The Morrison Government has committed $2 million dollars to the Good Friday Appeal helping support Victorian children as they face the hardest health battles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Good Friday Appeal has raised money for The Royal Children\u2019s Hospital in Melbourne for over 90 years, helping them to provide world class care for children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Good Friday Appeal symbolised the best of Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur youngest Australians deserve all the support and care we can give them when they\u2019re in need,\u201d the Prime Minister said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis $2 million pledge is a first from the Federal Government because we want to support the generous and significant commitment from the community, and help encourage even more people to get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis isn\u2019t just about backing the doctors, nurses and carers who make such a difference, it\u2019s about supporting the services that help these young patients\u2019 families too.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Health and Aged Care Greg Hunt said the Appeal had a special place in the heart of all Victorians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs a Victorian, I know the Good Friday Appeal forms part of so many Easter celebrations here in the state,\u201d Minister Hunt said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor over 90 years, they\u2019ve raised funds to help deliver care and support for not just sick kids, but for their families helping them through their battles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese donations help to drive research and innovation, secure funds for new equipment, improve patient and family care, as well as additional education and training for staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey quite literally help to save lives and protect lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Appeal brings all sectors of the community together to raise funds every year, culminating in a telethon on Good Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since 1931, nearly $400 million has been raised to deliver the best possible care to patients and support for their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those wishing to make their own donation to the Appeal can do so at www.goodfridayappeal.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Morrison Government has committed $2 million dollars to the Good Friday Appeal helping support Victorian children as they face the hardest health battles. The Good Friday Appeal has raised money for The Royal Children\u2019s Hospital in Melbourne for over 90 years, helping them to provide world class care for children. Prime Minister Scott Morrison … Continue reading “Support for Good Friday Appeal”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16154,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16153\/revisions\/16154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}