Hannah’s Chance Foundation
Hannah’s Chance Foundation was established in October 2007 to raise valuable funds
for medical research to help find a cure for a rare type of cancer called sarcomas.
The establishment of Hannah’s Chance Foundation was the dream of Hannah Ciobo, daughter
of Australian swimming great Tracey Wickham and Robert Ciobo, and Hannah’s husband
Tom O’Driscoll. Hannah fought very bravely against the rare synovial sarcoma for
three years until she lost her battle on 2 October 2007, aged 19. Tom suffered from
Ewings sarcoma, but fortunately is now in remission.
Hannah and Tom felt it was extremely important to raise both awareness of sarcomas
and the funds needed to further research into this under-resourced area.
Due to the limited amount of research currently being undertaken on sarcomas there
is every possibility that, with the community’s support, Hannah’s Chance Foundation
can make a significant difference to the lives of thousands of sarcoma sufferers
in Australia and around the world.
Administered by The Wesley Research Institute, a centre dedicated to making an immediate
and lasting difference to people’s lives through medical research, the Foundation
will support research projects across Australia to help find a cure for sarcoma.
Tony Phillips is currently the chairman of the foundation board and is passionate
about raising funds for research into the cause of sarcoma and the support of the
victims and their families.
ChildFund Australia
Murdochs is a proud sponsor of Gia Raula through ChildFund Australia.
Gia Raula is a 10 year old boy who lives at KAK, a community which is 3 hours from
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Our sponsorship will help Gia’s community access
a brighter future by providing healthcare, training on the use of clean and safe
drinking water and improved educational services.
ChildFund Australia works in partnership with children and their communities to
create lasting and meaningful change by promoting children’s rights and supporting
long-term community development aimed at achieving self-sufficiency.
The NightWatch Project
The NightWatch Project is a unique overnight (midnight to dawn) community service
run through ChaplainWatch Inc. which focuses on ‘public safety in public spaces’.
The NightWatch volunteers respond to ‘violence in the city’ by patrolling the streets
looking out for anyone in trouble. They fill the gap between when a good time turns
into an emergency, providing rapid response with crisis intervention, frontline
first aid and personal support. This is a unique service working alongside emergency
services (police and ambulance), that is completely run by volunteers.
The volunteers are motivated by the fact that they unconditionally help someone’s
son or daughter, grandchild, father or mother, friend or lover every single week.
Murdochs proudly support the NightWatch Project.