Arrow goes to Blood 2025
Blood Conference 2025 Perth The Blood Conference is an annual conference for clinicians to discuss all things blood. It is hosted by the Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand (HSANZ), Australia and New Zealand and International Society of Blood Transfusion, and Thrombosis and Haemostasis Society of Australia and New Zealand. This year’s conference was […]
Paint the Town Red another Big Success in 2025!
Arrow’s bespoke fundraising campaign, Paint the Town Red, has been another big success in 2025, just in its second year of running. Each year the campaign grows stronger, and this September during Blood Cancer Awareness month, it raised over $30,000 to support patients and families affected by stem cell transplants! Graham Lewis: Turning Red into […]
Nothing fun about it, according to Graham Lewis
Graham Lewis insists that “fun run” is most definitely an oxymoron, and that there’s nothing fun about it, especially when the weather is cold and miserable. And cold and miserable it was when Graham completed this year, only the third time it’s rained for the event in the past 50 years according to Graham. 2025 […]
Flying Colours for our Nurses
At Arrow, we couldn’t be prouder of the achievements of our scholarship recipients. The latest round of scholarships has delivered outstanding results, with nurses returning Distinctions and High Distinctions in their post graduate studies. Cristina Lucas Cristina Lucas from St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney was awarded an Arrow scholarship in 2023 and has recently completed […]
Siow Teng’s work presented at ISCT ANZ, Manly
In August this year, the Australia and New Zealand meeting of the International Society of Cell and Gene Therapy (ISCT ANZ) was held in Manly, and we are pleased to have been able to help Siow Teng attend. Siow Teng is a scientist and Production Supervisor at Hudson Cell Therapies, a behind-the-scenes but important role […]
Sydney Marathon – Laura’s run for Francesca
Laura Garbo recently completed her first major Marathon, an incredible achievement made even more meaningful by her decision to run in support of Arrow, raising over $2,000 for stem cell transplant patients. The Arrow cause is close to Laura’s heart, adding extra significance to her first Sydney Marathon which she described as “a fabulous experience, […]
Celebrating 50 Years since Australia’s First Bone Marrow Transplant
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney has marked a remarkable milestone: the 50th anniversary of Australia’s very first bone marrow transplant. The commemoration began with Associate Professor Anthony Dodds, who reflected on that groundbreaking moment in 1975 when the first bone marrow transplant was performed. He paid tribute to the extraordinary teamwork and donor generosity that made […]
Proud Partner of the 2025 ANZTCT ASM
Celebrating Collaboration, Community and the Launch of Paint the Town Red Arrow was proud to again be a partner of the 2025 ANZTCT Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), held this year on the beautiful Gold Coast. Now in its third year, the ASM continues to grow in size and impact, welcoming more than 300 healthcare professionals […]
From stem cell donor to stem cell transplant nurse – Laura McMahon
Meet Laura McMahon, acting Clinical Nurse Educator at The Kinghorn Cancer Centre at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. Laura knows a lot about apheresis. And not just as a nurse. Roughly a decade ago, back in Ireland, Laura’s own brother needed a stem cell transplant, and Laura became his donor. At the time, Laura was […]
100 Years of Life Post Transplant: Meet the Transplant Games Champions Who Refuse to Sit Still
100 years of life What does 100 years of life look like after a bone marrow transplant? It looks like Lisa, Jonathon, and Kerrin — three extraordinary Australians who’ve not only survived bone marrow transplants, but have gone on to thrive, compete, and inspire at the Australian and World Transplant Games. Between them, they’ve lived […]
Running together, giving back: Our 2025 City2Surf experience
This year our Fundraising Manager, Kags Garrard, was joined by colleagues and friends to form Team Arrow, as they took on the 2025 City 2 Surf. Below, Kags reflects on a successful day: Last weekend, I laced up my running shoes alongside friends and colleagues to take part in Sydney’s iconic City2Surf. For those who’ve never […]
Rolling with the Punches: Jenny’s Journey through Two Bone Marrow Transplants and Beyond
Jenny Nixon is no slouch. She’s a mother to two sets of twins, who she raised as a single mum from when they were six and three years old, and is a proud grandmother to four. She runs her own baking business, and is the self-professed ‘Queen of Melting Moments’ in Wagga Wagga. She is […]