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RMHC History
Steps to 25 years of Growth

1981 Ronald McDonald House Camperdown, NSW – Opened.
1986 Ronald McDonald House Parkville, Victoria – Opened.
1990 Ronald McDonald House Mater, Queensland – Opened. Ronald McDonald House Perth, Western Australia – Opened. Camp Quality Puppets – Grant (1990-94).
1991 Ronald McDonald House Newcastle, NSW – Opened. Ronald McDonald House Randwick, NSW – Opened. Westmead Medical Research Foundation – Grant (1991-95). Cairns Hospital Humidicrib – Grant.
1992 RMHC Australia hosts the RMHC Asia Pacific Conference – Sydney.
1993 Ronald McDonald House, Monash, Victoria – Opened.
1994 Ronald McDonald House, Randwick, NSW – Extension (additional 5 rooms). RMHC Australia hosts the RMHC Asia Pacific Conference – Sydney.
1995 Ronald McDonald House Herston, Queensland – Opened. Ronald McDonald House, Newcastle, NSW – Extension (additional 4 units). Starlight Express Room, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria – Grant.
1996 Ronald McDonald House Westmead, NSW – Opened. RMHC Australia hosts the RMHC Asia Pacific Conference – Melbourne.
1998 Ronald McDonald House, Hobart, Tasmania – Opened. Ronald McDonald Care by Parent Unit, Randwick, NSW – Opened. RMHC Parental Accommodation Unit, Illawarra Regional Hospital, Wollongong, NSW – Opened. Ronald McDonald Family Room, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Western Australia – Opened. Ronald McDonald Learning Program – launched in Sydney and Wollongong. Oxymeter at Monash Medical Centre, Victoria – Grant Established an interim Ronald McDonald House Day Oncology Centre, Monash, Victoria. Ronald McDonald House, Parkville, Victoria – Major renovations to communal areas. RMHC New Zealand hosts the RMHC Asia Pacific Conference – Auckland.
1999 RMHC Cord Blood Banks in QLD, NSW and Victoria – Significant funding committed. RMHC Family Facility, Children’s Unit, Northern Hospital, Victoria – Opened. Ronald McDonald Learning Program – Extended throughout NSW. Ronald McDonald House, Parkville – Extension (additional 6 rooms).
2000 Ronald McDonald House, Adelaide, South Australia – Opened. Westmead Medical Research Foundation – Millennium Foundation – Grant (2000-04). The Children’s Hospital Westmead – Grant. RMHC Australia hosts the RMHC Asia Pacific Conference – Newcastle.
2001 Ronald McDonald House Randwick – Extension (additional 6 self-contained units).
2002 RMHC Family Facility, Ballarat, Victoria – Opened. Ronald McDonald Learning Program – Launched in Victoria. RMHC Australia hosts the RMHC Asia Pacific Conference – Perth.
2003 Fiona Lodge, Ronald McDonald Family Retreat, Batemans Bay, NSW – Opened. Ronald McDonald Family Room, Newcastle, NSW – Opened. Ronald McDonald House, Herston, Queensland – Millennium Annex opened (additional 24 rooms). Ronald McDonald Learning Program – Launched in Western Australia. Ronald McDonald Learning Program – Launched in South Australia.
2004 Ronald McDonald Learning Program – Launched in Queensland. Ronald McDonald Learning Program – Online program launched. Ronald McDonald House, Randwick – Channel 7 Room for Improvement redecoration. Ronald McDonald House, Townsville, Qld – Opened. RMHC Australia hosts the RMHC Asia Pacific Conference – Gold Coast.
2005 Kessia’s Cottage, Ronald McDonald Family Retreat, Ocean Grove, Victoria – Opened. Ronald McDonald House, Wagga Wagga, NSW – Opened. Ronald McDonald Family Room, Canberra, ACT – Opened. Ronald McDonald Family Retreat – Jurien Bay, Western Australia – Opened. Ronald McDonald Family Retreat – Bunbury, Western Australia – Opened.
2006 Ronald McDonald Family Retreat, Forster, NSW – Opened. Ronald McDonald House Parkville, Mater and Newcastle – Major extensions. Ronald McDonald House, Randwick, NSW – 5 bedroom house pro-bono lease given for five years. Ronald McDonald Learning Program – 1000th child enrolled. RMHC Australia hosts the RMHC Asia Pacific Conference – Adelaide.
History
Beginnings
RMHC arrives Australia
Steps to 25 years of Growth
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