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Golden Casket is well-known for giving away millions of dollars in prize money each year, however many people may not realise that it has also provided a vital source of funding for the Queensland community for close to 90 years. Here are some initiatives;
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In 07/08 $3.5 million will be given back to the community in donations from unclaimed prize money and general profits. These donations include a $1,166,667 donation to the Starlight Foundation, a $1,166,667 donation to the Mater Foundation and a $1,166,667 donation to the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. These donations form part of a $10 million commitment to three charities over three years, from the sale of Golden Casket to Tattersalls in 2007.
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For every Queensland entry sold into the $19 Million Superdraw on May 31, 2008, Golden Casket donated fifty cents from general profits to the Starlight Children's Foundation. The kind support of the Queensland public helped raise $552,852 and this together with a donation from general profits of $347,148 and a donation of $266,667 from unclaimed prize money totals a donation of $1,166,667 for 07/08. The donation will go towards helping the Starlight Children's Foundation brighten the lives of seriously ill children.
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The Mater Mothers' Hospital celebrated Mother's Day this year, in an extra special way, thanks to a $1,067 million gift from Golden Casket to the Mater Foundation.
The money will help fund crucial Cardiotocograph (CTG) equipment at Queensland 's newest maternity hospital, the new Mater Mothers' Hospital, which will opened its doors in June this year.
 The new Mater Mothers' Hospital will be the busiest maternity hospital in Australia and up to 10,000 babies will be born here each year.The funding will help the Mater Mothers' Hospital to continue the vital work of providing specialist care to thousands of women and babies each year.
With one in six Queenslanders born at the Mothers' Hospital, the Mater has a long history in maternity services and we will ensure its patients continue to receive an exceptional level of care from the committed team of professionals.
Cardiotocograph (CTG) monitoring is an integral part of obstetric management, allowing early detection of fetal heart rate problems both during labour and birth.
The new CTG Central Monitoring System, which has been funded by Golden Casket, will allow staff across the hospital to ensure that babies can be continually monitored remotely in the Mater's 178 rooms and 16 birthing suites.
If a fetal heart rate alters, staff are automatically alerted by an in-built alarm and can immediately identify which patient has been affected and react accordingly by clinically assessing the situation to ensure the baby's wellbeing.
The new system also allows the CTG tracing to be viewed and assessed outside the room by multiple staff without compromising the privacy of the mother.
The $1,067 million donation from unclaimed prize money and a donation of $100,00 from general profit and profit from the sale of Little Miracles Instant Scratch-its tickets, is the first instalment of a three year commitment Golden Casket has made to the Mater Foundation as an investment in the future of maternal and child health care in Queensland.
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In December 2007, Golden Casket donated $1.0 million from unclaimed prize money to The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation in support of the Christmas appeal. A further $166,667 was donated from unclaimed prize money in June 2008. The donation will help establish the Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute.
The Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute is a new research facility devoted solely to the health of children and adolescents. The Institute is set to open in 2008 and the funding received from Golden Casket will assist in establishing world class facilities and provide research and teaching opportunities to attract and retain the world's best medical and scientific minds.
Located in the heart of the Royal Children's Hospital, the institute will bring together leading research teams under the one roof to study oncology, respiratory medicine, children's nutrition, burns, viruses, infectious diseases and on-line health.
In a first for Queensland , this project is a collaboration between Queensland 's leading children's research providers – the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation, the Royal Children's Hospital, and the University of Queensland .
This new institute will have world class facilities, research and teaching opportunities to attract and retain the world's best medical and scientific minds.
Led by the internationally-renowned Research Director – Professor Keith Grimwood – the centre aims to ensure kids everywhere have the opportunity to recover from illness as quickly as possible.
The Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute will unify the six research areas currently funded by the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation under one director.
This will increase collaboration between researchers, reduce overall costs and improve research outcomes.
- The Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre (SASVRC) is internationally known for its research into paediatric infectious diseases, primarily viruses.
Researchers from the Queensland Paediatric Infectious Diseases (Qpid) laboratory, based at SASVRC, were responsible for the world first discovery of W.U. virus.
They also developed a world first test for the deadly meningococcal disease which reduced diagnosis time from three days to one hour.
Kids will benefit from the discovery of new diagnostic tests, vaccines and treatments for respiratory conditions we don't yet understand.
- The Respiratory Research Unit is currently investigating cystic fibrosis, bronchoscopy in children, chronic and recurrent bronchitis and persistent cough in children.
Although research has drastically improved the quality and length of life for kids with cystic fibrosis, there is still no cure. We hope to continually improve the outlook for kids, and ultimately to find a cure.
- The Burns Research Program is investigating burns prevention, treatment and methods for scarless healing.
A recent major achievement was a new burn treatment that reduced the need for skin grafting in children with burn injuries by 40%.
Many kids lives are changed in the blink of an eye, needing treatment for the rest of their life. But with improved healing methods and better treatments, kids may one day experience less pain and quicker healing times.
- The Children's Nutrition Research Centre (CNRC) is well known for its work to improve children's health through nutrition. Researchers are studying children with obesity, cystic fibrosis, liver disease, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy and asthma. The CNRC is internationally known for its work in energy metabolism and body composition in health and disease.
Good nutrition will be vital for kids and research into diabetes, obesity, cystic fibrosis and cancer could greatly improve quality of life.
- The Cancer Research Laboratory hosts various research programs to find improved treatments for children with brain tumours and other forms of cancer.
The clinical trials conducted here form part of the Children's Oncology Group – an international collaborative group consisting of more than 200 hospitals worldwide that are dedicated to improving outcomes for kids with cancer.
The Royal Children's Hospital treats more than 120 children from all over Queensland who are newly diagnosed with cancer each year. Hundreds more children are cared for as outpatients. With the help of dedicated researchers, The Queensland Children's Medical Research has the potential to find better treatments and ultimately reduce the number of kids affected by this devastating disease.
- The Centre for On-line Health hosts a research program into the use of technology to improve paediatric services provided by the Royal Children's Hospital, including videoconferencing, automatic message handling and screening clinics.
Director of Research
Professor Keith Grimwood is the new Director of Research for The Children's.
He was previously Head of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, New Zealand , as well as General Paediatrician and Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician at Wellington Hospital .
Professor Grimwood brings to the Institute a wealth of knowledge and experience in collaborative research and paediatric medicine.
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Golden Casket's Royal Children's Hospital Foundation Donation 
