Distance: 7km

Can I register a team: Yes

The Tough Bloke Challenge is a rope swinging, mud crawling, leg busting 7km obstacle course designed to challenge the individual.

As a kick off to the ACRF’s ‘Can Do’ month and together with our corporate partners Pepsi Co they will be registering 10 staff members into the Tough Bloke Challenge to help raise money for world class cancer research in Australia.

Click here to view the course map

Can I register a team: Yes

Take part in the 40th annual Northern Territory’s City2Surf! Whether you choose to run, jog or walk help us raise money for cancer research!

Purchase your place using the link below and choose the Australian Cancer Research Foundation and start fundraising!

Click here to register

“Gary’s battle with cancer started on the 2^nd July and lasted for twelve and a half weeks,” Basia said.

“I miss all the little things that made our lives so much fun. A thousand little things, the touch of his skin, a thousand gestures.”

“As the cancer ate away at Gary I thought he looked more beautiful. His spirit, grace and dignity shone through more with each passing day…”

This is why we fight – to prevent tragedy, to give hope and, ultimately, to save lives through research. Please click here to donate, or click below to read more.

In recent years, we’ve been thrilled to increasingly share some truly exciting discoveries with you. This is wonderful news, because we’re now able to see the incredible results of our donors’ and supporters’ generous contributions to cancer research.

However, major cancer research discoveries don’t happen overnight.

For example, in 1999, we were proud to fund Professor Ian Frazer’s work on the Human Papillomavirus, leading to the cervical cancer vaccine. We’re thrilled to now see this research having an impact on so many different types of cancer.

That’s why your support, today, is critical. With your help, we will speed up the discovery process.

Cancer can behave differently in each of us but at its core, cancer is cancer, and we fund ground-breaking research into all types.

The more we fund, the faster we are finding new treatments and cures for cancer. You can help us bring these cures closer by making a kind donation today.

Please make your donation here.

The symposium is titled “Medicinal Chemistry Meets Proteomics” and it will be the first of its kind in the country, with a program designed to highlight the diversity of chemical proteomics and showcase the strengths of recent technological advancements.

All researchers in medicinal chemistry and proteomics are welcome to attend. Morning/afternoon tea, lunch and refreshments will be provided, with farewell drinks at the conclusion.

Please click here to register.

The event kicks off at 7am for an 8am start.

There will be guest speakers, auctions & raffles.

Come join us for what promises to be a fun day raising money for cancer research!

To purchase your place all players must register and pay by 18 October.

For further details see our  GOLF FLYER or contact Helen Butler on 02 9759 0000

The Australian Cancer Research Foundation has opened two new world-class cancer research facilities in Melbourne; the new ACRF Rational Drug Discovery Centre at St Vincent’s Institute (SVI) and a new Cancer Imaging Facility at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research.

These centres represent $4 million in Australian Cancer Research Foundation funding that would not have been made possible without the support of our amazing donors.

The potential for ground breaking discoveries within these world-class facilities is extremely exciting. Each of them houses the latest in advanced drug screening and imaging technologies, promising to find new treatment targets and therapeutic options faster than ever before.

Please find details about each cancer research facility below.

ACRF Rational Drug Discovery Centre, St Vincent’s Institute

The new ACRF Rational Drug Discovery Centre, funded by our $2 million research grant, will focus on providing Victorian cancer researchers with cutting edge equipment to discover new drugs for cancer.

The new centre allows SVI’s researchers to move quickly between identifying the causes of cancer to finding the cures.

CEO of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation, David Brettell said, “Dramatic technological advances have increased our Aussie researchers’ access to information which really gets to the heart of how cancer behaves. We’re thrilled to see targeted therapies being developed that directly impact specific cancer cells, more effectively treating the disease while minimising side effects.”

Cutting-edge technologies residing with-in the centre include an advanced Laser Scanning Cytometer, the first of its kind in Australia, which will show Victorian researchers, in more detail than ever before, how potential cancer drugs work inside the body.

It will provide new approaches to treating cancers that are difficult to target, due to a lack of understanding in how they occur, such as different types of leukaemia.

