	{"id":68825,"date":"2023-04-13T04:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=68825"},"modified":"2023-04-12T14:56:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T04:56:22","slug":"home-goes-under-the-hammer-for-good-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/home-goes-under-the-hammer-for-good-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Home goes under the hammer for Good Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than $1 million will go The Royal Children&#8217;s Hospital after Villawood auctioned a home to a lucky Geelong resident in Lara for the Good Friday Appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Regional Victoria dug deep into its pockets to raise more than $4 million in this year&#8217;s Good Friday Appeal, which contributed to a new single-day record of $23,061,320 in fundraising across the state.<\/p>\n<p>Ali Bandari is now the proud new owner of a new Electra 35 Henley home at Villawood Properties&#8217; Coridale estate in Lara, following an auction in front of hundreds of people at the agency&#8217;s annual no-reserve auction.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Bandari was thrilled with the outcome and is now not only the proud owner of a beautiful family home but also knows that all proceeds have gone to The Royal Children&#8217;s Hospital.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68831\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68831 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/04\/IMG_3075_33379-1-600x380.jpg?_t=1681275330\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hundreds attended the auction. The 2023 auction marked Henley\u2019s 31st year of building and donating houses to the Good Friday Appeal, raising more than $19.2 million to date. It is the 14th year of Villawood donating land, with $10.4 million raised over the journey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m thrilled, I&#8217;m very excited, I couldn&#8217;t believe it,&#8221; Mr Bandari said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was thinking it would go for around $920,000 or maybe a maximum of $950,000. But it was all for such a good cause, so I went a bit more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Villawood Properties chief executive officer Alan Miller said the auction result was great for everyone involved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a great privilege to host a live auction like this and achieve such a fantastic result,&#8221; Mr Miller said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The crowd was on board with us everyone understands and appreciates the great effort that&#8217;s gone into building the house.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been an exciting event and really highlighted what the Good Friday Appeal is all about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the Good Friday Appeal Penny Fowler said the record-breaking total was a testament to Victorians&#8217; ability to come together for a common objective.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Giving for the kids is what the Good Friday Appeal is all about and what big, generous hearts Victorians have had this year,&#8221; Ms Fowler said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Appeal continues to shine a light on the very best in our community and this year&#8217;s Appeal is no exception.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are incredibly grateful to communities in Victoria and all the volunteers for digging deep for The Royal Children&#8217;s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you to both the Federal and State Governments for the generous contributions to the Appeal to ensure it remains a world-class facility helping sick children and their families.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Geelong&#8217;s community tin-rattlers raised $116,848 to finish fourth in the Good Friday Appeal regional community tally.<\/p>\n<p>To donate to the Good Friday Appeal, go to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fundraise.goodfridayappeal.com.au\"> www.fundraise.goodfridayappeal.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than $1 million will go The Royal Children&#8217;s Hospital after Villawood auctioned a home to a lucky Geelong resident in Lara for the Good Friday Appeal. 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