This year, over 100,000 Victorians are expected to visit Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) to support the Good Friday Appeal, at Melbourne’s biggest family fun festival – Kids Day Out.    This year, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and the Good Friday Appeal are celebrating a decade of partnership! That is ten years […]

Bubbly three-year-old Kiani was diagnosed with leukaemia in December 2022 but is receiving the best of care at The Royal Children’s Hospital

Thanks to the Good Friday Appeal, The Royal Children’s Hospital will engage a Professor of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Professor Franz Babl (pictured below), to undertake vital research to improve emergency care. The RCH’s Emergency Department is Australia’s largest paediatric Emergency Department. Not only does it help sick and injured children, but it also supports world-leading […]

Children with disability are among the most complex patients at The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH). This means it is important to develop an innovative and research-based approach when it comes to the management of disability related health and social issues. Thanks to the support of the Good Friday Appeal, the RCH has been able to […]

Around 14 per cent of children and young people aged four to 17 years are affected by mental illness over any 12-month period. Even more children may struggle with mental health symptoms, especially if they have an underlying chronic illness. Ensuring access to mental health prevention and early intervention for this cohort has been an […]

Thanks to support from the Good Friday Appeal, The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) will stay at the forefront of trauma care, burns management and surgical research. The RCH is pleased to be able to provide an ongoing role to Associate Professor Warwick Teague (pictured below). A trailblazer in his field, Warwick plays an important role […]

This year, Keolis Downer (operator of Yarra Trams) is helping boost the fundraising efforts of the Good Friday Appeal by donating a wrapped tram and tram shelter in partnership with JCDecaux. The wrapped E-Class features Finley (2) and Emily (10) who are the faces of the 2024 Good Friday Appeal, raising awareness across Melbourne as this […]

City of Melbourne is thrilled to support the Good Friday Appeal Kids Day Out and help bring the biggest indoor kids carnival to the southern hemisphere. We’re collecting donations across all our visitor hubs throughout the weekend, helping to raise important funds to support the wonderful team at the Royal Children’s Hospital – which has […]

Leading digital outdoor media company QMS is proud to announce it has renewed its partnership with The Royal Children’s Hospital’s Good Friday Appeal to support the 2024 fundraising campaign in Melbourne.