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Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria

Locality: Southbank, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9684 4444

Address: 57-83 Kavanagh Street 3006 Southbank, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.dtbv.org.au

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25.01.2022 Today is World Sight Day! This is an annual day of awareness to focus global attention on blindness & vision impairment. Did you know you can donate cornea, which is the thin layer at the front of your eye that covers the coloured part, after you die? This enables someone who has lost or is losing their sight to see clearly again. Register your wishes at www.donatelife.gov.au to give someone the gift of sight. #WorldSightDayAU #DTBV

23.01.2022 Donor Tissue bank of Victoria is carefully monitoring the situation surrounding COVID-19 and what it means for tissue donation. There may be an impact on services in the coming weeks but the safety and wellbeing of all Australians is our main priority. We have one message, Stay at Home & Keep Safe. #DTBV #tissuedonation #covid19 #stayathome #stopthespread

23.01.2022 Its Jersey Day! Staff from the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (including Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria) love a reason to wear their favourite team jerseys to work, and Jersey Day is the best reason there is. Jersey Day is all about promoting awareness of the Organ and Tissue Authority and the DonateLife network, which the DTBV is part of. Begin the conversation with family and friends about organ and tissue donation. #jerseydayau #tissuedonation #donatelife #dtbv https://www.facebook.com/jerseydayau

22.01.2022 If you are already registered, you can do more this #DonateLife week. Talk to your family and friends. Tell them you want to be a donor. Encourage them to register too. www.donatelife.gov #DonateLifeWeek #DonateLifeWeek2020

22.01.2022 A reminder for all about Donate Life National Service of Remembrance this Saturday at 3pm! Please click the link below to find out more!

22.01.2022 Minister for Rural Health Fiona Nash today paid tribute to all donors and their families who agreed to organ and tissue donation, enabling a record number of Australians to receive the gift of a transplant in 2015 http://www.donatelife.gov.au/organ-and-tissue-donation-and-

21.01.2022 On last nights episode of Hamishs Heart, we met surgeon Mr Peter Skillington who explains why he is a big supporter of the Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria. Dont forget to tune in at 5.30pm today to hear Part 3 on ABC 774 Melbourne. Missed an episode? You can catch up on all the episodes as they air via Soundcloud. #HamishsHeart #774Drive http://ow.ly/Y8QAZ

21.01.2022 Jersey day is coming up this Friday 4th September to promote awareness of The Organ & Tissue Authority. Wear your favourite team Jersey to show your support for the Donate Life network. Make your decision count. Have the conversation with your family. #makeitcount #donatelife #DTBV #organandtissuedonationvictoria

20.01.2022 ICYMI: In part one of Hamishs Heart we join Hamish and his mum in an insightful discussion on what its like to grow up in a family where one or more children suffer from chronic illness. #HamishsHeart #774Drive http://ow.ly/Y65Kc

19.01.2022 Staff from the Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria are proud to support Jersey Day, promoting awareness for Organ & Tissue Donation.

19.01.2022 Today we are honouring Saffron Day, a day to remember the life of 7 year old Deyaan and urge all Australians to Do it for Deyaan by registering your decision to become an organ & tissue donor. Deyaan had learned about donation at school & had informed his parents he wanted to help save lives. #doitforDeyaan #SaffronDay read Deyaan story & register to be a donor at www.saffronday.org

19.01.2022 Are you an experienced nurse looking for a role that is interesting and varied? Do you have an interest in organ and tissue donation and making a difference? A rare opportunity has arisen for a Div 1 Registered Nurse to join the team of Tissue Donation Nurse Specialists at the Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria. Visit: https://jobs.careers.vic.gov.au/jobs/VG-FM1839A

18.01.2022 DonateLife week runs from 26th July to 2nd August 2020. The Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria is proud to be supporting DonateLife in continuing to improve organ and tissue donation outcomes in Australia. DonateLife Week is led by the Organ and Tissue Authority as part of the national DonateLife campaign and is supported by community events and activities across Australia. To join the Australian Organ Donor Register, or for more information visit donatelife.gov.au #DonateLife #DonateLifeWeek #DonateLifeWeek2020 #Donortissuebankofvictoria #Tissuedonation #DTBV

