About Us
We Work Together
Our Mission
The Lynne King Cancer Care Foundation was established to support individuals with cancer who face financial hardship or lack a reliable support network. We understand that beyond the physical and emotional toll of cancer, many also face financial strain. Our goal is to relieve some of that burden.
We focus our support in three key ways:
Financial Assistance for those unable to afford vital treatments due to gaps in healthcare funding.
Respite Support for primary carers, by providing nursing care so carers can take much-needed breaks.
Access to Support Services, helping both patients and carers connect with legitimate support organisations and networks.
Our commitment is to help as many people as our funding allows.
How We Operate
We are a registered Australian charity and all donations of AUD $2 or more are tax-deductible. Every person involved with the Foundation, including trustees, are volunteers — no salaries, no compensation. Our website, administrative functions, and community outreach are all managed by those who share a common desire to help others.
With low overheads, every dollar raised goes directly towards those in need.
Why Partner With Us?
Sponsoring the Lynne King Cancer Care Foundation provides companies with an opportunity to demonstrate real community impact. Whether you’re a small business or a large corporation, you can choose how to be involved — sponsor an event, support a campaign, or assist the Foundation more broadly.
Flexibility is the key — and the choice is yours.
The ACNC (Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission) has created the Registered Charity Tick to help charities show the public that they’re registered with the ACNC.
The Registered Charity Tick is intended to promote public trust and confidence in the sector via this increased transparency and so donors can easily identify registered charities.
Only registered charities can display the Registered Charity Tick. If you see the Tick, it means the charity is listed on the Charity Register and is regulated by the ACNC.
More information https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/tick-charity-registration
Trustees
Reg King
Reg has run the successful IT software company, ABT Group, for over 20 years. After the loss of his wife Lynne in 2005, Reg established the Lynne King Cancer Care Foundation to honour Lynne’s memory and continue the valuable work she had done as a nurse caring for those with cancer. Reg is passionately committed to helping those suffering the emotional and financially debilitating effects of cancer.
Chris Jarvis
Chris is a retired businessman who sold his very successful Sydney based stainless steel furniture manufacturing business. Chris has been married to Pattie for 42 years and is the father of four children and grandfather to Ari, Iya, Oni, Macey & Henley. What spare time he has not working for the Foundation is spent at golf or trekking. He is also an SES (State Emergency Services) volunteer.
Lisa Coates
Lisa, an Executive Assistant, helped to establish the Lynne King Cancer Care Foundation since it’s beginning. Lisa balances her work life with raising 2 beautiful daughters, Ava and Piper with her husband Karl. Lisa was recognised for her work with the charity and appointed a trustee of the foundation in 2018.
Dimitri Kopanakis
DProf, FCFE, FIML, MAICD
Dimitri is a Brisbane based CEO and Senior Executive with an extensive and global professional career within the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors. He holds extensive degree and postgraduate qualifications and is a Member of The Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Dimitri has worked with the Foundation a number of times over the last few years and was appointed a trustee of the foundation in 2023.
Get Involved
Support us for a better life and a beautiful future
Join the Lynne King Cancer Care Foundation in making a real difference to those affected by cancer. Your support helps provide vital financial aid, respite for carers, and access to essential services for those who need it most.