With 1400 people currently in need of a lifesaving transplant, Australians are being urged to have an important conversation with loved ones. Jo Hall#9News

You never know what you’ll be able to donate. Allan Lawson, who was deaf and blind, certainly wouldn’t have thought his eyes would be able to help anyone. He was able to donate his corneas, giving sight to two other people. #DonateLife #makeitcount #endthewait

Monia remembers sitting in a hospital waiting room and being asked what she thought about donating her father's organs. All of a sudden her family had to figure out what that meant for their Hindu faith. ab.co/2plsDuH

Love this a a ɹ o n story on Yannik’s liver transplant DonateLife 💗 A mum’s brave sacrifice helped save little Yannik heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/…

A Strathmore couple still mourning the loss of their 23-year-old son say they're proud his decision to donate his organs has helped save three lives. Estelle Griepink #7News

Identical twins Sunny and Vivian didn't always look alike. A rare disease meant one girl struggled while the other thrived. You wouldn't know it now looking at them in their new Prep school uniforms. heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/…

Special start to school for Melbourne transplant twin heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/… DonateLife 💗

More than 500 Australian lives have already been saved this year by organ donation - and Victoria is leading the way. Emily Rice #9News

Melbourne surgeons celebrate rare living-donor liver transplant from father to child abc.net.au/news/2019-06-1… via ABC News DonateLife 💗

Can’t tell you how delightful this little girl is to meet, how lovely the parents, how scary the story - sign up now for organ donations! ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) abc.net.au/news/2019-06-1…

A six-year-old girl who was just 24 hours from death, is now back at school, after being given the gift of life from an anonymous donor. | Candice Wyatt 10daily.com.au/shows/10-news-…

A very special story today. Please watch it.. and then have a discussion with your family about organ donation. DonateLife 💗 Derryn Hinch

Donor liver saves baby Michael heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/… DonateLife 💗 Brigid O'Connell

A Pakenham couple is living proof of the importance of organ donation. They both received liver transplants - and are urging more Victorians to register. Matilda Boseley #7NEWS

The heart is the linchpin of life, but slowly and quietly in the first weeks after Ellie was born, hers began to come undone. This is the story of her 400-day wait for a second chance at life. Herald Sun The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne DonateLife 💗 HeartKids heraldsun.com.au/news/news-stor…

Just one in five Victorians are organ donors - one of the lowest take-up rates in Australia Louisa Cheatley 7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS

More than 500 babies have been born through Western Health’s home birthing program since it was launched a decade ago. Gorgeous little Valentino is among the latest. Western Health Safer Care Victoria

Frontline doctors and nurses sent in to #agedcare during the #coronavirus crisis speak out. #abc730 Kirsten Robb abc.net.au/news/2020-08-1…

Thank you The Australian for featuring my book Life After in the Weekend Australian Magazine today, and sharing the stories of Ajak Kwai, Linda Burney MP and Robert Gropel. Photos by Penny Stephens, Juno Gemes and Lisa Leek. Affirm Press tinyurl.com/ejjuhsua

Catch up on this extract from LIFE AFTER by Evonne Madden from Saturday's Weekend Australian magazine. In this raw, intimate and inspiring book, more than 60 Australians share their stories of grief and how they coped. Out tomorrow. bit.ly/3r3sz1x The Australian