16.01.2022 Fun Fact Friday! Each year the lives of thousands of Australians are transformed through the transplantation of donated eye and tissue. One donor can transform the lives of many people. There are often 20-30 recipients who benefit from one multi-tissue donor. Eye and tissue donation can make the difference between seeing and being blind, mobility and never walking again, or a speedy rather than protracted recovery from trauma, cancer or disease. #donortissuebankvictoria #tissuedonation #thanks #becomeadonor Make your wishes known with the people close to you. Register at www.donatelife.gov.au

16.01.2022 Each year thousands of Australian lives are saved thanks to organ and tissue donors. To celebrate DonateLife Thank You Day, visited the Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria. Watch the latest episode of Afterlife @ https://www.vifm.org/ or here: https://youtu.be/kSLs8oW9dDc

15.01.2022 Tissue donation includes cornea, skin, heart valves, vessels, bone & tendon tissue. This is just as important as organ donation to help recipients lead a healthy happier lifestyle. For more info visit www.dtbv.org With thanks to Southbank news for this article. https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au//donor-tissue-bank-/

14.01.2022 Jersey Day was very different this year at The Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria with Stage 4 lock down, but along with our friends & family we wore our jerseys with pride to promote organ & tissue donation. Make your decision count & saves lives. Register to donate at www.donatelife.gov.au #jerseyday2020 #makeyourdecisioncount #DTBV

13.01.2022 Corneal donation can make the difference between seeing and being blind. The cornea is the clear tissue covering the coloured part of the eye. Corneal transplants restore sight to people who are partially or completely blind due to corneal damage. People can donate up to 80+ years of age. Register today at www.donateife.gov.au #eyedonation #donortissuebank #DTBV #lionseyedonationservicemelbourne #makeyourwishesknown

13.01.2022 Staff of the Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria, the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine and the Coroners Court of Victoria are once again very proud to support Jersey Day to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation. https://www.jerseyday.com.au/

12.01.2022 Looking for something cheap yet romantic to do this Valentines Day? Why not have the chat with your sweetheart about your wishes regarding organ and tissue donation. You can do it anywhere, anytime, and it could potentially save someones life. We reckon you cant get more romantic than that! #Havethechat

11.01.2022 You may have heard of organ donation but maybe not tissue donation, which is equally as important. Check out 15 year old Biancas story on receiving 3 bone grafts which enabled her to continue dancing. Something she wouldnt have been able to do without the gift of bone donation. Register as a donor to help others like Bianca at www.donatelife.gov.au #itonlytakesaminute #DonateLifeWeek2020 #tissuedonation #DTBV https://www.kidspot.com.au//1047c858deb73e85ae28f03925abac

11.01.2022 Happy New Year from The Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria. Want to do something life changing this year? Register to be a donor at www.donatelife.gov.au

08.01.2022 Have you ever wondered what happens at Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria? Here is our Senior Scientist Kellie Hamilton to take you on a virtual tour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhIrd9UY3JQ&feature=youtu.be

08.01.2022 How cool is this? When Callum received his new heart from a donor he then became a tissue donor himself by donating his old heart for heart valves. Heart valves are life changing for adults and children with congenital heart defects. Register as a donor www.donatelife.gov.au #DonateLifeWeek2020 #tissuedonation

08.01.2022 Tissue donation can help burn victims and aid in the treatment of infection, trauma or disease. Please register as a Donor at www.donatelife.gov.au and help spread the word to others. #tissuedonation #makeyourwishesknown #DTBV

06.01.2022 This year marks the 30th year of the Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria. In that time the DTBV has received the precious gift of tissue donation from thousands of people. This has allowed the DTBV to provide tissue allografts for transplantation, affecting the lives of tens of thousands of people. DonateLife Weeks reminds us to have that very important conversation with your family and loved ones regarding your wish to be an organ and tissue donor. We also ask for people who ar...e already decided to find someone who isnt and ask them to be your plus one. Watch the Beyond Thanks video to learn more: https://youtu.be/F5sDF_7cX4E #DonateLife #DonateLifeWeek2019 #whoisyourplusone

