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2021 Annual Gift of Life DonateLife Walk - Virtual Campaign launched
So excited to launch the 2021 Gift of Life’s DonateLife Walk campaign today DonateLife ACT and our media partner The RiotACT. Online...
Jan 15, 20211 min read


David's story - One day to live
Almost thirty years ago, I faced a sudden and unexpected crisis. I had enjoyed a very interesting and varied life during a career with...
Dec 18, 20202 min read


Susannah’s Transplant Story
Susannah has an auto-immune disease called Pauci-immune glomerulonephritis, which is a condition in which your immune system attacks your...
Dec 14, 20202 min read


DonateLife Thank You Day 2020
Gift of Life is pleased to join with DonateLife to acknowledge organ and tissue donors and their families. DonateLife Thank You Day is a...
Dec 2, 20201 min read


Cath's story - The gift of sight
Catherine has keratoconus in both corneas and started losing her sight at 9 years of age. By 14 her only option for sight was a corneal...
Nov 23, 20201 min read
DonateLife Thank You Day 2020
Monday, November 09, 2020 Gift of Life is pleased to join with DonateLife to acknowledge organ and tissue donors and their families. ...
Nov 9, 20201 min read


Justice Terry Connolly - a husband, father, son and, following his death, a tissue donor
Justice Terry Connolly died suddenly in the early morning of 25 September 2007 on Red Hill, having cycled to the top as part of his...
Sep 1, 20201 min read


DonateLife Week 2020
DonateLife Week 2020 is Sunday 26 July to Sunday 2 August. This DonateLife Week, Gift of Life encourages more Canberrans to register to...
Jul 23, 20201 min read


Gift of Life DonateLife Walk 2020
Gift of Life’s annual DonateLife Walk was held for the 14th time at Rond Terrace at the bottom of ANZAC Parade beside Lake Burley in...
Feb 28, 20202 min read


John's story - A fight for survival
John Scott was first diagnosed with kidney failure when he was 27 years old. At the time, Doctors were unsure of the cause and prescribed...
Feb 26, 20202 min read


Thank you
Thank you to all the walkers and runners who came out this morning in support of the Gift of Life DonateLife Walk 2020. What a beautiful...
Feb 25, 20201 min read


Mallie's story
These are the last photos Canberran Mallie Taylor has with her husband Matthew before he died. Matthew was denied a lung transplant on...
Feb 20, 20201 min read
President's Report - 2019
Gift of Life continued to pursue its main priorities: policy advocacy as well as promotion of greater community awareness and education...
Oct 30, 20192 min read
DonateLife Week 2019
This DonateLife Week we’re encouraging more Australians to register to be an organ and tissue donor and to have a conversation about it...
Jul 4, 20191 min read


Gift of Life DonateLife Walk 2019
Gift of Life’s annual DonateLife Walk was held for the 13th time at Regatta Point across the bridges around Lake Burley in Canberra on...
Feb 18, 20192 min read
Register for Gift of Life's DonateLife Walk 2019
Gift of Life’s DonateLife Walk—Canberra’s largest community event in support of the national DonateLife campaign—is taking place on...
Dec 17, 20182 min read


Gift of Life Garden at the National Arboretum
The Gift of Life Garden was officially opened at the National Arboretum Canberra by Ms Tara Cheyne MLA, on behalf of the ACT Government,...
Nov 26, 20182 min read
President's Report - 2018
Gift of Life has continued to pursue its main priorities: policy advocacy as well as promotion of greater community awareness and...
May 21, 20182 min read


Gift of Life's DonateLife Walk 2018
Gift of Life's annual DonateLife Walk was held for the twelfth time at Regatta Point, Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra on Wednesday 28...
Mar 6, 20182 min read
Donate Life Thank You Day 2017
Gift of Life is pleased to support DonateLife in acknowledging the important role played by organ and tissue donors and their families. A...
Nov 2, 20171 min read
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