Gift of Life Walk for DonateLife Week

The inaugural Gift of Life Walk was held at Lake Monger this week as part of DonateLife Week 2023.

Held in July each year, DonateLife Week is an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation and to encourage people to register as a donor.

Many of the Gift of Life Walk participants have been blessed with the gift of life and the event provided an opportunity to come together in a show of appreciation and support.

About 80% of Australians aged 16 years and over support organ and tissue donation - but less than half have actually registered.

There are currently around 1,800 people on the organ waitlist, including many waiting for a life-saving heart or kidney.

Registering is easy and only takes a minute by visiting DonateLife.gov.au (external site) or the Medicare app.