ACRF Centre for Translational Cancer Therapeutics and Imaging

As the first cancer research facility in the southern hemisphere to house state-of-the-art PET/MRI and SPECT/CT molecular imaging equipment, the ACRF Centre for Translational Cancer Therapeutics and Imaging will enable translational research aimed at developing new insights into  cancer biology, techniques for early diagnosis of cancer, and new therapies for the disease.

Australian Cancer Research Foundation Chairman, Tom Dery said, “These are exciting times for cancer research and we’re thrilled to have helped Ludwig lay the groundwork for major breakthroughs via the ACRF Centre for Translational Cancer Therapeutics and Imaging.”

“It’s always a priority for the Australian Cancer Research Foundation to fund research that fast-tracks the transition of new therapies from the laboratory to cancer patients around Australia and globally.”

The new centre brings the Ludwig Institute, the University of Melbourne, Austin Health, and the Melbourne Brain Centre together providing a seamless link between clinical and pre-clinical researchers.

Director of the ACRF Centre and Ludwig Institute Member, Professor Andrew Scott has said “The ACRF Centre promises to be at the cutting edge of translational cancer research, ultimately aiding trials of novel therapies to be conducted in Australia and enhancing the prospects for cancer patients not only in Australia, but worldwide”.

The applications represent a need for $49 million in seed-funding for cutting-edge technologies and facilities, supporting the development of collaborative, innovative cancer research initiatives.

Every year, the Australian Cancer Research Foundation awards up to $10 million in cancer research funding. But this response to our grants shows just how important it is for us to continue fundraising and building the profile of research in Australia.

We received five applications from researchers in NSW, four from Victoria, three from Queensland and one from South Australia – it’s fantastic to see the research expertise within so many States represented in this mix.

These outstanding cancer research proposals have come to the ACRF at a crucial time, with the 2013 Budget announcement on Tuesday indicating its own funding allocations for cancer in Australia.

The $226 million dollar boost in government spending on the cancer sector will see improved care for lung cancer patients, timely bowel cancer and Breast Cancer screening, the development of a new prostate cancer facility and better access for patients to receive bone marrow transplants.

Here’s a quick snapshot of where this government support will be focused:

• Managing lung cancer, improving end of life care and funding new research into treatment.
• Accommodating the increased demand in bone marrow transplants and allowing Australians access to bone marrow transplants from overseas.
• Expanding BreastScreen Australia, and enhancing patient access to breast cancer nurses.
• Establishing electronic reporting for improved Bowel Cancer Screening follow-up.
• Funding for a new, national prostate cancer research initiative.
• Assisting with the distribution of chemotherapy medicines and improving cancer diagnosis and treatment reporting.

The Australian Cancer Research Foundation specifically provides vital infrastructure funding – helping Australian researchers to access advanced technologies and state of the art research facilities.

We are the only private funding body which provides this support to our Aussie cancer researchers, and we will now be advised by our esteemed Medical Research Advisory Committee as to the most outstanding of these proposals.

We look forward to sharing more information with you throughout the year, about which research teams or initiatives will receive our funding in 2013.

Distances: 4kms & 12kms

Can I register a team: Yes

There are two distances you can run, the 4kms Joondaulup Private Hospital route or the 12kms Hollywood Private Hospital route. Whichever you choose and however you choose to complete the race – run, job or stroll you can raise   money for the Australian Cancer Research Foundation to help find a cure for cancer!

To fundraise simply choose the Australian Cancer Research Foundation from the drop down menu when completing your registration.

To register click here

The ACRF is looking for 20 fearless JUMP!ers to help them beat their goal of raising $25,000 in 2013, every dollar of which will go towards the fight against cancer. Fly solo or pull a team of friends together. Either way, you know it will be an experience you’ll never forget!

Join fellow JUMP!ers  for one big ACRF adrenaline fuelled day. We’ll be on hand to offer refreshments so feel free to invite friends and family to witness your skydive.

Witness spectacular views of Sydney City from, the Blue Mountains and the Great Diving Range.

Registration fee: $100 (non-refundable)

Your fundraising target: $1,700

Click here to get more information and register

Can I register as a team: Yes

The Bridge to Brisbane isn’t your average fun run. You run one race but get two times – your race time and your Hero Time. Your Hero Time is your race time minus one second for every $1 you raise for charity.

When purchasing your place using the link below choose the Australian Cancer Research Foundation and raise money for cancer research!

To register please click here