06.01.2022 Deyaan said yes to organ & tissue donation, you can too this #DonateLifeWeek by registering at www.donatelife.gov.au and remember to tell your loved ones what your wishes are. #DonateLifeWeek2020 #tissuedonation #DTBV

06.01.2022 Many organ donors also become tissue & eye donors. Due to Covid-19, please join in online for a special Donate life 2020 National Service of Remembrance on the 30th May to honour organ & tissue donors & their families. Find out more information below or go to: https://www.facebook.com/DonateLifeAustralia #DonateLife #DTBV #donortissuebankofvictoria #tissuedonation

05.01.2022 Thank You Day, Sunday 19 November, is a day dedicated to honouring all living and deceased organ and tissue donors and their families. This Sunday all Australians are encouraged to reflect on the life-changing benefits of organ and tissue donation and register their decision to save lives. Two films have been produced which we would very much appreciate if you could disseminate through your networks so we reach as many people as possible, promote tissue donation, encourage r...egistration on the Organ and Tissue Registry, and most importantly encourage discussion with family and friends such that if they are asked the know their loved ones wishes. https://youtu.be/lhP5Esnrgv4 https://youtu.be/GJUWbl7gYf8 http://www.donatelife.gov.au/thank-you-day

05.01.2022 #DonateLife Thank You Day is this Sunday! Visit https://bit.ly/2PSqQM8 for more information or register today @ https://donatelife.gov.au/register-donor-today #ThankYouDay2019

05.01.2022 The DTBV have assisted the victims of the White Island Volcano Eruption by providing skin grafts to those affected. This wouldnt be possible without the generous gift of skin donation. Register to be a donor at: https://www.donatelife.gov.au/

04.01.2022 How do you perfectly encapsulate all the emotions and complexities of tissue donation in an artwork? We reckon Bruce Esplin has nailed it with his sculpture, The Gift. Next time youre in Southbank, pop down to the end of Moore Street where The Gift has been installed outside the Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria. http://ow.ly/10vt1x

03.01.2022 Happy 30th Birthday DTBV! First established in 1989, The Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria was the first multi tissue bank in Australasia. It screens, processes, stores, tests and distributes multiple types of tissue from the one facility. It is a public sector not-for-profit organisation. Its core function is to provide Australian surgeons with safe and effective tissue grafts for transplantation in many areas of orthopaedic, cardiothoracic, reconstructive surgery and burn care, benefitting many patients every year. Register to become a tissue and/or organ donor today at www.donatelife.gov.au To Celebrate The Donor Tissue Bank of Victorias 30th Birthday we welcomed the Attorney-General of Victoria The Hon. Jill Hennessy. It was a pleasure to show her our state of the art facilities at DTBV.

01.01.2022 Tomorrow the DTBV will be celebrating Leaf Day. Leaf Day is centered around the DTBV’s Tree of Life. Throughout the year, leaves bearing the first names of all tissue donors are added to the tree. By the end of the year, the tree is full of donor leaves, reflecting the vast contribution of tissue donors and their families. Leaf Day is an opportunity for families who have allowed this incredible gift to occur to come together with DTBV staff and others whose lives have been touched by the gift of donation to reflect, to hear of the importance and benefits of tissue donation, and to see their loved one’s leaf on The Tree of Life. Thank you to all our donor families.

01.01.2022 As #DonateLifeWeek2020 comes to a close, we at the Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria have one message you should take away. Make your wishes known, tell your loved ones and most importantly register as an Organ & Tissue donor at www.donatelife.gov.au 90% of donations go ahead when donors are registered; 77% go ahead when families know your decision. #DonateLifeWeek #tissuedonation

01.01.2022 The DTBVs Living Donor Bone Program enables people undergoing a hip replacement to donate the bone that would normally be discarded during surgery. Donating your hip bone does not change your hip surgery in any way.