Home About News Contact     VICSWIM APPOINTED AS OFFICIAL SPORT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE 12TH FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS     PENNY PROVES POPULAR PICK SAYS BEDDISON PREMIER ANNOUNCES TONY BEDDISON AS NEW CHAIR OF ROYAL CHILDRENS HOSPITAL EXTENSION TO RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE FOR CHILDRENS HOSPITAL MOONEE VALLEY ARTIST IN RESIDENCE- ROBERT DICKERSON VICTORIA’S AQUATIC STAR BECOMES CHAMPIONSHIPS MASCOT CHILDREN'S CANCER CENTRE OPENS ANZ TO SPONSOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY, OCTOBER 16th Tuesday October 10, 2006 CHILDREN'S CANCER CENTRE OPENS Eight year old Charlotte Pope along with Victorian Premier Steve Bracks and Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott have officially opened the new $22 million Children’s Cancer Centre at the Royal Children’s Hospital. RCH Chairman Tony Beddison expressed gratitude to all those who worked tirelessly to ensure the new Centre became a reality. Charlotte was diagnosed with Leukaemia at the age of 5 and is now doing well following treatment. She was chosen to represent the hundreds of children treated for cancer at the hospital each year.