2025 Impact

Through the generosity of the Queensland community, Mater clinicians and researchers can continue to improve outcomes for our tiniest and most vulnerable patients. The 2025 Nine Telethon supporting Mater Little Miracles raised an extraordinary $10,005,545 million!

Photos from 2025 Nine Telethon

This record-breaking contribution 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.

Thanks to the generosity of our community, Mater is able to support vital research that leads to real improvements in care for mothers and babies, including:

Research to better understand how ventilation positioning can optimise lung function in babies with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH), critical to improving survival rates and long-term outcomes.
Clinical trials to find the safest ways to deliver IV treatments—fluid or medications delivered directly into the bloodstream—to newborns, to reduce complications such as pain and infections.
Clinical project to boost vaccination rates for vulnerable pregnant women, focussing on enhancing accessibility and education to help protect both mothers and their babies from preventable illnesses.
Research to develop better treatments and management for newborns who need a stoma—a small opening made in their tummy to help them pass waste when their intestines aren’t working properly.
Research to prepare for future clinical trials of sulfate supplementation—for preterm babies. A promising treatment to reduce disability.

These donations help fund innovative studies that turn scientific discoveries into better treatments and outcomes for families.

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Alongside supporting important research, the 2025 Nine Telethon has also helped improve equipment and care in Mater hospitals across Queensland—giving Mater’s tiniest and most vulnerable patients the best possible start to life.

Some of the specialised, life-saving pieces of equipment that the 2025 Nine Telethon has funded through community donations includes:

Voluson Expert 22 Ultrasound System

$224,000 each

State-of-the-art ultrasound system specifically engineered for high-resolution imaging in pregnancy. For the team at the Mater Centre for Maternal Fetal Medicine, this equipment is vital in seeing fetal anatomy, in the womb—helping babies like Billie receive critical care and intervention before birth.

Boston Healthcare Recliner

$4,376 each

For premature babies like Sophia, born 14 weeks early and weighing just 848 grams, these recliners make kangaroo cuddles easier and more comfortable. They support vital bonding between parents and their newborns, which is proven to improve health outcomes for tiny, vulnerable babies.

Omnibed Incubator

$44,413 each

An advanced incubator that provides a stable, temperature-controlled environment—crucial for the survival of premature newborns. For twins Lucas and Bailey, born 13 weeks early at just 994g and 740g, the Omnibed played a vital role in their growth and recovery, while allowing parents and clinicians to stay connected through gentle touch and observation.

SLE Ventilators

$60,000 each

These specialised ventilators deliver life-saving breathing support by gently pumping oxygen into fragile lungs, reducing the risk of lung disease in critically ill newborns. For babies like Waverly, born more than four months early and weighing the same as a loaf of bread, this equipment is essential to nurture and protect their delicate respiratory systems.

"Without the Queensland community, the clinical care with state-of-the-art equipment and groundbreaking research that we do here at Mater would not be possible. Funds raised through the Nine Telethon means we can continue this work to ensure the best possible outcomes for tiny babies and their families. Thank you to those who donated and have become an extension of our team!"