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Australian Red Cross, formally Australian Red Cross Society, is a humanitarian aid and community services charity in Australia. Tracing its history back to 1914 and being incorporated by royal charter in 1941, Australian Red Cross Society is the national member of the Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and part of the ...
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, simply known as Lifeblood, is a branch of the Australian Red Cross responsible for the collection and distribution of blood and biological products in Australia. Lifeblood employs around 3,700 employees across scientific, clinical and support services, processing over one and a half a million blood donations each ...
This program is administered by three Core Partners on behalf of the Australian Government: Scope Global (formerly known as Austraining International), Australian Volunteers International, and the Australian Red Cross. Volunteers in the program come from diverse backgrounds, spanning ages 18 to 80, and they contribute various professional ...
James Harrison was born on 27 December 1936. [6] In 1951, at the age of 14, he underwent major chest surgery, requiring a large amount of blood. Realizing that the blood had saved his life, he made a pledge to start donating blood himself as soon as he turned 18, the then-required age.
Since the clinic was opened the Australian Red Cross maintained a canteen where tea, coffee and biscuits were provided. As many as 25 volunteers ran the canteen on a non-profit basis to support and comfort the veterans waiting for their appointments. Between 200 and 250 where served by the Red Cross on a daily basis between 10am and 4pm.
For service to the community, particularly through the Country Women’s Association, ‘The Land’ cookery committee, the Australian Red Cross Society and the Albion Park Agricultural Horticultural and Industrial Show Society Megan Leanne Still: For service to sport as gold medallist at the Atlanta Olympic Games, 1996 Betty Esther Stirton