Never losing someone you love to heart disease. Your dream. Our goal.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia, affecting millions of families and communities. But with your help, we can change that. By leaving a gift in your will to Heart Research Australia, you can support pioneering research that can prevent, diagnose, and treat heart disease, and save lives.
Leaving a gift of as little as 1% of your estate ensures the legacy you leave behind will enable our researchers to improve heart health for all Australians.
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Why leave a gift in your will for Heart Research Australia?
Heart Research Australia funds world-class cardiologists and researchers who are working on a range of life-saving projects to identify better ways to detect, treat and prevent heart disease. By leaving a gift in your will to Heart Research Australia, you can help us continue to fund more research projects that can make heart disease a preventable and treatable condition.
Your gift will keep families together for longer
Some of the breakthroughs that we have funded include the SALAMI and ETAMI procedures, which have reduced the death rates from heart attacks from 30% to 2% at Royal North Shore Hospital, and are now standard practice in hospitals around Australia. These are just some examples of how your gift can make a difference.
How to leave a gift in your will
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Frequently asked questions
Answers to some commonly asked questions on leaving a gift in your will.
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Breakthrough Partners is a community of like-minded people who support heart research through a gift in their Will.
If you have left a gift in your Will, then we would love to hear from you so we can thank you and keep you informed. You will receive our bi-annual newsletters with the latest research and invitations to occasional events.
Peter Gentry
“I had a mitral heart valve operation back in 1995. That successful surgery was only possible thanks to advances in heart research. I am grateful to the generous donors who invested in the research that supported my life saving surgery.
The past decades I have been able to spend with my family and friends, and I cherish the memories I’ve created over that time.
I decided to support Heart Research Australia through regular contributions and realised I could do more by leaving a gift in my Will. It’s wonderful to know that my legacy will help fund future advances in heart research and could save many more lives just like mine.”
Catherine Gray
“I have been a regular donor to Heart Research Australia for several years. My father and several grandparents died early due to Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) so I have a special interest in the causes, lifestyle factors, treatment and prevention.
As a high school PDHPE teacher, I am aware that CVD is still the major cause of death in Australia and as such affects a majority of the population, either directly or indirectly. I believe that research into prevention and early intervention is vital so after reading and hearing more about the research, focus and clinical stories from Heart Research Australia, I decided that I needed to take my commitment to another level and include a bequest in my will.
It is a real privilege to be able to provide financial support to such an invaluable organisation, which is devoted to ensuring a better quality of life for Australians of all ages, now and into the future.”
Chris Russell
“As someone who had directly benefitted from the research that was pioneered by Heart Research Australia’s researchers, I’m living proof that research saves lives.
As the proud grandfather, I want to do whatever I can to ensure that by the time they are my age, people will no longer have their lives cut short by heart disease. That’s why I made the decision to leave a gift to Heart Research Australia in my Will.”
Richard J. Farrar
“My story started at home in Pymble NSW, preparing for a business trip when I noticed a tightening in my chest. This rapidly developed into a cardiac infarct. Fortunately, my wife was home at the time, called the ambulance and gave me an angina tablet. I had a 95% blockage on my Left Anterior Descending artery and needed bypass surgery. After 5 weeks in hospital I was happy to go home. It turned out I was one of a very small percentage that survived an LAD blockage.
That was 33 years ago. How things have changed thanks to research and technology discoveries. Surgical intervention now happens so quickly!
I am enjoying life with my wife, daughter and grandchildren and am very thankful for that. I’m fortunate to enjoy a very active life in retirement playing golf, swimming, travelling and playing bridge.
I’ve left a gift in my Will because I would like to pay it forward. It’s reassuring to know that my legacy will contribute to heart research that will help more people survive heart disease.”
Get in touch
We would love to hear from you. If you have any questions at all please contact:
Diane van de Merwe, Philanthropy Manager
Phone (02) 9436 0056
Email bequest@heartresearch.com.au
Heart Research Australia
ABN 62 002 839 072
