Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute has been granted $10 million by the Victorian Government to establish a Centre of Research Excellence with a focus on brain cancer.
The funding is part of an $18 million package for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre (ONJ Centre). It was announced yesterday by Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Health Jill Hennessy.
The funding will fast-track more research and better treatments. It will enable more Victorian cancer patients to access the world’s best ‘game-changing’ technology, to target and treat the disease.
As well as establishing a Centre of Research Excellence, the $10 million grant for the Institute will assist with the infrastructure and support that researchers need to continue their ground-breaking work fighting cancer.
Olivia Newton-John was at Parliament House in Melbourne for the announcement.