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 […]
Liverpool Catholic Club: A Champion for the Community
At the heart of Liverpool Catholic Club is community. The club itself boasts a range of amenities all designed to bring people together: to eat, be entertained, skate, get fit, host functions and parties, keep the kids entertained… In short, the club exists to serve the community around it. Part of that local community is […]
Charlotte Pinney’s Sutherland to Surf 2025 for Arrow
Arrow is fortunate to have people taking on all sorts of challenges to raise money for our patient support program. Charlotte Pinney is one of them. Here’s her story in her own words: This year, I will be running in the Sutherland to Surf 2025 alongside my mum and dad to raise funds and awareness […]
From Scholarship to Specialist: Freya Seale’s Haematology Journey
In 2016, Freya received an Arrow scholarship to support her studies in the Graduate Certificate of Cancer Nursing. At the time, she couldn’t have imagined just how far that opportunity would take her. With a genuine passion for people and an eagerness to learn, Freya’s career has since flourished. She has gone from scholarship to […]
The start of an exciting research career for Ritika Saxena!
We’re delighted to share that Ritika Saxena, one of our recent Hawkesbury Canoe Classic PhD Scholarship recipients, has now submitted her PhD dissertation (entitled Improving the differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into functional haematopoietic stem cells, called ‘iHSCs’) at the University of Melbourne. Her journey has been nothing short of extraordinary, and we are […]
Fashionable Fundraising on the Field
Arrow’s dedicated supporters turned out in style this June for a fashionable fundraising event: a glamorous race day at Royal Randwick, hosted by the ASX Refinitiv Charity Foundation. The event was part of their ongoing mission to raise vital funds for those in need, including the patients we support here at Arrow. The crisp winter […]