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    WCH Foundation responds to COVID-19 pandemic.
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    A message from our CEO on COVID-19

    Posted: March 26, 2020

    A note from Jane Scotcher, CEO of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation On Wednesday 25 March the Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation (WCH Foundation) celebrated its inaugural Superhero Day. The day was dedicated...

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    Pop-up exhibition: Shouting Machine

    Posted: February 21, 2020

    Until the end of May, the WCH Foundation’s Arts in Health program is proud to present pop-up exhibition ‘Shouting Machine’ by Health Littlewood, Paul Handley and Marie Littlewood. Artist: Health Littlewood, Paul Handley and Marie...

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    Pop-up exhibition: Tide

    Posted: February 10, 2020

    The WCH Foundation’s Arts in Health program is proud to present pop-up exhibition ‘Tide’ by Kate Fitton. Artist: Kate Fitton Gallery Location: Level 1, Zone F – just past the Queen Victoria Lecture Theatre Exhibition...

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    Supported by our community: Oncology School Visit Program

    Posted: February 4, 2020

    In late-2018, a group of year 11 students at Pembroke School shaved their heads to raise $21,000 for the Michael Rice Centre in the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, where their school mate was receiving...

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    Celebrating 10 years of Arts in Health

    Posted: February 4, 2020

    This year the WCH Foundation is thrilled to be celebrating 10 years of our Arts in Health program. Over the past decade the program has continually grown and now impacts over 83,000 patients each...

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    A black and white photo of the WCH in the 1970s.
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    Tales of years gone by in the Hospital

    Posted: February 4, 2020

    When Doris Henderson (née Findlay) was training to be a nurse at the Adelaide Children’s Hospital in 1968 there was no university course, most of the trainees were 16 years old and they were...

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    Family of four sitting on the couch.
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    A new year to remember at the Beach House

    Posted: February 4, 2020

    Throughout summer the WCH Foundation ‘Laklinyeri’ Beach House has been fully booked, with a family holidaying at the extraordinary home each week. The Booby family welcomed the start of the new decade at the...

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    Young toddler sitting outside.
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    Eloise Fleming: she’s got a fighting spirit!

    Posted: February 4, 2020

    “Eloise is doing fantastic, she is crawling all over the place and is getting into mischief like all toddlers do,” Nicole Fleming says of her adorable daughter. Nicole and her husband Shannon shared the...

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    News from the WCH Foundation Board

    Posted: January 31, 2020

    After nearly 20 years of dedicated service, Nicholas Begakis AO has announced his resignation as the Chair of the Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation Board effective 30 June 2020. We are extraordinarily grateful to...

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    Records broken at Golden Angels High Tea

    Posted: January 30, 2020

    Amazing records were broken at the Golden Angels fourth High Tea on Sunday 10 November 2019. The first record to fall was the attendance figure with close to 1000 people at the event. The...

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