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Support for donor families

Families play a critical role in donation and are offered support from DonateLife during and after donation. We are here to help.

Support services and resources

Find out about the services that families can access during the donation process and afterwards.

Commemorating donors

There are many events and ways we commemorate the generosity of donors and their families.

Contact between donor families and transplant recipients

Australia’s organ and tissue donation program is confidential. DonateLife Agencies support donor families and transplant recipients anonymously communicating with each other.

You can also read stories about donation or share your own story.

We want all Australians to talk about organ and tissue donation. If you want to be a donor, make sure you tell your family and friends.

Registering is easy and only takes one minute. All you need is your phone, Medicare card and one minute to register.

It doesn’t matter how old you are, your medical history, your lifestyle, what country you’re from or how healthy you are — you can still register as an organ and tissue donor.

The Organ and Tissue Authority acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders both past and present.

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