Valued Supporters

BCRC are very grateful to receive support from a number of generous valued supporters. These people lend their support at various times throughout the year and help us continue our work.

St. John of God Hospital Ballarat

Collective vision that a cancer research centre was viable and was possible in regional Victoria saw the allocation of space by the Sisters of St John of God Hospital, Ballarat to the Centre in 1998. This allocation has since grown and the support of St John of God Hospital, Ballarat has been unwavering. Today the Centre pays only a ‘peppercorn rent’ to the hospital.

GMHBA Health Insurance

GMHBA Health Insurance has a great community partnership program for NFP's and by simply signing up for GMHBA Health Insurance and mentioning the Ballarat Cancer Research Centre, we will recieve $100 for every family and $50 for every single membership that remain members for three months and are financial. GMHBA are fantastic supporters of the Centre and although our relationship is young in relative terms, we hope this relationship will be fruitful in years to come. Visit their website www.gmhba.com.au or call (03) 5331 7855 for more info.

Bendigo Bank

If you tag your Bendigo Bank account to BCRC you can make a difference because Bendigo Bank donates a percentage of the profit it makes on these tagged accounts to BCRC. Currently this amounts to approximately $3,500 per month.

Heinz and Partners and WHK Ballarat

Invaluable pro bono support from Heinz and Partners in the area of legal advice, and from WHK in the area of financial advice and accounting services is greatly appreciated and ensures our administrative costs are minimised.

Sixtyone Design

BCRC relies heavily on communicating with our supporters by email and the web to continue to spread our message. Sixtyone Design provides in-kind support for these services and, as a further commitment, donates a set amount from each website they design.

Slater and Gordon Lawyers

In 2004 Slater & Gordon established the Asbestos Research Trust Fund. The Trust’s latest grant to BCRC is $150,000. Peter Gordon from Slater & Gordon said, “BCRC’s new stream of research into the relevance of ‘individualised chemotherapy protocols’ with its specific focus on mesothelioma is of particular interest to the Trust."