St. Vincent’s Cancer Centre Campaign News Updates
October 2010
Cancer Centre official opening now scheduled for February 2011.
ANZ host dinner to showcase St Vincent's Cancer Centre.
July 2010
Only $1.2 million left to raise thanks to a $500,000 gift from Peter and Lyndy White.
2009
23rd September 2009
$1 million grant from Jeanne Pratt to help St Vincent’s vision for cancer care
Construction of stage one of the new cancer centre at St Vincent’s Melbourne has begun with a supporting gift of $1 million from Jeanne Pratt towards the $14.8 million project.
In welcoming the Pratt donation, Deputy Appeal Chair and Appeal Patron Frank Costa said that as a close friend of the late Richard Pratt and the Pratt family, he regarded Mrs Pratt’s gift as special. “Cancer touches us all and the Pratt family has experienced its impact directly over recent months,” said Mr Costa, who heads the Costa Group and serves as the Geelong Football Club’s President.
“We’re also very pleased that Richard’s daughter Heloise Waislitz has been a member of the St Vincent’s appeal committee for the past 12 months. It’s through this kind of support from generous individuals in our community that we’ll change the way people feel when they come in for treatment.
I urge all Victorians to help make this centre a reality,” Mr Costa said.to treat twice as many people as the hospital’s existing cancer services. Mr Hargrave, the CEO and Managing Director of Skilled Group, said the appeal committee was pleased that it now needed just another $2.6 million to reach its target.
St Vincent’s Chief Executive Officer, Associate Professor Patricia O’Rourke, said the quality of the cancer care which St Vincent’s staff provided was “second to none”. “Recent recognition in the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards demonstrates the quality of our cancer care. But the environment where that care is provided is now more than 40 years old.
This grant from Jeanne Pratt, and others like it, will enable us to deliver our first class care in a first class environment,” Associate Professor O’Rourke said. Jeanne Pratt said it was a great privilege to support a project which enhanced the late Richard Pratt’s legacy. Construction on the St Vincent’s Cancer Centre has recently commenced, with the project’s first stage due for completion in the next 12 months.
28 July 2009
Mr David W Rogers and Mr Graeme A R Johnson, Trustees of the H & L Hecht Trust managed by Perpetual visited St. Vincent's today to present their grant of $200,000 toward the new Cancer Centre. A morning tea was held in the shell of the new cancer centre, just weeks before work will commence. 1 July 2009 St. Vincent’s is pleased to advise that the H & L Hecht Trust, managed by Perpetual has approved a grant of $200,000 toward the new Cancer Centre. This latest generous gift brings our remaining target down to $3.6 million. We have now raised 75% of the required funds. Thank you Perpetual for this magnificent gift.
7 May 2009
New Comprehensive Cancer Centre for Victoria
A revolutionary $1 billion cancer centre in Melbourne was announced today by Victorian Premier, John Brumby. The Parkville Comprehensive Cancer Centre, and commitment from both State and Federal Government affirms the need for new treatment facilities for cancer in Melbourne. The St. Vincent’s Cancer Centre will enable us to provide treatment for double the patients we can today, and will be completed by 2011 – when this new facility is set to commence. The Government’s commitment to Cancer is to be commended, and will be of benefit to all Victorians.
1 May 2009
Tenders Close
St. Vincent’s is now in the process of allocating the builder for the new Cancer Centre. A decision should be announced before the end of May, with construction set to commence in June.
5 February 2009
Appeal reaches the $10m mark
$10,084,000 has now been raised toward the new Cancer Centre at St. Vincent’s. We’d like to thank the Jack Brockhoff Foundation, the Collier Foundation and the Gandel Charitable Trust for their commitment to creating this centre of excellence.
We would also like to thank those individuals who have donated or pledged their support and will continue to keep you updated on our progress.
13 January 2009
Early Works Commence
Early works to create the new Cancer Centre have now commenced. Level One of the Daly Wing is being cleared to enable the building development to commence by end of April 2008.
The project has now been put out to tender, and we look forward to advising the name of the developer by April 2008.
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2008
24 November 2008
Exciting new Appeal Committee Members
The Cancer Centre Appeal Committee is now taking shape with Eddie Maguire, Paula Fox and Heloise Waislitz (Pratt Foundation), Prof Peter Choong and Prof Rod Sinclair, along with Greg Hargrave (Chair) and Frank Costa (Deputy Chair) now making up the Committee. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank all our committee members for their commitment to help us raise the $14.8 m needed to build the new Cancer Centre at St Vincent’s.
Learn more about our appeal committee
24 October 2008
Support from Channel 9 to create DVD
St. Vincent’s would like to thank Channel 9 for assisting with the production of a 5 minute DVD to promote the Cancer Centre Campaign. Most of the work to produce the DVD was undertaken pro bono and we would like to thank Guy le Couteur for his personal commitment to its production.
26 September 2008
News Flash – Appeal Chair appointed
It is with great pleasure that we advise that Greg Hargrave, Managing Director and Chief Executive of Skilled Engineering has agreed to Chair the Cancer Centre Appeal. Greg joined the SKILLED Group in 1998 and has held various roles within the Company in IT project management, marketing and corporate business development. He has broad business experience and was previously involved in property investment and management and private equity investment.
He was also a member of the Foundation Board at St. Vincent's several years ago. We are extremely fortunate to have him as Chair of this committee.
26 August 2008
Funds released by Government
The Treasury Department of the Victorian Government has agreed to the release of $7,400,000 toward the development of the New Cancer Centre. With this amount, and more than $1.6m set aside by St. Vincent’s, we are looking at a fundraising target of $5.6m for the appeal.
31 July 2008
Frank Costa agrees to be member of Appeal Committee
We are pleased to advise that Frank Costa has now committed to become a member of our Cancer Centre Appeal Committee.
His leadership and commitment to the development of this campaign thus far has been extraordinary. His continued involvement will help us to engage with people who have the ability to give significant support to the campaign.
30 July 2008
Feasibility Study finalised
The Feasibility Study to ensure that there will be community support and interest in or the development of the new cancer centre, was finalised in July 2008. More than 50 people contributed to the study, and their input has been invaluable.
To date, more than $500,000 in potential funding has been identified and $260,000 confirmed. A further $270,000 has been raised through Direct Mail and Staff Giving for the Centre.
18 April 2008
First significant gift to the Cancer Centre
Frank Costa, a Patron of St. Vincent’s Foundation has been helping St. Vincent’s in its quest to find a Chairman for the Appeal. Today, he announced a gift of $250,000 to the Cancer Centre Appeal.
March 2008
Marathon of the Sands
Supported by more than a thousand friends, donors and colleagues, two senior IT managers from St.V’s completed the ‘Marathon des Sables’ – a 240km run across the Moroccan Sahara. Martin Edwards and Paul Gladwell led a special fundraising campaign, called ”7 Days In The Sahara”, which raised more than $150,000 towards the rebuilding of The Retreat – a special space for families and carers within the new Cancer Centre.
