Thank you for raising your cuppa for a cure A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to organise or host an Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. You have provided vital hope for Queenslanders affected by cancer. Check out some biggest morning tea pics below!  Meet Vivian Robertson, Transport to Treatment Volunteer Vivian shares…

This National Volunteer Week (May 21 – 27) Cancer Council Queensland is honouring thousands of volunteers who give their time to make a difference. The theme for National Volunteer Week is ‘Give a little, change a lot’ – representing the millions of volunteers who make a profound impact in their communities and on society, through…

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is on its way This year thousands of Queenslanders across the state will gather in living rooms, cafes, workplaces and community halls to raise their cups in celebration of 25 years of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. Over the past 25 years, $31.2 million has been raised for Cancer Council Queensland by…

Welcome to the second edition of our Friends of CCQ newsletter, and our first for 2018! I hope you have had a great start to the year and are feeling positive and excited for the year ahead. Last year was another successful year for Cancer Council Queensland. We were proud to introduce several new services,…

  To celebrate 30 years of Volunteer Voice we are featuring two very special volunteers Renee Coroneo and Liz Harris have been volunteering with Cancer Council Queensland for over 30 years! Renee and Liz started volunteering at our office in Water St, Fortitude Valley, back when we were called the Queensland Cancer Fund.  The office was small, and we only had a couple of volunteers. They then…

Welcome to 2018 Find out what we have planned for the next few months with our CEO Chris McMillan.   Tell us what you think We need your valued feedback to assist us in planning our thank You Celebrations for 2018. Please complete the survey here by Tuesday February 6 to let us know how you found our  2017 events. Contributing to…

Transport to Treatment launched in Brisbane Last month we officially launched our Transport to Treatment service in Brisbane. This important new service will transport Brisbane cancer patients from their homes, to and from treatment, to help ease the burden of the disease. The service comes at no cost to cancer patients and is operated by…

Today, International Volunteer Day, Cancer Council Queensland is honouring thousands of volunteers who make a tangible difference in the lives of Queenslanders affected by cancer. More than 1300 regularly involved volunteers and 30,000 fundraisers and supporters give their time and energy to Cancer Council Queensland’s mission with one goal in mind – a cancer free…

New podcast helps cancer patients navigate through a diagnosis Queenslanders affected by cancer can now tune in to a new podcast series to help them navigate through their cancer journey. The new series, ‘The Thing About Cancer’, includes 10 information podcasts designed for people affected by cancer, including carers, family members and friends. Cancer Council…

Thank you for your support this Daffodil Day Thank you to everyone who volunteered for Daffodil Day on August 25. Your help made the day a huge success! 2000 volunteers across Queensland turned out to staff our stalls and paint the state yellow to provide hope for all Queenslanders affected by cancer. With your support,…