Interview with Helen Buckingham OAM

We recently sat down with Snowdome Board Director, Helen Buckingham OAM, to get her thoughts on the funding of a new immunotherapy treatment for myeloma, and how clinicians and patients can have their say.

‘Future of cancer treatment’ has just been approved

Reproduced from The Australian 7 June 2023 Natasha Robinson – Health Editor A new treatment, dubbed “the future of cancer therapy”, has been approved to treat a type of blood cancer in a step doctors are hailing as the beginning of a “total paradigm shift” in cancer care for the sickest patients who have failed … Continued

Raising Fun. Raising Funds for Myeloma Research.

Communities are built on shared experiences, usually bound together by local champions. Geoff Nyssen, a Snowdome volunteer, is one such champion (pictured above, left). Wanting to nurture his own community to be happy, generous and resilient, he began the MY Mount Eliza Run & Fun Festival in 2017 that sees 1,000 people join in each … Continued

Researching a New Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

CAR-T cell therapy, a form of immunotherapy, is delivering great hope in the treatment of blood cancers. We are proud to support Dr Katherine Cummins, a Haematologist and Clinician Scientist, in her research project investigating immunotherapy as a treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia. Dr Cummins is our 2022 Gunn Family Women in Haematology Fellow, which … Continued

2022 Blood Conference

We congratulate the following researchers and clinicians who presented at the annual Australian scientific meeting – Blood 2022. A conference for blood researchers and clinicians, we are proud to see nine current and past Snowdome researchers presenting their work to their peers. We are thrilled to know that they represented 16% of all blood cancer … Continued

The Positive Journey Film

We are delighted to share this stunning film of The Positive Journey, a son’s tribute to a mother lost to blood cancer. In June 2022, Alastair Evans ran from Melbourne to Echuca over four days – a 270km journey and the equivalent of six and a half marathons, to raise money for vital blood cancer … Continued

Small Charity of the Year and Volunteer of the Year Awards

The Snowdome Foundation and passionate volunteer, Geoff Nyssen were honoured at the 2022 Third Sector Awards, a national award celebrating and recognising the best not-for-profit practices around Australia. Winning the Small Charity of the Year and Volunteer of the Year Awards is a significant recognition of the passion and commitment of all within Snowdome and … Continued