Ballarat Cancer Research Centre Presents The 2010 Melbourne Cup Fundraising Luncheon

As promised we will provide, entertainment to keep you satisfied. It’s time to find the femme fatale within and enjoy a day of temptation! Be captivated by acclaimed burlesque performer, Dolores Daiquiri and her troupe of darlings Poppy Cherry, Scarlett, Becky Lou, Strawberry Siren and Saskia. Think glamour, rhinestones, feathers, corsets, fun and frivolity, all in the name of Cancer research!

Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 15:26

Location: Victoria (The Mercure Hotel and Convention Centre Main Road Ballarat Victoria )

Event Time: 11:00am - 4:00pm

Event Date: 02 November 2010

Organisation: Ballarat Cancer Research Centre

Link: http://www.bcrc.org.au

Contact Name: Janelle Yates

Contact Phone: 0353 202 409

Cost: Tickets $80 pp with a $22 tax-deductible donation to Ballarat Cancer Research Centre

Join Ballarat Cancer Research Centre for their annual Melbourne Cup Fundraising Luncheon.

In 1990 when Ballarat teenager Fiona Elsey was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, (a form of bone cancer) she travelled to Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital to receive treatment under the care of oncologist Professor George Kannourakis. She was fascinated by the cancer research conducted at the Leukaemia Auxiliary Royal Children’s Hospital (LARCH) cancer research unit by Professor Kannourakis and so she planted a seed for him to consider - could Ballarat sustain a cancer research laboratory?

Fiona’s dream is today a reality and today, with a staff of six research scientists/ research assistants and a PhD student under the direction of Professor Kannourakis, BCRC is making enormous progress in unlocking the riddles of cancer. The Centre is also undertaking a world-first trial into individualising chemotherapies for patients. This is a two-three year trial.

The Centre currently receives no government funding, and continues to run on the sheer dedication of volunteers and support from the local community, through events like these.