What’s involved?
There are 3 main actions that are easy and will make a big difference.
Tell someone who cares! Donation will only occur if your family confirms your consent. This is why it is very important to discuss your consent or objection to organ donation with your with family and friends.
- Think about your attitudes to organ and tissue donation.
- Discuss your attitudes with your family.
- Tell your family of your decision.
Sign up with the Australian Organ Donor Register by:
- Visiting your local Medicare office, where you can pick up a Donor Register brochure and registration form.
- Calling 1800 777 203.
- Getting a registration form mailed to you. To get one, email your full name and postal address to aodr@hic.gov.au.
- Downloading a registration form or registering online at http://www.hic.gov.au/organ.
Create awareness about the lack of organ donors and the Organ Donor Register. You can:
- Run an information session/discussion group where you could discuss the importance of organ donation and pass on your knowledge of how to register.
- Write letters to the editor of your local papers/online forums.
- Put up posters. Hand out flyers.
- Make an artwork/performance.
- Call up talkback or community radio stations.
- Contact the Triple J Hack program about doing a story on organ donation in Australia. Visit http://www.triplej.net.au or call 1300 0555 36.
You may already have signed up to be an organ donor when you got your licence but this is only a register of your intent. This action is all about registering your consent if you are over 18 (if you’re confused then check out the fact sheet to find out more about this change).
Organisations/Groups
Australians Donate (AD) is a non-profit organisation whose vision is for organ and tissue donation for transplantation to be an accepted part of Australian life. With Australians Donate you can:
- find out about events for organ donor awareness that you can get involved in,
- create awareness about organ donation at your school. 'Think About It' is a national schools program about organ donation in Australia. The program’s aim is to encourage students in Year 10, 11 and 12 to think about what their wishes are, talk about it with friends and family and to tell someone who cares. Get the program in your classroom! Visit this website to find out how. http://www.organdonation.org.au
Find out about what you can do in your state.
NSW
LifeLink – Organ Donation Network NSW/ACT
Australian Red Cross Blood Service
http://www.lifelink.redcross.org.au
ACT
ACT Organ and Tissue Donation Service
Email: ACTOrganTissueDonationService.@act.gov.au
VIC/TAS
LifeGift Victorian Organ Donation Service
Australian Red Cross Blood Service
http://www.organdonor.com.au
QLD
Queenslanders Donate
Princess Alexandra Hospital
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/queenslandersdonate
SA
South Australian Organ Donation Agency
Email-organ.donation@dhs.sa.gov.au
NT
LifeNet NT
Email-lee.wood@nt.gov.au
WA
Donate West
http://www.donatewest.health.wa.gov.au/
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