Category: Arrow Stories

When 58‑year‑old Brett Klau looks back on the end of 2024, it still surprises him how quickly life changed. Just days before Christmas, he was playing competitive volleyball, and around New Years he was out on the jet ski. A slight backache was the only sign that something was wrong — and even then, it […]

In February 2026, two talented nurses from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre — Ella Weisser and Jemma Stewart — travelled to Spain to present their research at the EBMT European CAR‑T Cell Meeting, thanks to the Arrow Jazz Travel Scholarship. Each received $4,000 to support their travel and accommodation, enabling them to share Australian nursing […]

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 […]

Arrow’s Board met for our Annual General Meeting last Friday evening. We took the opportunity to thank outgoing Chair Mark O’Hara for his many years of service to Arrow.  Mark joined the Arrow Board in 2004 after losing his good mate Greg Neate to acute myeloid leukaemia. He served as Vice Chairman to Arrow for […]

Arrow passes on their sincere condolences to Pam Neate’s family on the passing of Pam on July 15, 2021. Pam was a director of the Arrow board from 2009 to 2012 and an active volunteer of Arrow for many years. Pam first became involved in Arrow when her own son Greg was diagnosed with leukaemia […]

The Arrow Foundation would like to welcome Richelle Koller to our team! Richelle has recently taken over the reigns as CEO and Company Secretary following the retirement of Robyn Flood. Richelle comes to Arrow with a wealth of experience in charitable and not-for-profit organisations, having worked for the past 5 years as CEO of children’s […]

After 15 years leading Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation, our CEO Robyn Flood, has chosen to retire. Chairman Mark O’Hara says “Robyn has been a fantastic ambassador for Arrow creating and maintaining relationships that are invaluable to Arrow’s programs. To have such a calm, capable and committed person at the helm of Arrow has enabled […]