On Bella's behalf, we say a big thank you to the families in the QLD fishing community for their overwhelming support and generosity. With your help, we've raised over $2,300 for the Mater Foundation to date - what a tremendous effort!

As I update this blog, Bella's 5th birthday is fast approaching and she is keeping very busy with her transition-to-school program in preparation for her starting kindergarten in 2011. Bella visited her new school for the first time last week - it was a special moment for all our family, with some very pr... Continue Reading →

Mater Foundation

Mater Foundation is the philanthropic and community arm of Mater Health Services and Mater Medical Research Institute, harnessing corporate, community and individual support to Mater; to help ensure the half a million babies, children and adults treated in our hospitals each year, have access to exceptional care.

Donations to Mater Foundation fund the purchase of life-saving medical equipment and improve patient facilities, ensure Mater’s world-renowned research team continues to find better ways to diagnose, treat and ultimately cure life-threatening diseases, and develops important health care projects which address unmet community needs.