Get involved and help Queenslanders living with cancer by volunteering. Volunteers are the heart of our organisation. Join us to make a greater impact and connect with like-minded people.
Every contribution helps support those living with cancer. Whether a one-off donation or monthly gift, your support ensures funding stability for long-term goals and future generations.
Leave a legacy by including a gift in your Will, starting a tribute page for a loved one, or funding a research grant for early-career cancer researchers driving clinical innovations.
Organise a fundraising event in your community, either as a team or an individual. You can join one of our existing fundraising events or you might like to come up with your own way.
When organisations work together, we can have a greater impact for every Queenslander going through cancer and help amplify our message for all Australians.
However you get involved, you’re making a direct impact on the lives of Queenslanders affected by cancer. See the results of what we’ve all achieved.
Through excellence in research and community partnerships, Cancer Council Queensland’s Viertel Cancer Research Centre discovers, generates and communicates knowledge and solutions that drive equitable improvements in cancer outcomes. We are also Queensland’s leading not-for-profit organisation that funds cancer research undertaken by researchers based at Queensland Universities, hospitals and Research Institutes. Our vision is a future where every Queenslander is empowered to reduce their risk of cancer, people affected by cancer are supported and cancer is no longer feared.
Our Strategy:
To lead and support:
Our comprehensive research program is designed with our Queensland community and for our Queensland community, while also being internationally relevant and leading. Our multidisciplinary research addresses all cancer types including rare cancers and childhood cancer, and spans prevention through to palliation.
Excellence, equity, stewardship, and synergy are our values that guide our decision-making, shape our behaviour and define our research culture. These values have led to the significant impact our research has had on improving outcomes for people with cancer.
The Viertel Cancer Research Centre is named in support of the significant and ongoing commitment to Cancer Council Queensland from the Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation. Support from the Viertel Charitable Foundation provides the necessary and solid underpinning required to sustain research excellence in cancer.
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Your donation funds groundbreaking research for Queenslanders.
Cancer Council Queensland is committed to supporting the brightest minds in cancer research. If you are interested in working with our team of researchers, please let us know.
The Next Generation Cancer Research Fellowships aim to support early career cancer researchers and build research capacity in Queensland.
The Cancer Clinical Trials Support Scheme supports clinical trial activity in Queensland by providing grants to hospitals that can be used to employ data managers who help connect patients with clinical trials.
This funding opportunity is now closed to new applicants, but the program remains active. Explore our current and past grant recipients accelerating cancer research.
Explore our latest opportunities and make a difference for Queenslanders affected by cancer
“The only way we can save people’s lives who are diagnosed with cancer is through research.”
Jenaya Keats, Mother of Tobias cancer survivor
