Right now, around 1,800 people in Australia are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant.
For people and children who are seriously ill, an organ or tissue transplant can mean the difference between life and death, being healthy or sick, seeing or being blind, or being active or never walking again.
For some, the gift of life only comes when someone becomes an organ donor after they die. One donor can save up to 7 lives and change the lives of many more through eye and tissue donation.
Organ and tissue donation is safe, ethical, and always done with respect. It only goes ahead if your family agrees.
If you support donation and transplantation and you’re 16 or older, it’s important you register to be a donor. It doesn’t matter what country you’re from, what your lifestyle is like, or even if you think you’re not healthy enough – you can still register.
So don’t wait. Make your choice known. Share the gift of life.
It only takes one minute to register at donatelife.gov.au – then remember to tell your family, so they know you want to be donor.
You could be the reason someone else gets a second chance at life.