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  1. Blog

Board

Jake Rose

Jake Rose

Jake Rose is a Chartered Accountant and Justice of the Peace with extensive experience in financial operations, as well as business systems and processes. Read more

Posted to: Board

Published: 26th March, 2023

Updated: 24th April, 2023

Nita Arora-Parkes

Nita Arora-Parkes

Nita is founder and Director of Groupcpo; a platform for small businesses and start-ups to find, buy and sell the tools and services they need to grow and scale their business. Nita has over 20 years’ experience as a technology and procurement executive, managing strategic partnerships and vendor negotiations with a global team. Read more

Posted to: Board

Published: 3rd January, 2023

Updated: 24th April, 2023

Lucy Jones

Lucy Jones

Lucy Jones is the CEO of Neuroblastoma and mother to Sienna and Jamie Hoffmann. Lucy is focused on driving change in survival rates through more research, having tragically lost her daughter Sienna to the illness in 2010. Read more

Posted to: Board

Published: 8th August, 2022

Updated: 24th April, 2023

Author: Karina May

Rochelle Yates

Rochelle Yates

Rochelle is a mother of two, and Chairman of a global logistics company where she specialises in marketing. Rochelle's career includes vast experience in events and promotions and she has brought this skill to help coordinate numerous fundraising events and activities for Neuroblastoma Australia. Read more

Posted to: Board

Published: 7th August, 2022

Updated: 24th April, 2023

Author: Karina May

Jane Price

Jane Price

Jane Price holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws. She is a small business owner, running her own immigration consultancy business, which she has grown in a few short years into a thriving practice with a couple of employees. Jane is lucky enough to have a “pigeon-pair” of children (aged 11 & 14) and was also privileged to know Sienna Hoffman. Read more

Posted to: Board

Published: 6th August, 2022

Updated: 24th April, 2023

Author: Karina May

Tim Bateman

Tim Bateman

Director, The Rockpool People and Parlour Capital, Tim Bateman is a father of three and brings a wealth of financial services experience with him. After completing an Economics and Finance Degree, Tim spent 13 years in London working in the derivatives markets. He has worked across stock broking, investment banking, and finance broking in Australasia and the United Kingdom. Among other interests, Tim runs a boutique finance broking firm and was also a franchise owner for Little Kickers, kids’ Read more

Posted to: Board

Published: 5th August, 2022

Updated: 24th April, 2023

Dr Louise Causer

Dr Louise Causer

Louise is a medical epidemiologist and lecturer currently based at The Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia and has worked internationally both in clinical and research settings across a number of fields. Having trained and working in a highly academic setting for the past decade, Louise has direct experience and key insight into the research setting in Australia and internationally. Read more

Posted to: Board

Published: 4th August, 2022

Updated: 24th April, 2023

Author: Karina May

Sarah White

Sarah White

Sarah is a paediatric Occupational Therapist and is passionate about working with children and families. Sarah brings 20 years experience working in private, not for profit and government health roles specifically in childhood disability and mental health. Since her daughter Isabella was diagnosed with Stage 3 Neuroblastoma in 2011, Sarah has been actively involved in creating awareness and fundraising for Neuroblastoma research. Read more

Posted to: Board

Published: 26th August, 2019

Updated: 24th April, 2023

Author: Karina May

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  • August 2026

    August 2026

    On Sunday 9 August 2026, take on Australia's most iconic fun run and help make a difference for children with neuroblastoma. Starting in Sydney's CBD at Hyde Park and finishing at Bondi Beach, City2Surf is a 14km event that brings together thousands of runners, walkers and fundraisers each year.

  • National Childhood Cancer Roadmap Recognises CAR T-Cell Therapy as a National Priority

    National Childhood Cancer Roadmap Recognises CAR T-Cell Therapy as a National Priority

    Neuroblastoma Australia has welcomed the release of the National Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Roadmap, describing it as an important step forward for children and families affected by cancer.

  • Neuroblastoma Australia Responds to Federal Budget Announcement

    Neuroblastoma Australia Responds to Federal Budget Announcement

    Neuroblastoma Australia is extremely disappointed the Federal Budget did not include specific funding for CAR-T Cell treatment for solid tumours - it’s a devastating omission for Australian children diagnosed with neuroblastoma.

  • Oaten's | Raising funds for research into neuroblastoma

    Oaten's | Raising funds for research into neuroblastoma

    I'm fundraising for Neuroblastoma Australia, to raise funds for vital research into better, kinder and more effective treatments for the children's cancer neuroblastoma. Please show your support by donating via this page.

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  • What is neuroblastoma?

  • Donate today

    Donate today

    One in two children with aggressive neuroblastoma will not survive. Neuroblastoma is the number one toddler cancer. We need your help to find effective treatments. Donate today to support world class Australian research into developing less toxic, more effective treatments, with the ultimate goal of finding a cure. Donate as an individual or business and receive a tax-deductible receipt for all donations over $2.

  • Detection, diagnosis & staging

    Detection, diagnosis & staging

    Know about symptoms of neuroblastoma, detection, diagnosis and different stages of neuroblastoma childhood cancer.

  • How common is neuroblastoma?

  • How dangerous is neuroblastoma?

  • Our Story

    Our Story

    Neuroblastoma takes the lives of more children under five than any other cancer. Help us fund new research to find a cure within our lifetime and save toddlers' lives.

  • How is it diagnosed?

  • Why does this cancer form?

  • Golf2Cure 2025

    Golf2Cure 2025

    Our 2025 charity golf day, Golf2Cure, will take place on Thursday, June 26 at the prestigious Lakes Golf Club at Eastlakes, Sydney. The aim of the day is to have fun, increase awareness of neuroblastoma, and to raise funds for research into this devastating childhood cancer so we can find treatments that are more effective and less toxic. 

  • Key Statistics

    Key Statistics

    Know key statistics about the childhood cancer, neuroblastoma. Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumour of childhood and its treatment. Most neuroblastomas, made up of cells found in nerve tissues of the body, start in the adrenal glands.

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