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20 Nov 2021 News

Celebrating the ‘little things’ this DonateLife Thank You Day

This Sunday (21 November) is DonateLife Thank You Day – an annual day where we ask all Australians to pause, reflect,
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22 Oct 2021 News

Saffron Day – orange was Deyaan’s favourite colour

Saffron Day is held every October to encourage Aussies of multicultural backgrounds to register as organ and tissue
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21 Oct 2021 News

Become a community partner in 2022

Applications are now open for up to $750,000 for community-based initiatives in 2022, including up to three-years of
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06 Oct 2021 News

Over 100,000 new registrations for DonateLife Week 2021

For DonateLife Week’s 10th birthday, we ran The Great Registration Race for DonateLife Week to encourage up to 100,000
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30 Sep 2021 News

Celebrating a milestone 50-year transplant anniversary

Since 1971, October has been a special month for kidney transplant recipient, Twanny Farrugia.
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17 Aug 2021 News

Listen to the final podcast episode of Let’s Talk Organ and Tissue Donation

Donating, or planning to do so, is a really positive act and it should get celebrated. After you take in all the
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02 Aug 2021 News

Let’s Talk Organ and Tissue Donation podcast: Restoring vision thanks to corneal donation

Thousands of people throughout Australia have had their sight restored thanks to corneal donation and the incredible
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26 Jul 2021 News

DonateLife Week 2021 gets racing

The 10th annual DonateLife Week was launched yesterday, with the Hon Dr David Gillespie MP, urging 100,000 more
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19 Jul 2021 News

Join the Great Registration Race for DonateLife Week: Listen to episode 12 of our podcast

This year, DonateLife celebrates its 10th annual DonateLife Week – a national public awareness initiative that
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We want all Australians to talk about organ and tissue donation. If you want to be a donor, make sure you tell your family and friends.

Registering is easy and only takes one minute. All you need is your phone, Medicare card and one minute to register.

It doesn’t matter how old you are, your medical history, your lifestyle, what country you’re from or how healthy you are — you can still register as an organ and tissue donor.

The Organ and Tissue Authority acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders both past and present.

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