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17/10/2026

✈️ WIN FLIGHTS TO LONDON! 🇬🇧
How does a trip to London sound? Even better when your chance to win helps support a great cause! 💙

Thanks to the wonderful support of our friends at China Eastern Airlines, you could WIN two economy return airfares from Brisbane to London, valued at more than $10,000, in The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation Raffle!

✨ With no blackout periods and travel until 20 May 2027, there's plenty of flexibility to plan your UK adventure.

🎟️ Tickets are just $10 each, 5 for $30 or 10 for $50.

⏰ Drawn Wednesday 28 October!

Every ticket sold helps raise funds for life-changing medical research and enhanced patient care at The Prince Charles Hospital.

👉 BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW: tcg.org.au/raffle26

A huge thank you to China Eastern Airlines for their incredible support, and GOOD LUCK everyone! 🙏

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16/10/2026

💜 Story No. 28 | 40 Stories for 40 Years
Patricia and Brenden O’Reilly:
How gratitude led to regular giving and an extraordinary difference

Patricia O’Reilly had her beautiful baby boy Brenden in 1970, but when he was about six months old, the GP discovered he had a very bad heart murmur.

They were referred to The Prince Charles Hospital and, following testing, Brenden was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot – a congenital heart defect where four conditions affect the structure of the heart.

“At that time doctors weren’t performing surgery on this condition on infants, and he had to wait until he was 4 years old,” Patricia recalled.

“Those years were hard … but thanks to the care and support from everyone at Charlie’s, he came through the operation very well.”

After relatively good health throughout his childhood, Brenden began to experience further heart problems at 18. When he was 36, he received a life-saving heart transplant at the very same hospital that had cared for him as an infant.

Gratitude for Brenden’s care became an important part of the O’Reilly family’s story. When Brenden celebrated his 40th birthday, he asked people to donate to The Prince Charles Hospital instead of buying him gifts.

Sadly, Brenden passed away in 2018, just shy of his 48th birthday.

For his mother Patricia, the gratitude she feels towards the hospital has never faded.

She became a regular giver to The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation in 2014, and more than a decade later, she continues to give to honour Brenden’s life and help other patients and families.

Read Patricia and Brenden’s story here:
🔗tcg.org.au/brenden

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Brenden O’Reilly was first a patient at The Prince Charles Hospital as a baby in 1970. Thirty-six years later, he received a life-saving heart transplant at the very same hospital.

16/10/2026

ECHO AUSTRALIA 2026 – LAST CHANCE TO JOIN US IN SYDNEY!

This Monday, ECHO Australia 2026 will bring the Australian echocardiography community together in Sydney.

For over 20 years, ECHO Australia has provided a place for clinicians and practitioners to share knowledge, explore new ideas and connect with colleagues. In 2026, the conference begins a new chapter as the inaugural Annual Scientific Meeting of the Echocardiography Society of Australia and New Zealand.

From practical clinical sessions and contemporary research to new technologies, specialist streams and conversations with colleagues from across Australia and New Zealand, there is plenty to take away from three days at The Fullerton Hotel Sydney.

📍 The Fullerton Hotel Sydney

📅 19–21 October 2026

🎓 You can attend for one day, two days or the full conference, with up to 21 CPD points available.

If you haven't registered yet, this weekend is your last chance to secure your tickets online! Online registrations close Monday, but you can still register in person at the conference registration desk.

👉 SECURE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE THIS WEEKEND! https://www.echo-australia.org/

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14/10/2026

🏥TWO WEEKS until Giving Day!💜

The Prince Charles Hospital's sixth annual Giving Day will be here before we know it, so mark Wednesday, 28 October in your calendars!

This year, we’re asking our community to help raise $150,000 to bring connection and engagement to older patients through the Laughter Care program.

Funds raised will also support things like Comfort Packs for vulnerable patients and life-saving research right here at The Prince Charles Hospital.

We can’t reach our goal alone, and we need your help to care for the hospital that cares for our community.

You can get involved by:

🟣Helping us spread the word

🟣Starting a fundraiser

🟣Making a donation

Find out more here 👉tcg.org.au/gd26

Or follow the link in bio

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11/10/2026

“Without the care of this hospital I wouldn’t be here right now.”

Big Jon was brought to The Prince Charles Hospital in septic shock in 2011.

In the 15 years since, he has faced many health challenges and has been hospitalised more than 400 times.

Jon credits this hospital and the medical professionals who’ve treated him over the years for saving his life.

He shows his gratitude in the ways he can: giving his time, sharing his story, and becoming one of the Foundation’s inaugural Community Ambassadors.

And this upcoming Giving Day, we’ve teamed up with 'Big Jon' Twartz, and we’re asking our community to GIVE BIG to care for the hospital that cares for you.

