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Accelerating action: The changing landscape of a woman’s world in research

07/03/2025
This International Women's Day, a selection of our female Col Reynolds Fellows discuss the adversities of the past, and why there's optimism for the future.
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  • News, Research News

Ryan’s setting a course to change childhood brain cancer

06/03/2025
Ask Col Reynolds Fellow, Ryan Cross what he wanted to be as a child, and a smile will beam across his face.
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  • Community, News

Australia says K’day to record breaking day

05/03/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project’s annual double donation day, K’day, held Saturday 15 February, was a resounding success, raising a record $502,000 for childhood cancer research, eclipsing our half-a-million-dollar goal. The total brings us to an unprecedented $1.3 million raised through K’day over its three-year history.
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Six ways to Fundraise Your Way

03/03/2025
Childhood cancer research is underfunded, so to ensure a 100% survival rate for kids with cancer, it’s up to us and our communities to dig deep for the three Aussie kids diagnosed each week.
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  • News, Research News

ACT drives for change on record-breaking Golf Day

27/02/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project’s maiden Golf Day of 2025, held at the Federal Golf Club in Canberra, saw a record amount of funds raised in the nation’s capital on a cloudless day.
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  • Families, Beary Happy Stories

The tale of Bobby and his bunny

24/02/2025
Sometimes friends find you when you least expect. That’s what happened with Bobby, who found his best pal, Funny Bunny when receiving treatment.
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  • Case Study

Translating Research into Care: Celebrating the 10-Year Partnership of The Kids’ Cancer Project and ANZCHOG

10/02/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project knows survival starts with science, which is why, since 2015, the charity has supported ANZCHOG’s mission to fund research through clinical trials. As one of its first funding partners, The Kids’ Cancer Project has helped ANZCHOG significantly enhance its collaborative networks, increase clinical trial opportunities and enable a broader portfolio of clinical trials.
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Neuroblastoma Awareness Week: Dr Katherine Pillman's research to improve diagnosis, treatment

07/02/2025
2-9 February 2025 is Neuroblastoma Awareness Week – a week-long campaign to raise awareness about neuroblastoma, the most common solid tumour found in children.
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  • News, Research News

Dun deal: Australian Government commits $20 million to brain cancer research

06/02/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project-backed researcher, Professor Matt Dun, has become the beneficiary as part of a $20 million injection from the Australian federal government into childhood brain cancer research.
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Blue Sky Services are saying K’day to a better tomorrow for kids with cancer

05/02/2025
On 15 February, The Kids’ Cancer Project seeks to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer for K’day, coinciding with International Childhood Cancer Day.
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  • News, Research News

New Funding Partnership Backs Innovative Paediatric Brain Cancer Treatment

03/02/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project is proud to have joined forces with five other leading philanthropic organisations to form the TarGeT Collaborative – a pioneering partnership which has been established to fund critical clinical trials for targeted treatments in children and young adults diagnosed with high-grade gliomas, including Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).
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Your guide to all things K’day 2025

30/01/2025
K’day, which stands for Kids’ Day, is The Kids’ Cancer Project’s annual double donation day, raising awareness and vital funds for childhood cancer research. We've got everything you need to know and how you can get involved below.
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Michaela’s Sun Run for research

28/01/2025
While there are many donors and fundraisers of The Kids’ Cancer Project who have been directly affected by childhood cancer, there’s also a strong community of those who support the cause out of compassion, empathy, and a shared commitment to making a difference.
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  • Community, Families

K'day 2025: Millie’s milestones – from treatment, to remission, to smashing her fundraising goals

13/01/2025
When 13-year-old Millie Trustum grows up, she wants to be either a nurse just like her mother, or a chef, but Millie’s future wasn’t always so certain.
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K'day 2025: How Rachel Edwards plans to change the lives of kids undergoing BMT

13/01/2025
Queensland nurse researcher Rachel Edwards knows first-hand the effects of severe treatments of children’s cancer, because she’s on the ground every day.
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The life and times of Col Reynolds

06/01/2025
A wrong turn while driving a coach kickstarted Col Reynolds’ journey to find a cure for childhood cancer.
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2024 closes with best-ever Christmas for a Cure

20/12/2024
The Kids’ Cancer Project was proud to celebrate its most successful Christmas for a Cure event ever in 2024 – raising $630,000 for childhood cancer research thanks to the incredible generosity of attendees, sponsors and donors.
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  • Families

