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For more than 100 years the Mater has been committed to providing compassionate health care to all Queenslanders with an emphasis on the founding values of the Sisters of Mercy of dignity, mercy, care, commitment and quality.

The Mater Foundation is a leading philanthropic organisation that funds life changing healthcare and medical research. Donations to the Foundation help purchase life-saving medical equipment, improve patient care and ensure our world-renowned research team continues to find better ways to diagnose, treat and ultimately cure life-threatening diseases.

Cycling to fight cancer

The Bottlemart Smiling for Smiddy Challenge smashed its fundraising target in 2009, raising more than $540,000 to fight cancer. $1.1 million has now been raised since the Challenge began three years ago.

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chicks launch chic range

chicks in pink, the Mater's breast cancer fundraising group, has joined forces with Brisbane designers to produce a range of one-off designer scarves.

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Prostate Cancer campaign success

Queenslanders have delivered a giant boost to the search for a better treatment and ultimately a cure for prostate cancer, a disease that affects one in nine men in Australia.

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An Australian first for the Mater Mothers'

Babies born at the Mater Mothers’ Hospital are now even safer thanks to a new state-of-the-art monitoring system made possible by a $1 million gift of unclaimed prize money from Golden Casket.

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