A function was held on Tuesday evening to thank locals for their support of the 2024 Good Friday Appeal.

Good Friday Appeal team members joined volunteers from across the district at the Dimboola Bowling Club to acknowledge the contributions made by volunteers and community groups to celebrate their achievements and thank them for their efforts.

The collective efforts of regional and rural Victorian and Southern NSW communities, coordinated by 210 Area Managers, such as Debbie Clark locally, and collection groups contributed $5,261,913 through tin shaking, raffles, fundraisers, and auctions.

Above - Indie with her certificate acknowledging the donation of her pocket money to the Good Friday Appeal, with Anna Wilson (Community Fundraising Manager) and Debbie Clark (Dimboola Area Manager).

These contributions provide vital support to sick children and their families at The Royal Children’s Hospital.

This year, the Appeal raised a record $23,368,724, bringing the total raised since it began in 1931 to more than $468 million for the Royal Children’s Hospital.
  • Dimboola - $12,500.04
  • Jeparit - $2,146*
  • Rainbow - $9,163*
  • Nhill - $23,393.50
  • Kaniva - $1,824.00
  • Warracknabeal - $29,993*
* - totals as of April 2024.
2024 Good Friday Appeal by the numbers -
  • 13,328 volunteers shaking tins at 345 intersections
  • Volunteers door knocking in 482 suburbs and towns.
  • 210 Area Managers, including Debbie Clark.
  • $5.2 million raised in regional Victoria.
  • Volunteers from over 200 CFA brigades involved.
  • The Money Counting Room in Melbourne counted $824,000 in coins and notes, including 147,751 five-cent pieces valued at nearly $7,400
  • 350 volunteers took more than 7,000 phone donations, raising over $1 million.
In a historic first, the Good Friday Appeal will extend The Royal Children’s Hospital’s excellence into regional areas, supporting regional paediatric health services at Barwon Health, Bendigo Health, Grampians Health, Goulburn Valley Health, Albury Wodonga Health, and Latrobe Regional Health. This funding will aid in training, scholarships, and state-of-the-art equipment, enhancing the care experience and outcomes for children in
regional settings. This initiative will also help keep children closer to home and increase regional capabilities, making access to specialist care more seamless.

A key goal of The Royal Children’s Hospital is to create an integrated paediatric service system where health services can learn from each other and share expertise. This new funding will significantly contribute to achieving this goal.
"Our regional road trip is all about showing our heartfelt appreciation to the volunteers and community groups who are the backbone of the Good Friday Appeal. Their passion and commitment inspire us every day,"
- Rebecca Cowan, Executive Director of the Good
Several individuals were acknowledged with presentations of certificates, including Dimboola’s Indie (pictured above), who had saved her pocket money all year and donated it to the Appeal, the Area Manager from Kaniva received a certificate acknowledging the raising $1.824 this year which takes Kaniva’s tally to over $90,000 over the last forty years, and Hamilton’s contribution of $69,668.59 this year was recognized.


Above - Good Friday Appeal team members Claire O’Riordan (Supporter Relations), Anna Wilson (Community Fundraising Manager), and Simone Dalla Riva (Fundraising and Communications).