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Students from rural and remote Queensland face additional challenges. But Professor Darrell Crawford believes that no one should struggle to afford eduction just because of where they were born. 

Together with his family, Professor Crawford established The Crawford Family Scholarship, which supports medical students from regional and remote Queensland facing financial hardship. Gifts like these create opportunities for our students to become the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Professor Crawford and his brother, David, both received scholarships themselves as students. David explained that this experience was, in part, what inspired their giving:

“I don’t think I would have gone to university if I hadn’t had a scholarship. We are a farming family and farming is cyclical, but education expenses are fixed every year. So, the scholarship gave me a financial backstop. But it also validated my educational and academic abilities – it reminded me I had the skills.” – David Crawford

Thanks to community fundraising, the Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer (QCGC) recently purchased their first ever on-site -80°C medical/scientific freezer, to keep clinical trial samples at optimal temperature.

This will give researchers quick access for uninterrupted research and will significantly reduce pathology fees – meaning the centre can focus on accelerating our research and empowering more women to live their best possible life after gynaecological cancer treatment.

“Gynaecological cancer research has been underfunded for too many years and those being treated are too unwell and overwhelmed to make a fuss. The Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer research team has never stopped believing in their impact. I want to give women facing this terrible illness hope that they are not alone or forgotten” – Lisa Harrold, donor

Jamie Booth was insufficiently physically active. Then she joined ParaSTART, a program exploring the therapeutic benefits of sports training for people with high support needs. Because of the program, Jamie qualified for the 2024 Australian Paralympic swim trials, and broke a number of Australian and Queensland records.

“I don’t know what I would have done if ParaSTART didn’t exist.” – Jamie Booth, ParaSTART athlete since 2017

The CHAT program has been developed by the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre to support people living with post-stroke aphasia.

“This really is the only place that I have found that someone proactively listens to me and wants to hear the answer. This really helps me to feel connected and feel valuable and feel like I’m contributing to society. I can make a difference and QARC is helping me to make a difference in so many lives, not just one. There’s a real community of people with researchers, speech therapists, and participants or advisors like me. It feels like I matter again, and this is a really important thing.” – Kim Barron, a person with aphasia and research officer, Aphasia Tech Hub