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Golf day pays off for cancer care centre

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Our House fundraising officer Rebekka Battista (front) with Lismore City Council staff and Local Government Charity Golf Day organising committee members (l-r) Barry Goodwin, Vicki Walker and Anthony Magarry. The 2014 event raised $9000 for Our House.
Our House fundraising officer Rebekka Battista (front) with Lismore City Council staff and Local Government Charity Golf Day organising committee members (l-r) Barry Goodwin, Vicki Walker and Anthony Magarry. The 2014 event raised $9000 for Our House.

A charity golf day in Lismore has raised $9000 for a project that helps patients and their families dealing with cancer.

The money was handed over yesterday to Our House, a joint project by Northern Rivers Community Cancer Foundation (NRCCF) and Our Kids.

Our House is a purpose built accommodation for patients, carers and their families who are receiving treatment at the new cancer unit at Lismore.

It also provides accommodation for other patients, carers and and their families who require medical attention in Lismore.

Our House is located adjacent to Lismore Base Hospital and the North Coast Cancer Institute.

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