Clifford Craig Events
We host a number of events at Clifford Craig every year.
From a ball, fun-run, ladies day out, medical lectures - there is an event to suit anyone and everyone!
Explore our major events below.
You can also keep up to date with events hosted by our Friends of Clifford Craig here.
If you are interested in helping support any of our events please contact the team.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Join us for lunch to celebrate the running of the Melbourne Cup
Dare Shott FREE Public Lecture
Join us to hear from Launceston-born 2024 Australian of the Year, Prof. Richard Scolyer.
SAVE THE DATE
Tues, 12 November 2024
We are thrilled to confirm 2024 Australian of the Year, Prof. Richard Scolyer AO, will deliver this year’s Dare Shott Public Lecture on Tues, 12 November.
Professor Richard Scolyer AO, is Senior Staff Specialist, Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Co-Medical Director, Melanoma Institute Australia; and Conjoint Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney. He effectively integrates his clinical practice with leading an award-winning translational melanoma research laboratory. His record includes co-authoring more than 950 peer reviewed publications and/or book-chapters with > 92,088 citations and a h-index of 134 (as at 2 September 2024). Professor Scolyer was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia, both the 2024 NSW Australians of the Year and 2024 Australians of the Year, together with many other awards.
Prof. Scolyer is an expert member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Blue Books Editorial Board for 5th ed. of WHO Classification of Skin Tumours series He is also Vice Chair of the Melanoma Expert Panel of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) for the 8th and 9th editions of AJCC Cancer Staging System.
Prof. Scolyer is going through his own cancer journey after being diagnosed with glioblastoma (GBM) in June 2023.
Prof Scolyer is a Tassie native, born in Launceston and attended Riverside Primary and High Schools and completed a Bachelor of Medical Science (1987) and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (1990) at the University of Tasmania. He has many family members still living in Tasmania and visits regularly.
When he is not spending time with family and friends or reviewing pathology slides, doing research or presenting at national or international conferences, he is an avid age group athlete and has competed on numerous occasions in the Australian Age Group Team. He competed at the 2024 World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Townsville (Aquathlon and Sprint Distance Duathlon) and is a regular Park Run participant and triathlete.
Prof. Scolyer’s has also found time to have write his autobiography which is due to be published in November 2024.
Book your ticket to secure your seat as this event will reach capacity out quickly.
PAST EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Join us for lunch to celebrate the running of the Melbourne Cup
Dare Shott FREE Public Lecture
Join us to hear from Launceston-born 2024 Australian of the Year, Prof. Richard Scolyer.
SAVE THE DATE
Tues, 12 November 2024
We are thrilled to confirm 2024 Australian of the Year, Prof. Richard Scolyer AO, will deliver this year’s Dare Shott Public Lecture on Tues, 12 November.
Professor Richard Scolyer AO, is Senior Staff Specialist, Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Co-Medical Director, Melanoma Institute Australia; and Conjoint Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney. He effectively integrates his clinical practice with leading an award-winning translational melanoma research laboratory. His record includes co-authoring more than 950 peer reviewed publications and/or book-chapters with > 92,088 citations and a h-index of 134 (as at 2 September 2024). Professor Scolyer was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia, both the 2024 NSW Australians of the Year and 2024 Australians of the Year, together with many other awards.
Prof. Scolyer is an expert member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Blue Books Editorial Board for 5th ed. of WHO Classification of Skin Tumours series He is also Vice Chair of the Melanoma Expert Panel of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) for the 8th and 9th editions of AJCC Cancer Staging System.
Prof. Scolyer is going through his own cancer journey after being diagnosed with glioblastoma (GBM) in June 2023.
Prof Scolyer is a Tassie native, born in Launceston and attended Riverside Primary and High Schools and completed a Bachelor of Medical Science (1987) and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (1990) at the University of Tasmania. He has many family members still living in Tasmania and visits regularly.
When he is not spending time with family and friends or reviewing pathology slides, doing research or presenting at national or international conferences, he is an avid age group athlete and has competed on numerous occasions in the Australian Age Group Team. He competed at the 2024 World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Townsville (Aquathlon and Sprint Distance Duathlon) and is a regular Park Run participant and triathlete.
Prof. Scolyer’s has also found time to have write his autobiography which is due to be published in November 2024.
Book your ticket to secure your seat as this event will reach capacity out quickly.
CLIFFORD CRAIG IS PROUDLY CHARITY OF CHOICE!
Join our team and help us fundraise for medical research and community-funded equipment upgrades at the North-West Regional Hospital, Mersey Regional Hospital and Launceston General Hospital.
Sunday, 27 October
International Women’s Day
This year’s guest speaker Liz Hayes was inspirational, proving that neither gender nor age should be seen as a barrier. Read more.
Women’s Health Brunch,
Join us on Friday, August 25 for an inspirational and insightful long-table brunch featuring one of Australia’s leading breast cancer surgeons, Tassie-born Dr Chantel Thornton. Learn more here.
Charity Ball 2023
The Foundation’s biggest annual fundraising event, more than 300 guests joined us on Friday May 12 for our annual Charity Ball. Returning to Launceston’s Hotel Grand Chancellor, the theme for this year’s event was Priscilla, Queen of the Desert! View photos here.
International Women’s Day Luncheon
Held on Wednesday, March 8 for International Women’s Day. This year we heard from two Tasmanian women who are ‘Making a difference in Medicine’, with guests speakers Neurologist Dr Lauren Giles and Women’s Health specialist Dr Natasha Vavrek. Read more.
Run & Walk for Your Heart 2022
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Sunday, October 2 for our 15th annual Run & Walk for Your Heart event. You can view photos & results from the day here.
More information, including messages from our Heart Health Ambassadors can be found here.
30th Anniversary Charity Ball
Our annual night of nights, this year the theme of Mamma Mia was brought back by popular demand - complete with a performance from BABBA!