2015 Annual Review

Our 2015 Annual Review (with 2014/15 financials) is now available to view online. In less than five years, Snowdome support has enabled 13 clinical trials to commence resulting in 225 Australian blood cancer patients gaining access to treatment and hope. Our work to support more trials and blood cancer research continues. If you would like a hard copy, … Continued

The heroes from Vision Super

Too often the word hero is used and abused. It’s used to describe an ingredient in a restaurant’s dish or a decoration in a room on a renovation show. For us at Snowdome, the word hero is used to describe those who selflessly donate or support our charity, especially considering they most likely don’t know … Continued

Songs as a tribute

Five years in the making, the brother-in-law of Snowdome co-founder Grant Rutherford has released a solo album completely attributed to Grant’s daughter Chloe who lost her battle, aged 9, against leukaemia in 2009. Vincey (Vincent Giarrusso a.k.a. frontman of Underground Lovers) had a very special bond with Chloe and the deeply personal songs are inspired and … Continued

Vale John Allen

It is with great sadness that we farewell one of our keenest supporters. John Allen will forever hold a special place in the hearts of everyone at the Snowdome Foundation. His advice, wisdom and guidance in our formative years played a significant role in establishing Snowdome’s strong foundations and it was always given so generously. The … Continued

Vision Super cycles in support of Snowdome

In news just to hand, we are thrilled to advise that a keen team of cyclists from Vision Super, a community super fund, has chosen to fundraise for Snowdome as part of their entry in next April’s 30th Murray to Moyne Cycle Relay (M2M). The Murray to Moyne is a team relay event covering over 500kms … Continued

Vale Danny Hogg

In late 2013, three passionate Snowdome Foundation supporters – Emma, Glenn and Danny – formed team Holy Cow and drove a tiny auto-rickshaw across India in a race more against adversity than for riches. They raised over $10,000 for Snowdome and much like the Fireflies after them, they rode for those who suffered. With the … Continued

Maximise your workplace giving to Snowdome

Company employees can now donate to Snowdome via workplace giving facilitator Good2Give, an online, cloud-based platform that handles all the administrative work associated with a corporate community investment program. What exactly is workplace giving? Workplace giving is a simple and effective way for employees to singularly or regularly donate, pre-tax, to their own charity of choice (eg. … Continued

Brookfield Multiplex generously shakes it up!

Joining the ‘Great Shake-Up’ again in 2015, Brookfield Multiplex generously signed on as a Platinum sponsor and proceeded to invite building industry colleagues and friends to one of their Melbourne boardrooms to watch and participate in our October 8 event. Graham Milford-Cottam, Regional Managing Director at Brookfield, was interviewed during the event and said they had … Continued

Snowdome Board member wins prestigious ‘Peter Wills Medal’

Congratulations to Snowdome Board member and 2014 Melburnian of the Year, Professor Sharon Lewin, who received Research Australia‘s most prestigious award at their Annual Awards function on November 18. The Peter Wills Medal recognises an Australian who has made an outstanding contribution to building Australia’s international reputation in the area of health and medical research, … Continued