See Big Jon’s story here
📹tcg.org.au/BIGJON

Donate here to help care for the hospital that cares for Big Jon and so many others this Giving Day

👉tcg.org.au/gd26

09/10/2026

Our team from The Café for The Common Good had the pleasure of meeting Queensland legend and Get Ready Queensland Ambassador Jonathan Thurston at the launch of Get Ready Queensland Week.

More than 200 people attended the event at the Kedron Emergency Services Complex to highlight the importance of preparing for Queensland's upcoming disaster season.

Our staff brewed around 250 coffees, with thanks to Merlo Coffee, and prepared some delicious breakfast burgers for attendees.

With cafés and catering services operating across Queensland Health and emergency services locations, including our newest site at the Queensland Fire Department Headquarters in Albion, we're proud to support the people and organisations who serve our communities every day.

And the best part? Every purchase from our social enterprise helps support life-changing medical research and patient care through The Common Good.

You can find out more here: https://www.thecommongood.org.au/cafe-for-the-common-good/

09/10/2026

Are you looking for a role where you can use your skills to turn your community connections into meaningful impact for others?

The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation is looking for a new Community Fundraising & Events Coordinator to join our team.

This role is based primarily at Caboolture Hospital. It involves working with local businesses, schools, community groups, hospital teams, volunteers and supporters to create fundraising opportunities, bring community events and initiatives to life, and help turn fundraising ideas into meaningful impact.

Our successful applicant will help grow local support for Caboolture Hospital and the community it serves, and make a difference for patients and their families who visit this hospital.

Whether it's supporting a community fundraiser, coordinating an event, or helping a local organisation get involved, you'll play an important role in helping people give back.

If this sounds like the kind of work you'd like to be part of, we'd love to hear from you.

Please submit your resume and a 1-page cover letter outlining why this role appeals to you and what you would bring to the role: https://tcg.org.au/applynow.

08/10/2026

Recently, we brought our Community Ambassadors together in Caboolture for our Mid-Year Catch-Up, and it was fantastic to have so many of them there.

Launched as part of our 40-year milestone, the Community Ambassador Program celebrates people whose connection to The Prince Charles Hospital or Caboolture Hospital has inspired them to give back.

Our ambassadors include patients, family members, community leaders and local champions who have been touched by the care of the hospitals we support and are now choosing to pay it forward in their communities.

As our ambassador program is a volunteer-led initiative that supports stronger connections, participation, and wellbeing, including Caboolture and the broader Moreton Bay region in support of Caboolture Hospital, it was fitting to host it at Sports Central Caboolture

Our ambassadors are trusted connectors who bring people together and encourage others to get involved, and this catch-up was a chance to share updates from The Common Good, swap stories and ideas, and build new skills. They also took part in a hands-on MediaCast st workshop to build confidence in public speaking and sharing their stories.

A special thank you to the Community Activities Grant program from City of Moreton Bay for helping make the workshop possible. Our ambassadors now have more practical tools they can take back into their communities and put into action.

We’re excited to see what we do next as a community initiative.

07/10/2026

Don’t miss your chance to learn from the best in cardiovascular care and experience its future in person!

ECHO Australia 2026 is just a few weeks away, and time is running out to secure your spot.

It is an exciting opportunity to hear from leading Australian and international experts across echocardiography, cardiovascular care, research and clinical practice.

This year, more than 29 speakers are slated for the conference, including keynotes from Professor Greg Scalia AM of The Prince Charles Hospital, Professor Alex Lee of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Dr Dermot Phelan of Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute.

“Together, we will immerse ourselves in cutting-edge technologies, innovative techniques, and best practices that are transforming the landscape of echocardiography. We look forward to the invaluable connections we will forge and the wealth of knowledge we will share throughout the conference,” said Professor Greg Scalia AM and Dr Natalie Edwards from the ECHO Australia 2026 Organising Committee.

📍 The Fullerton Hotel Sydney
📅 19 - 21 October 2026
🎓 Up to 21 CPD points available

SECURE YOUR TICKETS BEFORE THEY’RE GONE: https://www.echo-australia.org/

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02/10/2026

✈️ YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A TRIP TO LONDON! 👑

How does a trip to London sound?

Even better when your chance to win helps raise funds for life-changing medical research and enhanced patient care at The Prince Charles Hospital. 💙

Thanks to the wonderful support of our friends at China Eastern Airlines, you could WIN two economy return airfares from Brisbane to London, valued at more than $10,000, in The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation Raffle!

✨No blackout periods mean more flexibility when planning your UK adventure, and you have until 20 May 2027 to complete your trip.

So, if London is calling, enter the raffle to be in with a chance to WIN, and support a great cause at the same time.

👉 Purchase your raffle tickets here: tcg.org.au/raffle26

A huge thank you to our friends at China Eastern Airlines for their incredible support, and GOOD LUCK everyone! 🙏



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