The Australian government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
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Applications for the DonateLife 2025 Community Awareness Grants program are now open. Applications for the DonateLife 2025 Community Awareness Grants program are now open. Up to $600,000 in grants is available for community partners to work with DonateLife to raise awareness and encourage people… - Basic page
Become a volunteer or advocate and encourage others to register to donate. Volunteers and advocates are needed across Australia and from all walks of life. Become a volunteer or supporter and help us increase awareness about donation, encourage people to talk to their families and friends and… - Story
Ben was quiet, smart, witty and able to make you laugh. He knew what he wanted and worked hard to achieve it. He loved and cherished his wife and family. He was born with a congenital heart defect. Ben knew what challenges life had for him and worked hard to ensure he could live a full and… - Basic page
The national protocol outlines a framework and ethical process for Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death (previously referred to as Donation after Cardiac Death). The National Guideline has been developed by the Organ and Tissue Authority (OTA) and the DonateLife Network. The National… - Basic page
Outlines the best practice approach for referral of potential organ and tissue donors and discussing donation with their families. This is the second edition of the guideline, which outlines the best practice approach for referral of potential organ and tissue donors and discussing donation with… - Story
Talented dancer Bianca Valenti, 17, is thankful for 2 anonymous bone donors whose gifts have allowed her to dance again. In March 2017, at the age of 12, Bianca was diagnosed with a large aneurysmal bone cyst in her right femur after suffering constant, excruciating leg pain for many years… - Story
I was merely existing before a kidney transplant 27 years ago. I was sick and tired and would sometimes turn a “funny colour” of a morning. But by the time those symptoms presented, I already had acute kidney failure. I was 33 when I started to get high blood pressure. The doctors… - Story
This is a special 'Thank you'. My name is Brad I am 47 years old and when I was 6 years old I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. I had a normal life with a loving family and then my wife Lorae and I went to live in Batemans Bay on the south coast of NSW. In the mid… - Story
Our 31-year-old son Brad was suddenly diagnosed with end stage kidney failure. You soon learn what faces you- dialysis, transplant or death. Brad commenced haemodialysis at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne for 3 months, then opted for peritoneal home dialysis. It was impossible for him to work as… - Story
It was early on Father’s Day when Brendan’s family left Jindalee to head down to the Gold Coast Motocross Club’s track for a practice day prior to the final round of the Queensland Junior Motocross series. Brendan was leading his class in the series and wanted to familiarise himself with the…
