The Miranda Foundation

18/02/2026

Only 42 tickets left in our cash raffle! $20 each only 300 tickets in the draw to win!
1st prize $1000
2nd prize $500
3rd prize $250
Great odds!

Deposit into the following bank account and use your name as a reference to get yours quickly before they’re all gone!
(If you miss out we will refund you)
Drawn at 2pm at The biggest Play date! We will call you if you win!

Account details are:
The Miranda Foundation
BSB: 013472
ACCOUNT: 405743785
Thank you!

17/02/2026

Boards are up advertising our biggest play date! Put it in your diaries and see you there!

16/02/2026

The ripple effect of a cancer diagnosis

A cancer diagnosis isn’t just a moment in time. It isn’t a date on a calendar, a scan result, or a doctor’s appointment. It’s a stone dropped into your life and the ripples never stop moving.

It hits your body first. Sharp, invasive, undeniable. But it doesn’t stop there. It spreads into your relationships, your faith, your sense of safety, the plans you thought you had, the trust you gave freely, and the nights you lie awake wondering if every ache is a warning.

It reaches the people you love. Some carry fear quietly, some try to fix what cannot be fixed, some say the wrong thing, and some vanish because your reality is too heavy to hold.

It changes the way you see joy. Ordinary mornings feel sacred. Birthdays feel louder. Sunsets feel urgent. And still, fear creeps in whispering that nothing is guaranteed, that everything you love is fragile, that you are always one scan away from losing the life you know.

Even in remission or survivorship, the ripples don’t stop. Waiting rooms, bloodwork, follow-ups they are all subtle reminders that your story didn’t end when treatment did. You live in a constant tension between gratitude and grief, between relief and hypervigilance, between the desire to move forward and the shadow of what could come back.

But here’s the part people rarely see: cancer teaches you how deep you can feel and still keep going. It shows you who stays, who fades, and who rises with you. It makes ordinary moments feel extraordinary. It carves out gratitude from the hardest grief. It forces you to confront your fear, and in doing so, sometimes, you discover resilience you never knew existed.

Cancer doesn’t just happen to a body. It happens to a life. It rewrites the way you love, the way you trust, the way you breathe.

And the ripples, they never fully fade. Sometimes they ache like a fresh wound. Sometimes they sting like the truth you can’t ignore. Sometimes they remind you how fragile life is. And sometimes, just sometimes, they remind you how fiercely, undeniably alive you still are. 💙

Jessica's Healing Journey

15/02/2026

These 72 children represent just a tiny fraction, 0.00024%, of the 300,000 children who are diagnosed globally with cancer every single year. Within this group of children some have finished their treatment, others are still in treatment, some have relapsed multiple times, some have been receiving treatment for most of their lives, some have developed secondary cancers or other chronic health conditions, some are terminal and sadly some are now angels, they are the ones who who fought hard but didn’t survive.

These are some of the different types of cancer within this group of 72 children.
Leukemia including many different subtypes
Medulloblastoma
AT/RT Rhabdoid Tumor
Infant Glioblastoma Mulitforme
Neuroblastoma
Nephroblastoma/Wilms Tumor
Lymphoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Osteosarcoma
Ewing’s Sarcoma
Heptablastoma
Germ cell cancer
Ovarian Cancer

Together we can make a difference, share the Awareness, be The Change !


In the time it has taken you to read this another child has been diagnosed with cancer, and today about 220 children will die from cancer.


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Awareness=Funding=Research=Treatments that HEAL and do no harm💛

Thank you to these courageous children and their amazing parents for being part of The Change.
Stephen, Cameron, Blair, Sienna, Linc, Jett, Harry, Ariel, Leila, Alex, Remy, Macy, Jazmyn, Briarna, Bella, Bianca, Ella, Harry, Indie, Rylan, Georgia, Neve Sparkes, Dzan, Zac, Owen, Eva, Jay, Lori, Oliver, Brydee, James, Mikayla, Rykan, Elisabeth, Shannon, Zayne, Sydney, Klara, Rosie, Mason, George, Zach, Connor, Josh, Jax, Lily, Ananya, Maxi, Jesse, Aaron, Summer, Caleb, Dylan, Lexi, Zeahn, April, Oz, Charlotte, Finn, Archie, Jacob, Byron, Henry, Jacob, Imogen, Ashlyn, Isaac, Chloe, Ivy, Brittney, Lydia, Tyson.

14/02/2026

13/02/2026

Not many left! Grab yours now before they sell out!

12/02/2026

Thank you to Cash Deal Rosebud for donating to our silent auction and for all your support of The Biggest Playdate!
Get your bids in early! Auction closes 2pm Sunday 15 March

11/02/2026

More items added!
Get your bids in early!

Bid on exclusive money can't buy items & experiences with The Miranda Foundation. Enter into one of our charity auctions, prize draws or buy exclusive

11/02/2026

🌈💖 Making a Difference as One Big Family at The Biggest Playdate! 🎉✨

Childhood cancer disrupts more than just the lives of the children diagnosed; it impacts the entire family unit. But guess what? Together, as one big family, we survived a childhood cancer diagnosis and now we have the opportunity to give back through The Biggest Playdate! 🌟💪

👧🎀 Kirah & Gracie's Scrunchie Stall: The youngest member of our family, Kirah, and her close friend Gracie, aren't just running a scrunchie stall – they dedicate hours of their free time to stich and sew together scrunchies, and encourage their friends to volunteer with them at The Biggest Playdate to sell their creations.

🍫🎯 Sean & Tommy’s Choc Toss Stall: Meet Sean, our family’s chocolate enthusiast! Not only does he run the Choc Toss Stall with his mate Tommy, but his love for chocolate often finds him participating frequently … 😂

🍔🔥 Scott & Jett's “Browne's Burgers”: Scott and Jett created Browne’s Burgers at The Biggest Playdate, and it is a stall that fundraises some of the biggest sums at our event. After Scott’s passing, Jett continues to organise and run the stall with his mates. 🤍

👩‍💼👩‍💻 Vanessa & Taylah Running The Miranda Foundation: Dynamic duo Vanessa and Taylah are the heartbeat of The Miranda Foundation. They recruit volunteers, organize fundraising events throughout the year, design the layout for our spectacular event and more!

Together, as a family, we're not just overcoming the trauma that we went through; we're turning our experience into opportunities for joy, connection, and support. Join us at The Biggest Playdate, where every game played, every scrunchie bought, and every burger savoured makes a difference in the fight against childhood cancer!

🌟🎈 Join us at The Biggest Playdate - Aspendale Gardens Community Centre / Sunday 15th March 📍✨

07/02/2026

Early bidding on our early silent auction items is now LIVE 🎉

You can start bidding early, with more amazing items being added each week—so keep checking back!

Every dollar raised goes directly to Monash Children’s Cancer Centre, supporting children and families who need it most.
Bid with purpose 💛

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