Our contribution to Royal Talbot

There is a particular kind of restlessness that comes with a long hospital stay. The hours between therapy sessions, the evenings when visiting time ends. The Spinal Rehabilitation Centre at Austin Health on the Royal Talbot Campus in Kew in Victoria is a leading specialist rehabilitation centre in Australia, patients can spend weeks or even months working through that journey.

The Centre serves spinal cord injury patients from across Victoria, Tasmania and regional New South Wales. Until very recently the limited televisions available at the Centre were up to 15 years old and some barely worked.

The Cauliflower Club has donated four new televisions to the centre. More channels, more options, and we are hopeful that at least one of them may be tuned into the rugby at some point.

The donation came about through the initiative of two Cauliflower Club board members, Ian Barker and Tony Sambell and their connection to Maciu and Kylie Vosa – who many CCA supporters will know.

"We are incredibly grateful for this generous donation and deeply touched that the Vosa family chose to direct this gesture of support towards our patients. Something as simple as a modern TV can make a huge difference to wellbeing our patients, helping people stay connected and entertained throughout what can be a long and challenging rehab journey"

To find out more about Royal Talbot, head here https://www.austin.org.au/royal-talbot-rehabilitation-centre/