Community Activists

It was wonderful to see many of our community-based events and activities resume this year following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Whilst lockdowns during 2021 in some areas did result in further postponements or cancellations, our supporters rallied to get back to doing what they’re committed to – raising money and spreading awareness for our research.

Many supporters held their own fundraising events for family and friends, participated in sporting events, played golf and took up our cooking challenge!

Golfers around Australia celebrated their return to golf by participating in our event, Tee Off for Breast Cancer Trials. Now in its 26th year, this event suffered in 2020 due to the extensive lockdowns and social gathering rules which is why we’re delighted that 121 golf clubs and their members participated in 2021, raising an incredible $198,000!

This special event has now raised $2.82 million since the first Tee Off event was held in 1996. Thank you to golf clubs nationwide for their ongoing dedication and commitment to saving lives from breast cancer.

Nothing could stop our dedicated Pink Champions who drove fast cars, rode bikes, ran marathons, shaved their heads and cooked three courses to support our research in 2021.

The 3 Course Challenge was held in 2021 with budding chefs, food lovers and those connected to the cause invited to take part. We were thrilled with the support from our wonderful community who raised over $165,000! This unique fundraising initiative challenged people to cook a three-course meal, host a dinner party and ask their friends and family to support them by donating to breast cancer research. Hosts were supported by Masterchef alumni Sarah Todd (pictured) in a special, online cooking class. Sarah’s own mum Lorraine was diagnosed with breast cancer 13 years ago.

The 2022 edition of The Australian Women’s Health Diary had another successful year of sales raising net funds of $862,000. Funds raised by this diary, a staggering $17.88 million since the first edition in 1999, has made possible research advances in the treatment of breast cancer available to people today. Sales were again strong thanks to our loyal and growing customer base. We acknowledge and thank our distribution partners – newsagents nationally, Woolworths, Australia Post and Magshop for their ongoing support. Special thanks to The Australian Women’s Weekly which has helped us to produce every edition, and to Lisa Wilkinson our Diary Ambassador for her generous support. And a big thank you to everyone who purchased the diary, and the dedicated team of people who produce this wonderful resource each year.