You can help researchers do better for kids with leukaemia like Roxy

11/11/2024
In just five hours, four-year-old Roxy went from a routine visit to the dentist to being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). 18 months on, and with Roxy on the road to recovery, mum Bec tells their story and just how important your gifts are in helping other kids like Roxy.
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The Long Lunch attendees amazed by the strength and ingenuity of guest speakers

24/10/2024
Fortitude Valley’s The Calile Hotel set the scene for the 2024 rendition of The Kids’ Cancer Project’s The Long Lunch in QLD – and as you can imagine, there wasn’t a guest left unmoved by the powerful message delivered by our speakers.
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  • Beary Happy Stories

How a little dinosaur helped Rory through his biggest battle

14/10/2024
Rory is your typical five-year-old. His hobbies include wrestling, playing in the dirt and tormenting his brother. He’s a loveable little guy and he and his three siblings are a constant source of joy for his parents, Jen and Ben Hillery.
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  • Families

How Deni overcame a brain tumour to help kids in need

14/10/2024
Those of you who have been along for the ride these past few years may remember Deni Atkinson, who featured in our 2016 Spring newsletter.
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Rare Cancers Awareness Month: The tribulations of Trials for rare cancers

27/06/2025
June is Rare Cancers Awareness Month, raising awareness and enhancing understanding around rare cancers and how they affect people around the globe. It is also an opportunity to outline the challenges faced within research sector to ensure that rare cancers can be properly treated.

The supermarket chain leading the charge on the high seas for brain cancer research

03/05/2025
The SS Pirate Day is just one of many ships in a fleet that’s set a course for a world without brain cancer. Early learning centres, offices and retail stores across Australia sign up their crews and help us raise money for vital brain cancer research.

Ten highlights for ten years: Corporate Partners

02/05/2025
CEO Owen Finegan's next highlight for his ten year tenure discusses our incredible corporate partners.

Write a Book in a Day opens for business on first day of Brain Cancer Awareness Month

01/05/2025
Registrations for The Kids’ Cancer Project’s 'Write a Book in a Day’ 2025 are now OPEN, with schools and writing groups across the nation encouraged to team up and help raise funds for childhood cancer research.

Ten highlights for ten years: Fundraise Your Way

05/05/2025
The power of community and doing things your way makes up CEO Owen Finegan's next highlight for his ten year tenure!

The numbers behind Australia’s biggest childhood cancer

06/05/2025
May is Brain Cancer Awareness Month. Recognised as the world’s deadliest paediatric cancer, it can often be a ruthless, tragic disease.

Ten highlights for ten years: Campaigns

09/05/2025
Campaigns are on the agenda for Owen's next highlight!

Tangalooma’s pledge to make waves on shores both near and far for kids with cancer

12/05/2025
The beautiful slice of beachfront that is Tangalooma Island Resort is one loved by many. The tropical oasis on Moreton Island looks like an idyllic place to drop the anchor and come ashore for some much-needed downtime.

Ten highlights for ten years: Families

14/05/2025
Owen's tenth and final highlight features a few families who are our 'why'.

A Long Lunch with a big heart: NSW event rallies support for Brain Cancer Awareness Month

20/05/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project is celebrating the success of its 2025 NSW Long Lunch, hosted by media personality Renee Gartner at Sydney’s iconic Woollahra Hotel.

A definitive wrap-up of The $100k Celebration

21/05/2025
At the top of this fundraiser a month ago I was celebrating 10 years at The Kids’ Cancer Project.

Brain Cancer Awareness Month: Does CAR-T cell therapy hold the key to treating DMG?

30/05/2025
A review written by Col Reynolds Fellow Bryce Thomas in 2023 details how CAR-T cells could potentially alter tragic survival rates for diffuse midline glioma, better known as DMG.

Fred’s fight: Why better brain cancer treatments are the treasure we’re seeking

01/04/2025
After joining oncology survivorship last October, 13-year-old Fred Corbett has started high school and achieving dreams that might not have been a reality earlier in his life.

Heartfelt hospital visit brings perspective for Swifts trio

03/04/2025
NSW Swifts players Sarah Klau, Grace Nweke and Paige Hadley were on hand last week for a tour of the Children’s Cancer Research Unit (CCRU) at Westmead Children’s Hospital, giving the trio the chance to connect with the dedicated scientists, researchers, and young patients benefiting from the work of The Kids’ Cancer Project.

Donor community goes above and Beyond for kids’ cancer research

04/04/2025
The Kids’ Cancer Project is ecstatic to announce that a total of over $27,000 has been raised for childhood cancer research via Beyond Bank’s Double Donation fundraiser!