancer Awareness Month, or YCAM, is during April, raises awareness regarding the rising and poorly understood national health challenge that affects the entire sector.

The Kids’ Cancer Project secures new home with major office space donation from Goodman

23/04/2026
The Kids’ Cancer Project is pleased to announce that Goodman providers of essential infrastructure, is supporting the charity by offering office space under a multi-year corporate arrangement.

Testicular Cancer Awareness Month: Enabling faster, less invasive detection

23/04/2026
April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, shedding light on the struggles faced by male patients that deal with the disease that typically arises between the ages of 15 all the way up to 45.

Superheroes assemble: Registrations now open for SuperKids SuperHeroes

24/04/2026
Auskick clubs across Western Australia and beyond are encouraged to sign up and suit up for The Kids’ Cancer Project’s annual SuperKids SuperHeroes Round to help raise funds for vital childhood cancer research.

Understanding the familial financial fallout of childhood cancer

28/04/2026
Side effects dictate much of The Kids’ Cancer Project’s remit. The determination to create more effective, less harmful treatments informs much of the charity’s funding, as does the desire to ensure children with cancer both survive and thrive.

Debra Singh concludes her role as The Kids’ Cancer Project Director

12/03/2026
The Kids’ Cancer Project wishes to extend its thanks to Debra Singh, who has concluded her role as a director on the charity’s Board of Directors as of February 2026.

See the latest childhood cancer research projects you could be involved in

07/06/2026
The Kids’ Cancer Project funds 53 research projects across Australia, with many of them requiring help from families and patients who have experienced treatment for childhood cancers.

K’day kicks down the door in support of childhood cancer research

17/03/2026
The Kids’ Cancer Project is thrilled to share that K’day , the charity’s annual double donation day, has raised over $430,000 for kids with cancer.

Belinda Hall on her Beau and the boy she knew

22/03/2026
Belinda Hall is the mother of Beau Hewitt, the boy who captivated Australia as he battled with a stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosis.

PhD top-up funding brings new insights for genetic testing

25/03/2026
Jacqueline Hunter, a Col Reynolds Fellow based at the University of Melbourne, has played a leading role in authoring an Australian paper that has been published in the British Journal of Cancer.