Category: Arrow Stories

At Arrow Foundation, we are committed to empowering healthcare professionals across the multidisciplinary team who play a vital role in improving outcomes for patients undergoing bone marrow and stem cell transplants. This year, we were proud to support Heather Weerdenburg, Senior Oncology Bone Marrow Transplant Pharmacist at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Melbourne, with a […]

When Jenny Nixon received a stem cell transplant to treat myelodysplasia, she never imagined it would lead to one of the most profound and meaningful connections of her life – meeting Lars, the man from Germany who selflessly donated his stem cells to save a stranger. Following her transplant and recovery, Jenny felt a deep […]

Representing Australia on the world stage was never something JulieAnne Anderson imagined she would experience. Nor was a stem cell transplant. Yet within just a few years, she experienced both. A rare form of lymphoma When JulieAnne began feeling feverish and noticed abdominal distension, she assumed it might be a urinary tract infection. But medical […]

Suzannah Michell, a Physician Trainee at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, is helping bring much-needed attention to an often-overlooked complication of stem cell transplantation—vulvovaginal graft-versus-host disease (vvGVHD). With support from an Arrow Foundation Travel Scholarship, Suzannah recently presented her research at the Australasian College of Dermatologists’ Annual Scientific Meeting, sharing insights that could significantly improve the […]

We are so excited to continue growing Friends of Arrow, our monthly giving community, and invite you to be part of something truly special. Why Regular Giving Matters Arrow Foundation receives no government funding. Every patient we support, every healthcare professional we invest in through scholarships, and every piece of research we fund is made […]

At the Arrow Foundation, we are delighted to announce the appointment of new members to our Board of Directors. We are proud to welcome: Each of our new directors brings a wealth of experience, leadership, and strategic insight. Their diverse backgrounds and shared commitment to excellence will strengthen our governance and support the continued growth […]

Our Annual General Meeting was a special evening filled with inspirational speakers and wonderful updates. It was a significant year for Arrow, and we enjoyed the opportunity to reflect and celebrate the people, programs and progress that shaped the 2025 financial year. Thank you to everyone who attended, either in person or online, and to […]

Arrow’s board members pictured L to R: Stuart Snell, Kim Mouret, Yvonne Panek-Hudson, Richelle Koller (CEO), David Maywald, Chris Murray, Roberto Trinchero Last week, we gathered for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 at our rooms in Chippendale headquarters, and what a fabulous night it was! We were thrilled to have the opportunity to reflect […]

We gathered recently at the Arrow offices in Chippendale NSW for our Annual General Meeting. The Arrow AGM 2023 was an enjoyable evening spent with our members, supporters, directors and team and — judging by the level of noise with our post- meeting conversations — I think everyone would agree. We reflected on and celebrated […]

We were pleased to announce at our Annual General Meeting that Yvonne Panek-Hudson will be joining the Arrow board from mid-November 2023. Yvonne is a Nurse Practitioner in Clinical Haematology at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre & Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia, and has a wealth of experience in long term follow up care for […]

We would like to thank outgoing director Leonie Wilcox for her long standing role as board member of Arrow. Leonie joined the Arrow board in 2007 and over the past 16 years has volunteered her time and knowledge to support bone marrow and stem cell transplant patients. In Leonie’s role as Manager of the ANZTCT […]

We are growing, and currently have an opening for a new member to our board. Specifically, we are looking for a Non-executive Director with medical, clinical or research expertise in the area of bone marrow and stem cell transplant to join us. As a member of our board, you will help us fulfill our mission […]