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Kate Clayton

From Patient to Advocate: Portia Bennett’s Journey to the Great Ocean Road Marathon

For Portia Bennett, the journey from being a child born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate to running the Great Ocean Road Marathon in support of Operation Smile Australia has been one of resilience, gratitude, and determination. Born in 2000, Portia underwent her first…

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  • Posted onNov 5, 2024November 5, 2024
  • Volunteer Stories
  • 1 minute read
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2024 Manila Craniofacial Program

A few weeks ago, we sent a team of medical volunteers to Manila in the Philippines to provide surgery to 8 children, all born with major craniofacial conditions.  We couldn’t…

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  • Posted onMay 31, 2024May 31, 2024
  • Patient Stories
  • 1 minute read

25 Years of Operation Smile Australia!

2024 is a special year for Operation Smile Australia.  This year we mark 25 years of being able to provide life-changing surgical care to children in 36 different countries shown…

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  • Posted onMay 31, 2024May 31, 2024
  • Volunteer Stories
  • 1 minute read
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Ambassador and mother Keiara Moore – hear her story

Hear from Ambassador Keiara Moore about her experience having a child with cleft and why we should support mothers from low-income countries this mothers day.

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  • Posted onApr 16, 2024May 9, 2024
  • Volunteer Stories
  • 3 minute read
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Meet Piper Butcher – our newest ambassador!

Piper is a singer songwriter from the Hunter Valley, and for lovers of Australian Idol, she made it to the Top 24 last year! At only 19, Piper has already…

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  • Posted onJan 9, 2024January 9, 2024
  • Volunteer Stories
  • 0 minute read

Where did we go in 2023?

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  • Posted onNov 28, 2023
  • Volunteer Stories
  • 2 minute read
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Olympic Gold Medallist – From swimming to smiles

Alice Tait (nee Mills), Olympic Gold Medallist turned nurse, put her skills of adaptability and resourcefulness to the test on a recent surgical mission to Egypt with Operation Smile Australia.…

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