Barwon Health's Andrew Love Cancer Centre, Geelong

Dry July 2025 funds will help Barwon Health fund its patient transport service and wellness and supportive care programs at the Andrew Love Cancer Centre.

Barwon Health's free patient transport service ensures that cancer patients can reach critical appointments such as chemotherapy and specialist care. Last year alone, volunteer drivers provided nearly 400 trips per month, preventing missed treatments and hospitalisations.

Thanks to Dry July 2025 participants, Barwon Health can also provide comfort and care therapies and wellness programs delivered at the Andrew Love Cancer Centre. The therapies include exercise and art therapy which provide patients receiving treatment both as inpatients and day stay patients with physical, mental and emotional health benefits. The funds will also support activities within the Wellness Lounge.

"Because of your heartfelt support of Dry July 2025 and Barwon Health's Andrew Love Cancer Centre, you have made an extraordinary impact on people in our community facing cancer. Because of you, local cancer patients can access vital care, comfort and wellness therapies here in Geelong, when they need them most.

It means a wig that restores confidence, a yoga session that eases anxiety, and a volunteer driver who ensures transport to vital treatment. You have also helped to provide crucial equipment and other wellness therapies that directly enhances patient care.

Thank you for standing so compassionately beside our community and for making a lasting difference - close to home."

- Zoe Waters, Executive Director, Barwon Health Foundation

By choosing Barwon Health’s Andrew Love Cancer Centre, Geelong as your Dry July 2025 beneficiary you’re making a powerful impact by supporting cancer patients across the Barwon South West region.

Your support will help improve the lives of people undergoing cancer treatment here in Geelong by giving them access to the comfort, care and support they need, right when they need it most.

This Dry July, we invite you to put down the drink and pick up a cause that truly matters -supporting cancer patients right here in our community.

Your fundraising will help improve the lives of people undergoing cancer treatment across our region - giving them access to the comfort, care, and support they need, right when they need it most.

We’re excited to see what we can achieve together in 2025. Whether it’s your first time going Dry or you're back to break your personal best, your participation matters. Let’s unite as a community and set a new fundraising record for Barwon Health’s Andrew Love Cancer Centre and cancer services.

Michelle James said choosing Barwon Health’s Andrew Love Cancer Centre and cancer services was a no brainer once she realised her Dry July fundraising could directly support the facility.

Five years ago Michelle was diagnosed with Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Although a Ballarat local, she was introduced to Geelong’s Andrew Love Cancer Centre by her doctor after it was discovered her growths were very large and treatment needed. She was fortunate to be accepted into a Barwon Health cancer clinical trial for two years.

Michelle says the treatment at Andrew Love has been amazing and all the staff she has encountered take a personal interest in you and your care and have your best interested at heart.

“It’s an honour to be a Dry July ambassador and I am super proud to support the amazing health facility that is Andrew Love Cancer Centre. It was a no brainer that I should give back for all the help they have given me.”

Michelle is picture here hiking the 64km Three Capes Walk in Tasmania, something she says she would not have had the capacity to complete without the medical intervention by the team at Barwon Health.

You can donate to Michelle’s Dry July journey here.

Jack Martin in one of the amazing Cancer Nurse Specialists you can meet at Barwon Health’s Andrew Love Cancer Centre.

He’s been a part of the incredible clinical team there for three years, after an 7 year career of caring for cancer patients.

What inspires Jack is working with the entire collaborative team at Andrew Love from nurses, doctors, admin staff and more.

Jack said, “My passion is caring for patients in their time of need. I love helping them on their survivorship journey, from treatment and beyond.”

“Cancer care is innovative and always changing, and financial support is everything in this space. This is why I’m going Dry this July.”

You can donate to support Jack and the amazing work he and his colleagues do here.

Stefi Kerby is set to Dry July for the second consecutive year in support of her beloved Dad Stephen, who passed away in 2023 after a battle with Melanoma.

Stefi is the powerhouse behind popular lifestyle brand, Celia Loves.

After raising over $10,000 last year in support of Barwon Health’s Andrew Love Cancer Centre and cancer services, Stefi is aiming even higher this year with the backing of her community.

“I want to be able to give back and raise awareness, Barwon Health was amazing. Until you are in that situation, you don’t understand how much they do,” Stefi said.

“It was the worst time but they never took away Dad’s hope and that kept him going.

“The Andrew Love Cancer Centre tried until the very end and you think that’s just their job, but I feel they went above and beyond.

“The staff were just amazing and they can’t do their job without money.”