Cycle for Life launches DonateLife awareness week on the North Coast.  In 2017.  DonateLife week will be held from Sunday 30^th July to Sunday 6^th August.  During DonateLife week street signage will be displayed encouraging families to have that discussion about their organ donation wishes, and buses in Tweed Head and Lismore will display important registration information.   

Organ and tissue donation can be lifesaving.  There are many people in Australia who are alive today as a result of this life saving treatment.  In 2016 thanks to the generosity of 503 deceased organ donors and their families a record 1447 Australians were given a second chance at life.  Northern NSW is one of Australia’s leading regional area’s in this field.

You are encouraged to discover the facts, make a decision about organ donation and discuss this with your family. 

 Discover the facts about organ donation:

• One organ and tissue donor can transform the lives of 10 or more people


• Australia is a world leader in transplantation outcomes


• The quality of care for a potential donor is always the foremost consideration of those involved


• There are no age limits to becoming a donor. Each year a significant number of donors are over the age of 75


• Almost everyone can become a donor and there are very few people who are unable to donate due to health reasons


• You shouldn't assume you're too young, too old or not healthy enough to become a donor


• See more facts provided by the Organ and Tissue Authority

Recording your decision on the Australian Organ Donor Register is voluntary and you have complete choice over which organs and tissues you wish to donate. If you don't want to become an organ and tissue donor, you can register your decision not to donate.

Recent changes to legislation means that you now no longer have the option of registering your wishes on your driving license. In order to ensure your wishes are recorded please go to the Australian Organ Donor Register

In deciding to become an organ and tissue donor, you are expressing your willingness to save and transform the lives of others through the gift of donation.

This is a decision that you need to share with your family and close friends.

Families that know each other’s donation decisions are more likely to uphold them. It is rare for a family to decline the opportunity for donation if they know their loved one was willing to become an organ and tissue donor.

If you want your family to honour your decision, then they need to know. Discuss it today.