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(Established in 1999)
About
About
Riverina Cancer Care Community Trust (RCCCT) is a not-for-profit registered charity established as the public’s trustee to oversee and manage funds raised for Riverina Cancer Care Centre (RCCC).
(ABN: 42960352419)
Our Story
Bringing Hope Closer to Home
Bringing Hope Closer to Home
RCCCT was formed a quarter of a century ago by a group of visionary locals with one goal: to bring essential cancer treatment closer to home. Thanks to the fundraising committee's dedication—and the generosity of our community—Wagga Wagga built a much-needed $3 million cancer centre in 2002, sparing patients and their families from exhausting long-distance travel for chemotherapy and radiation. The centre was named Riverina Cancer Care Centre, though some locals call it 'A Ray of Hope'.
With a little help from our friends
With a little help from our friends
This community's vision became a reality with the incredible support of The Little Company of Mary Health Care (Calvary Hospital), which generously made the land available for the centre. Their contribution laid the foundation—literally and figuratively—for a facility that continues to change lives, providing critical care to those who need it most.
Annie Aichroy (right), Nancye Piercy (left) & Pat Stephenson (centre)
Pioneers of Cancer Care
Pioneers of Cancer Care
One day, Ms Aichroy snuck away for lunch at a lemon-scented gum tree outside Calvary Riverina, where she and a colleague joked about asking the nuns if they could have a block of land to build a new centre on.
"Five years later, when we had the potential to build a new centre ... the nuns actually offered us that same parcel of land that Robin and I had sat on, underneath the lemon-scented gum tree," Ms Aichroy said.
"It's that tree now that patients who sit in the Cancer Care Centre treatment room look at when they're having their chemo."
Today, a passionate team of board members and volunteers continue their mission, ensuring that locals facing cancer receive the care they need, right where they need it. With community support, we can keep this vital service thriving for generations to come, ensuring the facilities are continuously maintained and updated.
Current Board Members
Current Board Members
Daniel Donebus
Daniel Donebus
Chairperson
Gerard Carroll
Gerard Carroll
Board Member
David Kennedy
David Kennedy
Board Member
Steve Dwyer
Steve Dwyer
Board Member
David Golland
David Golland
Board Member
Vicky Richards
Vicky Richards
Treasurer
Registered office address: 135 Peter Street Wagga
Email: info@rccct.com.au
Riverina Cancer Care Community Trust would like to acknowledge the Wiradjuri lands on which the Riverina Cancer Care Centre operates. We pay respect to the traditional owners and recognise that these lands have always been places of traditional healing and medicine.
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