Raymond Luxa is lucky to be able to walk, let alone run. In 2007 he suffered a serious back injury which came very close to leaving him a paraplegic. After such a narrow escape Raymond is keen to help those…
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TressCox Lawyers
TressCox Lawyers generously provide legal advice and services to SpinalCure on a pro bono basis. Based in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra, TressCox has an impressive track record, spanning over a century, in a variety of sectors such as health,…
Mrs Vera Walters – profile
Vera Walters is a spritely 95 year old living in the Sydney suburb of Belfield. She is also a proud and regular generous supporter of SpinalCure. She came across SpinalCure through our previous Chairman, Bob Turner, who still visits Vera…
Hugh O'Brien and the New York Marathon
Hugh O’Brien gallantly put his name down for the daunting challenge of the 2012 New York marathon. After months of training, Hugh arrived in New York for the race only to see it cancelled at the last minute due to…
ICAP
After 20 years of frontline police work Allan Sparkes grabbed the headlines for his heroic rescue of a child swept down a flooded storm water drain – an act of bravery for which he won the Cross of Valour. Allan’s brother David,…
Rosalind Nicholson – a legacy lives on …
In 1966, Rosalind Nicholson, aged only 17, began to study for a teaching career at Bathurst Teachers’ College. That same year she suffered a spinal cord injury which resulted in quadriplegia. Ros was staying with her friend, Barbara, on a farm on…
Wiggly Tail Pork Shop
We are very grateful to the proprietors, Kerry and Christine Buttsworth, and their customers at the Wiggly Tail Pork Shop and Butchery in Laurieton NSW, who regularly donate. To date they have raised over $5500. Visit The Wiggly Tail
Ballyus Designs and Ballyus Propagators
The Leggetts of South West Rocks NSW have two businesses: Ballyus Designs – beautiful individually crafted costume jewellery Ballyus Propagators – frangipanis, bauhinias, butterfly trees and poincianas. All their proceeds are donated to find a cure for the paralysis caused…
5Sports has "Kicked a goal for SpinalCure"
The new 5sports complex at Caringbah has been packed with soccer players for the last four weeks. And we are very happy about it since all their court hire and competition fees for the month are being donated to SpinalCure!…
The Athlete's Foot & Tempo Fitness, Brisbane
A fabulous spinal awareness campaign promoted by Chrissie Sayer of The Athlete’s Foot and the Fitprint System, and Cara Demnar and Brent Atkins of Tempo Fitness.