Chemotherapy Closer to Home.

For the community, by the community.

Right now, we're helping raise funds towards the purchase of a chemotherapy chair for Blackall Hospital, helping bring more comfort and support to locals undergoing cancer treatment.

Living in regional and remote Australia often means long drives, time away from family, and extra stress when accessing healthcare. That's why having quality services and equipment available closer to home matters so much. It means people can receive care surrounded by the community that knows them, supports them, and stands beside them.

This fundraiser is a way of backing local healthcare. It's about making a difficult journey a little easier, and showing that when our community sees a need, we step all up.

So far…

We kicked off our support at the 2025 Better in Blackall Festival, where auction proceeds, donations and the incredible generosity of our community got us off to a flying start. Combined with a charity triathlon organised by our amazing Sport & Recreation Officer (and fundraiser coordinator), Natalie, an incredible $6,000 towards the goal has been raised.

Now, we're setting our sights on the final $4,000 needed to reach the finish line.

The next step!

Nat, the absolute legend, is LITERALLY stepping up! This winter, she'll be tackling an epic 100km run from Blackall to Tambo to raise the final dollars needed to get this much-needed program across the line.

You can support Nat by donating or sponsoring her via the link below. For every donation, Better in Blackall will match it dollar for dollar, doubling the impact of your contribution.

Once we've reached our target, the funds will be handed over to the Blackall Hospital team. While the chair is a huge milestone, there's still plenty of work ahead to make local chemotherapy treatment a reality, from training staff to setting up services and plenty more behind the scenes. This fundraiser marks the first of many important steps towards bringing chemotherapy closer to home for our community.

Whether you can donate a little or a lot, every contribution helps. Together, we can make a real difference for local patients and families when they need it most.

Any funds raised over our target amount will also be donated to the Blackall hospital to assist with their space & the services they provide our local community.