About Our Kids

What we do 

Our Kids raises money and awareness for Lismore Base Hospital, Tweed Hospital and Grafton Base Hospital Children's Ward, Special Care Nursery, Women's Care Unit, Mental Health Unit, and the Accident and Emergency Department and the surrounding satellite hospitals in the Northern Rivers.

Where the funds go

With the funds raised, Our Kids help sick kids in many ways, including purchasing paediatric equipment for our local hospitals, from toys to humidicribs. This equipment and items enable kids to receive specialist medical care closer to home and make their stay in the hospital a little more 'lovelier'. If you would like to play a part and help our local Kid's Ward and Special Care Nursery, please let us know by contacting Our Kids 

Who we are

Our Kids is a self-funded Trust that operates under the Northern NSW Local Health District. Our Kids has a Fundraising Coordinator, Rebekka Battista and our Administrative Assistant is Samantha Gordon. They work with a team of dedicated volunteers to promote Our Kids and raise vital funds through local events and projects. Our Kids has DGR status.

The Our Kids Board 

Along with the NNSWLHD, there is a governing community body, the Our Kids Board. The Board meets to discuss the above funds and new requests for financial support. 

The board members are:

• Chris Ingall (Founder and Co-Chair)
• Suzette Pearce (Co-Chair)
• Luke Hoolihan (Deputy Chair)
• Tanya Jones
• Tania Kirkland
• Simon Stahl
• Nick Bordin
• Joshua Bull

Our Kids also have Patrons and Ambassadors who help encourage the community to be involved with Our Kids. 

The Our Kids Patron is Annie Curtin.

Our Ambassadors are Damian Chapelle, Thomas George, Belinda Kirkwood and Sean Radburn.

Pictured are some of the past and present on Our Kids Board.

Our House

Our Kids is proud to have partnered with the Northern Rivers Community Cancer Foundation in building Our House. Our House is a 20-unit accommodation facility for patients and their families who are receiving medical treatment in Lismore.