The 2026 Nine Telethon raises $12,394,630 for Mater Little Miracles, surpassing the goal of $10 million.
The 2026 Nine Telethon has once again proven the power of community, raising an extraordinary $12,394,630 for Mater Little Miracles and soaring past the $10 million target. The incredible generosity of Queenslanders shone through on Saturday night as thousands pledged their support to the critical care provided by Mater’s dedicated clinical teams. This year’s record-breaking fundraising total will further strengthen Mater’s position as a national leader in neonatal intensive care and maternal-fetal medicine, ensuring more little miracles have a fighting chance.
The night was made even more special through the return of the Nine Telethon Concert, featuring Pub Choir and special guest Birds of Tokyo. This year the people taking donations on the phones from generous Queenslanders had a star lineup of familiar faces helping to drive momentum to the final tally. It was a night of music, celebration and generosity, bringing the community together and in support of our tiniest and most vulnerable patients.
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Your impact
By supporting Mater Little Miracles, you are helping to make a baby's entry into the world as smooth as it could be. With the help of your donation and the donations from our community, Mater clinicians and researchers can continue to improve outcomes for our tiniest and most vulnerable patients.
1,700+
very ill and premature babies receive round-the-clock specialist care from the Mater Mothers' Neonatal Critical Care Unit every year.
50%
chance of survival for babies born at 23 weeks gestation.
1st
and only team performing open fetal spinal surgery in Australia and New Zealand.
Meet the little miracles
The Nine Telethon will follow some of our amazing stories and showcase the work of our talented and dedicated clinical and research teams who continue to deliver life-saving and life-changing care, explore inspiring stories, like the ones below:
Betty
Betty was born at just 24 weeks gestation, weighing only 670 grams.
She was born on the very cusp of gestational viability, and Mum and Dad knew Betty had a long journey ahead of her.
Emerson
Emerson was born without the tube that connects her mouth to her stomach and had to spend five and a half months in Mater Mother’s Neonatal Critical Care Unit.
Poppy and Billie
Identical twins Poppy and Billie were diagnosed with a rare, potentially life threatening condition before they were born and received two in utero blood transfusions by the expert Maternal Fetal Medicine team at Mater Mothers’ Hospital.
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