We would like to congratulate Marty Hankin, who has just celebrated 4 years in the clear from Pancreatic Cancer. Marty was diagnosed with the disease at 42 years of age.

We are delighted to welcome on board a new corporate supporter to the Avner Foundation – Lifestyle Communities, an award-winning provider of over 50’s residential communities in Victoria.

Josiah Lucas has proven that you are never too young to raise awareness and funds for Pancreatic Cancer.

Last year, 12 year-old Josiah Lucas shared his amazing story of writing a book and raising funds for Avner's Foundation in memory of his uncle Scott.

Sir John Hurt, the veteran actor famous for his roles in Elephant Man, Alien and more recently in Harry Potter sadly passed away from Pancreatic Cancer on 25 January 2017. Sir Hurt had been diagnosed with the disease in 2015.

Fantastic news from Europe where findings from a Trial have been hailed as a breakthrough for Pancreatic Cancer. The Espac 4 Trial compared the drug combination of gemcitabine and capecitabine against gemcitabine alone for post-surgery treatment.

In 2016 a very much loved and larger than life man, Peter Grima, lost his battle to Pancreatic Cancer. To honour this amazing man, a team of seven of his closest mates banded together and formed the “Wish You Were Here” team. They were then joined by an eighth man, who himself is a cancer survivor and is currently supporting a close friend and relative undertaking treatment for Pancreatic Cancer. This team of eight have set themselves one of the most gruelling and emotional challenges - to walk the Kokoda Trail in memory of Peter.