AMRF is honoured to announce the creation and inaugural awarding of the Warren Meanwell Melanoma Research Grant of 2022. This prestigious grant will be awarded to an outstanding melanoma research project focused on improving outcomes for melanoma patients. Warren Meanwell was a father, sportsman, adventurer, business entrepreneur and passionate campaigner of sun safety. Ironically, Warren […]
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The 2022 City-Bay Fun Run which was held Sunday 18th September was a great success! The fantastic team from Lions Medical Research Foundation’s Skin Screening Unit headed up by Carol Barnes, worked through the event and as a result performed 66 skin checks on the day with 2 referrals suggested for further investigation. These community
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The event was held on July 23 at the Capricorn Resort Golf Club in Yeppoon, QLD. The event was a great success with 70 players registered and perfect weather. Fay, her team and sponsors all enjoyed a great day of golf in honour of Lyell. Stay tuned for the photos.
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Champions 4 Dance is a Latin and Ballroom dance school running a special fundraiser performance event called Dancing For A Cause. Each dancer has selected a charity to raise for in honour of this event. The event will be held Sunday 19th June. If you wish to support AMRF in this fundraiser, click here – and thank
Well after a false start in 2021 due to Covid, our trekkers were off on an adventure of a lifetime! We had 9 passionate people fundraising for melanoma research, wanting to make a difference and head off into the great Aussie outback. Due to a back injury and a snafu re vaccinations, then there were
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The MGA Whittles Community Foundation continues to support a broad range of charities through group and individual giving, including AMRF, and we are sincerely grateful for their ongoing dedication to our mission, this year raising $5,500. It is their hope to continue to make a difference in the community and they have certainly made a
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Coby decided to grow a mullet for a year to shave for a Melanoma charity. Coby lost his grandfather to metastatic melanoma in October 2020 and he wanted to raise money to donate to research and awareness. The AMRF would like to sincerely thank Coby for undertaking a great initiative and making a difference in
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AMRF would like to sincerely thank everyone who came along to the event on Sunday 27 March 2022 at Henley Square and participated in the march to make it a great event. We enjoyed perfect weather for our coastal walk. This year the focus was on a very COVID safe event and the rolling starts
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February 2022 – The AMRF would like to sincerely thank Rona and the Hope family for their continued support. The event was a great success and it continues to honour Gordon and raise awareness and funds for melanoma research.
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Thank you to everyone who bought tickets in the lottery. All ticket sales go to melanoma research. Good Luck! The lottery closed on Thursday 24 Feb 2022.
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Australian Melanoma Research Foundation (AMRF) respects and is committed to protecting the privacy of the people whose personal information it collects. We collect personal information about individuals who are employed by us, our donors, our volunteers, other supporters, allied associations, consultants and service providers.
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The type of personal information AMRF usually collects and holds includes names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, donation date, reason for donation, merchandise orders and other information such as health related information pertaining to AMRF research and program delivery. This information may be collected in person, via our website on the secure payment gateway, as well as other sources.
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We collect and use stakeholder’s personal information to carry out the functions and activities of AMRF and to comply with our legal obligations, to maintain and update our records and to help us manage and provide our services.
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We may disclose personal information to third parties who assist us to perform functions on our behalf (such as commercial mail preparation services, this information is permanently deleted by the provider upon completion of the service and confirmed in writing of such). These external service providers are under a duty to maintain the privacy and security of your information in line with this Privacy Policy and to use your personal information only for the purpose for which it is disclosed.
AMRF does not use any government related identifiers, such as Medicare numbers or tax file numbers, of an individual as our own identifier.
We may use people’s information within AMRF only in connection with marketing and fundraising campaigns. We may provide marketing communications to stakeholders on an ongoing basis by telephone, electronic messages (eg. email), online (including websites and mobile apps) and other means, unless they opt out or we are subject to legal restrictions. These may include communications relating to AMRF and our programs, campaign and promotional messages, event invitations, fundraising opportunities and newsletters.
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If people become aware of any inaccuracy in the personal information, we hold about themselves, they are encouraged to contact AMRF so we can update any personal information we hold.
Where it is lawful and practicable, we will allow individuals to deal with us on an anonymous basis. For example, if we receive a telephone enquiry, we will not require that the enquirer gives us their name, although depending on the nature of the enquiry, we may not be able to answer it unless they do.
We can also accept gifts and other forms of support anonymously. However, provisions contained in taxation legislation require AMRF to collect the name of the donor if the donor requires a tax-deductible receipt.
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If you have any questions about privacy-related issues OR you wish to lodge a complaint about a breach of this policy OR other privacy matter OR you do not wish to be contacted by us to ask for your support, please contact us by email at admin@melanomaresearch.com.au. Alternatively our postal address is below:
AMRF
PO Box 574
Kent Town DC SA 5071
We take your privacy concerns seriously. Where you express any concerns that we have interfered with your privacy, we will respond to let you know who will be handling your matter and when you can expect a further response. We may request additional details from you regarding your concerns and may need to engage or consult with other parties in order to investigate and deal with your issue. We will keep records of your request and any resolution.
For information about privacy generally, or if your concerns are not resolved to your satisfaction, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.oaic.gov.au and on 1300 363 992.