On Good Friday, the Albanese Government is investing to strengthen world-class healthcare for children as part of Melbourne\u2019s Royal Children\u2019s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year marks 95 years of the Good Friday Appeal and 95 years of the Victorian community coming together in support of young patients and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our Government will provide $2 million to support the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital to improve access to specialised health care for children throughout Victoria, and to expand its health information service for children and young people nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The builds on the $6 million the Government has already provided to the Good Friday Appeal, funding life-changing treatment, world-class research, leadership and training. It helps attract the brightest minds to care for kids from Victoria and across Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, the Good Friday Appeal, together with the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital, distributed $3 million to 41 regional health services to fund equipment, training and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This allowed families to receive care closer to home and was described as a \u201cgame changer\u201d by regional health services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every year, thousands of people volunteer their time, experience and creativity to organise fundraising events and activities to support the hospital, culminating in the telethon on Good Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyone wishing to make a contribution or learn more about the patients, volunteers and staff at the hospital can visit\u202fwww.goodfridayappeal.com.au<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Prime Minister Albanese:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor 95 years, the Good Friday Appeal has been about people pitching in and helping out people who need it the most. That\u2019s the Australian way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNothing matters more than the health and wellbeing of our children, and this funding will help make sure more kids get the care they need, closer to home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Royal Children\u2019s Hospital does incredible work and this investment will help them reach more children across Victoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI thank every volunteer and supporter who makes the Good Friday Appeal possible because your generosity is changing lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deputy Prime Minister Marles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Albanese Government\u2019s support for the Good Friday Appeal is about providing greater access to health care in regional Victoria, meaning greater access closer to home and reducing the burden on families and their loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHaving grown up with the Good Friday Appeal, I know Victorians will be digging deep today in support of a truly terrific cause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister Butler:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Good Friday Appeal for the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital is a fabulous cause with a rich history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Royal Children\u2019s Hospital uses these funds for projects that lift paediatric care to a new level and help to spread its excellence in care for more children and families, in more places, closer to home.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Good Friday, the Albanese Government is investing to strengthen world-class healthcare for children as part of Melbourne\u2019s Royal Children\u2019s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. This year marks 95 years of the Good Friday Appeal and 95 years of the Victorian community coming together in support of young patients and their families. Our Government will … Continue reading “Strengthening World-class Healthcare for Children”<\/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-38307","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\/38307","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=38307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38308,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38307\/revisions\/38308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}