staff matters staff thanked for lifesaving donations

Ballina Shire Council staff have been thanked for their incredible support of Red Cross Lifeblood throughout 2022, with Mayor Sharon Cadwallader accepting a certificate of appreciation on our behalf.

Our staff really stepped up to help while Lismore Blood Donor Centre was being rebuilt following the floods.

For nine months, Lifeblood had a pop-up Donor Centre in Ballina, six days a week, to ensure patients still got the blood they needed.

Council was able to assist by making the Richmond Room exclusively available for the popup centre during this time, while Mayor Cadwallader and Council’s leadership team encouraged staff and the general public to donate. In fact, Ballina Shire Council team members were responsible for 1 in every 6 donors registered in Lifeblood’s teams program in the region, and they made more than 400 donations in 2022. While the new Lismore Blood Donor Centre is now open, locals can still donate at the Ballina Richmond Room every fortnight on Mondays and Tuesdays throughout 2023. You can join our Ballina Shire Council Lifeblood Team at lifeblood.com.au download the free Donate Blood app or call 13 14 95

The Mobile Donor Centre is at the Richmond Room, 5 Regatta Avenue, Ballina on:

• Monday 27 March 12pm - 7pm

• Tuesday 28 March 9.30am - 2.30pm

For opening hours visit: donateblood.com.au/ blood-donor-centre/ ballina-mobile-donorcentre