DonateLife Week is part of the Australian Government's national DonateLife awareness campaign to increase family discussion about personal donation wishes.

At SpringFest 2011, Ballarat residents are being urged to take five minutes out at the DonateLife stall to discover the facts and to make an informed decision regarding organ and tissue donation.

On the back of record breaking donor numbers in Victoria for 2010 and January 2011, DonateLife in Victoria kicked-off DonateLife Week and launched the DonateLife Book of Life at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne.

Last month DonateLife in Victoria Agency staff and Melbourne-based experts went north to participate in a number of education sessions for health professionals from Wangaratta, Albury and Wodonga.

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation is relatively easy for most South West Victorians.

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation is relatively easy for most South East Victorians.

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation is relatively easy for most North West Victorians.

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation is relatively easy for most Victorians.

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation is relatively easy for most North East Victorian residents.

A new national survey shows that having the conversation about organ and tissue donation is relatively easy for most Western Victorians.

State Medical Director Dr Helen Opdam said Victoria only had 13 donors per million people despite the fact that 90% of Australians support organ and tissue donation.

A 30 per cent increase in the Victorian and national organ donation rate resulted in 216 Victorians receiving life-saving transplants last year, but more donors are still needed.

Australian Organ Donor Awareness Week (AODAW) concluded in Melbourne when young cyclist Josh Moorman finished an 1830km ride from Brisbane to Melbourne in Federation Square.