It only takes a minute to donate a life

ROTARY clubs across Australia are this week encouraging people to find a “plus one” and get someone they know to join the Australian Organ Donor Register.

With 1,400 people in Australia currently on a waiting list for a lifesaving transplant, and a further 11,000 on dialysis, Rotary sees it as vital that more people join the register.

Torquay Rotary Club president Kelly Binyon said that despite an overwhelming majority of Australians agreeing with organ donation, only one in three is on the register.

“Registration is so important,” Ms Binyon said.

“It leaves your family in no doubt of your decision to save lives as an organ and tissue donor.”

Torquay Rotary Club will be holding a Donate Life registration stall outside the Dunes Village Woolworths on Saturday August 3 from 9am. Alternatively, you can put yourself on the Australian Organ Donor Register, by visiting donatelife.gov.au.