DonateLife | Australian Organ & Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority

Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing joined with Facebook today to launch a way for Australians to start a conversation about their wish to become an organ and tissue donor.

Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing Catherine King today acknowledged Western Australia for its contribution to increasing organ and tissue donation for transplantation as part of the Australian Government's National Reform Agenda.

Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing Catherine King today paid tribute to one of Australia's treasured advocates for organ and tissue donation, David Gough.

The Organ and Tissue Authority pays tribute to David Gough, who passed away on Thursday 3 May 2012.

Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing Catherine King today announced the launch of new resources for Greek, Serbian and Macedonian communities to dispel myths and overcome barriers to discussion and decision-making about organ and tissue donation.

A new educational resource is now available for use in schools, hospitals, community groups and workplaces across Australia to promote and raise awareness of organ and tissue donation.

The annual DonateLife Services of Remembrance are held in different locations around the country. The current dates, times and locations are as follows:

The Gold Coast Hospital was today highlighted for its performance in organ and tissue donation after achieving 15 organ donors in 2011 – 22% of the Queensland total.

The Organ and Tissue Authority pays tribute to Indigenous health advocate Jimmy Little.

Visiting Australia for the 2012 Annual DonateLife Network Forum, Dr Laura Siminoff from the USA and Associate Professor Marti Manyalich from Spain have joined delegates to share their experience of organ and tissue donation reform.

Many donor families and transplant recipients choose to correspond following donation for transplantation.

Following the most successful DonateLife Week to date, thousands more Australians around the country have been encouraged to discuss their organ and tissue donation intentions with their loved ones.

Melbourne Heart Football Club was praised today by Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King, for its part in campaigning for organ and tissue donation

Today we celebrate a landmark Australian film, a film that speaks to every Australian.

A compelling new Australian film will prompt families to confront the need to ask and know each other's donation wishes, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King said today.