
About Us
Illawarra Cancer Carers (ICC) was formed in 1990 after a group of volunteers got together after raising $1.5 million in a TV Appealathon to help purchase a new linear accelerator so patients didn’t need to make a daily trip to Sydney for radiotherapy.
The catalyst came when one of the patients travelling to Sydney for radiotherapy promised his father he would raise the funds to get a new linear accelerator for the Illawarra.
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We are a not for profit organisation. We receive donations from a number of sources. These include funerals, major annual fundraising events, bequests, government and semi-government grants, groups, individuals and company donations. Many donations also are made from former cancer patients and their families/carers.
As well, an active sewing and craft group meets weekly to make products which are sold at local markets or shopping centres. Volunteers also collect gold coin donations from Christmas and Mother’s Day gift wrapping services at local shopping centres. For details on the sewing and craft group please phone 0414 280 127.
The i98FM Illawarra Convoy, through its Illawarra Community Foundation, has been a major donor and supporter of the ICC. To date they have given us two vehicles; a 22 seater bus and a van used for transporting our mobility equipment, as well as $54,000 towards offsetting the cost of reimbursing drivers for their fuel expenses.
Latest News
Winners are Grinners!!!
The Illawarra Cancer Carers have been very fortunate of late: Life Saving Defibrillator Earlier this year our local radio station, Wave FM, were running a competition to win a Defib Machine, so the...
National Volunteer Week for 2025
National Volunteer Week is the largest annual celebration of volunteering and was held during the week of 19-25 May 2025. As part of this celebration, Amanda Vickers (Nurse Unit Manager – Illawar...
Newsletter June 2025
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We thank all of our supporters, particularly some of our major supporters including:
- Ross Transport
- i98FM Convoy
- Illawarra Community Foundation
- Storage King Wollongong
- Manildra Group
- Berkeley Sports Club
- Dapto A&H Society
- Tour de Cure
- Wollongong Ladies Golf
- Figtree Lions Club
- Redcape Hotel Group (Figtree Hotel)
- Greater Bank
- Oak Flats Women’s Bowls
- Toyota Materials
- Shellharbour Tenpin Bowl
- Kollaras
- Crown Diamond Jewellers