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Giving people with heart disease the greatest gift – the opportunity to live.

Our charity was established by pioneering heart surgeon Victor Chang in 1984, and we continue his legacy by providing grants for heart education and innovation. Dr Chang and his team performed the first successful heart transplant in Australia in 1984, and he made a significant contribution to international relations between Australia and China. Over the next five years the Victor Chang Foundation

is aiming to raise $2 million from donations to work in Australia and beyond. The Victor Chang Foundation awards grants for: 1) education – so doctors and surgeons can perform life-saving surgery, such as heart and lung transplants, and 2) to innovate and create the next generation of procedures and devices to help save lives. Please help us continue Victor Chang’s life’s work by making a donation to the Victor Chang Foundation.

12/06/2026

Dr Chang believed that knowledge and skills should be shared.

That belief continues today through the Victor Chang Foundation’s work, training the next generation of heart surgeons and supporting innovation in the future of cardiac surgery.

Every donation helps continue that vision.

This tax time, your support can help ensure Dr Chang’s legacy lives on through the people carrying his work forward.

Donate before 30 June and help continue a vision that has already changed countless lives.

Donate today: https://victorchangfoundation.com/donate

10/06/2026

Dr Chang’s legacy lives on through every life touched by his vision to share knowledge and skills of advanced cardiac surgery techniques throughout Asia.

The Victor Chang Foundation continues this work through the generosity of our supporters.

Every donation helps.

As we approach the end of financial year, we thank every person who continues to stand behind this mission and keep Dr Chang’s vision alive.

If you would like to continue this legacy please make a donation today: https://victorchangfoundation.com/donate

06/06/2026

To everyone who has supported the Victor Chang Foundation — thank you. ❤️

Because of your generosity, we continue Dr Victor Chang’s work. Training a new generation of heart surgeons through Asia, and innovation in cardiac surgery. Ultimately this changes the lives of patients and their loved ones.

Dr Chang believed lifesaving knowledge and skills should be shared. Today, this mission continues because of supporters like you

As we approach the end of financial year, please make a donation to help us continue Dr Chang’s mission.

Donate before 30 June:
https://victorchangfoundation.com/donate

04/06/2026

Your donations funded Dr Deng’s Victor Chang Foundation Surgical Fellowship.

Through the Foundation’s grants, surgeons from around the Asia are given the opportunity to train in advanced cardiac surgery techniques here in Australia before returning home to help more patients and save more lives.

This EOFY, your support will help us continue Dr Chang’s mission.

Every donation helps fund education, innovation, and life-saving opportunities for future heart surgeons and the patients they will one day care for.

As 30 June approaches, please make a donation to help continue Dr Chang’s important work.

Donate today: https://victorchangfoundation.com/donate

02/06/2026

Fiona Coote’s story is etched in the memories all Australians.

This moment between Fiona and Dr Chang represents a significant moment in the history of cardiac transplant surgery — a reminder of what can be achieved through innovation and a willingness to take an educated risk.

Dr Chang and his team helped pioneer a new era of cardiac surgery in Australia, creating a legacy that continues today through the Victor Chang Foundation. ❤️

Help continue Dr Chang’s vision by making a donation before 30 June.

Donate via the link in bio or visit:
https://victorchangfoundation.com/donate

29/05/2026

Not every part of Dr Victor Chang’s legacy was built inside an operating theatre.

Driven by curiosity, compassion, and a belief that heart surgery could always go further, Dr Chang helped change the future of cardiac surgery in Australia.

Today, the Victor Chang Foundation continues to carry that legacy forward—because the mission he began is far from finished.

Learn more and donate to day: https://victorchangfoundation.com/donate

24/05/2026

42 years ago, Fiona Coote's life changed forever — and so did ours.

As a Victor Chang Foundation Patron, Fiona has spent decades championing the heart transplantation, organ donation and of course, the work that Dr Chang started for the VCF.

Her story is a reminder of why this work matters — and why it must continue.

DOnate today at https://victorchangfoundation.com/donate

20/05/2026

In 1986, Dr Chang and his team achieved a milestone that helped shape the future of cardiac surgery in Australia.

Australia’s first successful heart–lung transplant was more than a medical breakthrough — it was a moment that helped redefine what was possible in transplantation and surgical care.

More than four decades later, Dr Chang’s legacy continues to inspire future generations.

Did you know this part of Dr Chang’s story? Let us know in the comments below.

13/05/2026

Some stories stay with us forever.

During Heart Week, we’re reflecting on the lives Dr Chang and his team touched—not only in the operating theatre, but in the hearts of families across Australia.

This letter was written by Eros, aged 7, after Dr Chang and his team helped save his father’s life. In his own words, he shared gratitude, hope, and a dream of one day becoming a doctor himself.

More than 40 years on, stories like this remind us that a legacy is not only built through medicine, but through the lives we inspire.

Do you have a memory of Dr Chang or his team? We’d love to hear your story below. And Eros, if you are reading this, please get in touch with us.

10/05/2026

Heart Week may be ending - but for the Victor Chang Foundation, this work never stops.

Thank you to everyone who shared, commented, and showed up this week. Your support means more cardiac surgeons trained, more lives saved, and more of Dr Chang's legacy carried forward.

To learn more or to support our work, visit https://victorchangfoundation.com/

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