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Patient PJ with his mum Silvana for Austin Health's ICU Tax Appeal

Ring it up as miracle on Bell Street

3 June 2026 - When he had a sudden cardiac arrest while driving in traffic last July, falling unconscious as oblivious motorists beeped and overtook his stationary car, PJ Elasmar faced near certain death. But on what by all accounts should have been his last day of life, everything aligned so perfectly that calling his survival a miracle feels like an understatement.

This month

10 years of specialised cancer treatment at the ONJ Centre

24 June 2026 - This month marks 10 years since the ONJ Centre began offering gynaecological brachytherapy, a specialised form of radiation treatment used to treat women with cancers such as cervical and endometrial cancer. 

New Zealand patient returns home after life-changing transplant

19 June 2026 - After spending the last decade dependent on intravenous nutrition and facing progressive liver failure, Clare is homeward bound with a second chance at life. 

$25 treatment could help save lives in ICU

16 June 2026 - Bicarb soda could help critically ill ICU patients avoid dialysis and survive life-threatening illness, according to major new research led by an Austin Health intensive care specialist.