Mater Hospital, Queensland
Mater Health Services in Brisbane includes three public and four private hospitals caring for more than half a million patients each year. The Sisters of Mercy pioneered public health services in Brisbane nearly 100 years ago. They funded their services to the poor from the revenue of the first Mater Private Hospital, established in 1906. Today, Mater public hospitals are at the forefront of clinical excellence and are always developing new methods, practices and techniques for better patient outcomes. Mater public hospitals have a reputation of international acclaim for world-leading healthcare advances, and the individual hospitals are regularly acknowledged for their outstanding contributions to healthcare.
How has Henley helped?
2 homes donated
2009
On Saturday June 13th "Lives really were changed" with the sale of Plantation homes 2nd charity house for the Mater hospital Brisbane. The record crowd witnessed the lucky bidder secure the luxury 4 bedroom house for $650,000. The day was blessed with warm June weather, lovely food donated by North lakes Rotary club with special guests from the Mater’s mothers hospital. The money raised will go directly to assisting the hospitals neo natal ward where many dedicated professionals care for our littlest treasures. The North Lakes house situated on the picturesque North Lakes golf course comes complete with professionally landscaped garden, timber decked alfresco area, feature walls, flooring and feature light fittings.
Congratulation to the lucky bidder who truly has helped to make a difference and lastly we could not forget a tremendous thank you to all the subcontractors, suppliers and volunteers who without your generosity this could not have been made possible.
In 2007, Henley built and auctioned a house for the Mater hospital which raised $515,00 for the hospital. In 2008 Henley are again in talks to build another house for the hospital. The goal of this partnership is to raise money to go towards the new Mater Mothers Hospital ‘New Life Centre’ which is currently under construction. Once the project is complete, the neonatology unit will be celebrated as the largest in the southern hemisphere.
Visit the Mater Hospital website.
Royal Children’s Hospital, Queensland
The Royal Children’s Hospital is equipped with 160 beds for sick and injured children, a wide spread of community-based medical clinics, an outreach program caring for regional kids, and telephone help lines for poisons and child health. Their support and services touch the lives of more than 100,000 children each year.
How has Henley helped?
2 homes donated
Henley auctioned two homes which raised money for the acutely ill and injured children at the Royal Children’s Hospital to enable them to buy equipment for their operating theatres.
Visit the Royal Children’s Hospital website.
Indeed a Good Friday for The Royal Children's Hospital with Villawood Properties and Henley Homes raising a whopping $635,000 for their Good Friday Charity Home Auction today.
Fierce bidding saw a flurry of hands raised in order to secure the Charity Auction Home at the Alamanda estate all as part of the Good Friday Appeal 2010.
A long standing fundraising project for the Good Friday Appeal, with the fantastic result bringing the grand total of funds raised over the past 17 years, to $9,574,840.75 – all of which goes to The Royal Children's Hospital.
The house, a part of our brand new Kube luxury collection of homes, included numerous luxury inclusions and attracted some keen bidding on the day. This year saw Henley building and auctioning its 25th Home and Land package for the Good Friday Appeal. The Directors of Henley have now been supporting the Appeal for 17 years, a truly amazing feat and something the company is proud to be apart of.
Once again many thanks are in order here... firstly to all of the trades who donate much of their time, many of these guys are small business owners who really are giving up their wages to assist the cause and its these guys who are the real heroes. A big thanks to our many suppliers who have donated, as you can see, some big ticket items this year making the house a true stand out from many on the market today. To Villawood who have donated the block, to the Henley Construction, Design and production team who really worked wonders to have this house completed. Stay tuned for next year.
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