Media Releases
2008
- 1 September - Sports legends join Tracey Wickham to launch Hannah's Chance Foundation
A host of Queensland sporting greats will join Tracey Wickham and family on Monday 1 September to officially launch Hannah’s Chance Foundation, which was established in memory of her daughter Hannah Ciobo-O’Driscoll who passed away tragically last year. - 11 June - New research group offers hope to Asbestosis sufferers
The Asbestos Research Group, offering hope to sufferers of asbestos-related diseases, was launched at The Wesley Research Institute today. Special guest Karen Banton, widow of mesothelioma victim and campaigner Bernie Banton, officially launched the Group.
- 3 April - New Wesley Research Institute study aims to halt the progression of Multiple Sclerosis
A new research study being conducted at The Wesley Research Institute (WRI) aims to stop the progression of early active stage Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in its tracks. - 4 March - Queensland Scouts launch children’s book to help The Wesley Research Institute
A children's book, 'Betty Bilby Saves Easter', was recently launched as the first State-wide fundraising initiative of the Scouts Queensland Centenary Project. To mark the centenary, Scouts Queensland is aiming to raise $1 million to support the work of The Wesley Research Institute. - 28 January - Research creates hope of reduced infection in treatment of bone fractures and implants
A new treatment to reduce the rate of infections resulting from orthopaedic implants is the focus of a research project funded by The Wesley Research Institute. Bacterial bone infections are currently the most common complication in the surgical treatment of bone fractures with fracture fixation implants. - 2 January - Teenage cancer victim’s memory lives on
The 17th Annual Justin Cameron Cancer Care Foundation presentation on 10 January 2008 will bring mixed emotions for his family Alan, Rhonda and Lauren Cameron.
