Nillumbik Gives - giving blood   Steps to giving blood Can you give blood? Learn about the requirements to becoming a donor. Find a location to give blood Who does your blood help? Further information Can you give blood? Donating blood is safe and easy. To become a blood donor, firstly you need to meet some requirements: weigh at least 45 kg be in good health and feel well aged between 16 (or 18 in TAS and NT) and 70 Some illnesses or activities can affect whether or not you can give blood safely. Here are some general guidelines, and for any further information please call 13 14 95. Find a location to give blood Mobile schedule: For mobile blood collection points, go to http://www.donateblood.com.au/donor-search-results.aspx?region=Victoria Please call: 13 14 95 to make an appointment Back to top Who does your blood help? THANKS, 1350 TIMES It takes 1350 blood donations a year to keep Michelle out of a wheelchair. The young engineering student from Victoria, suffers a rare disease, which was diagnosed a couple of years ago. Click here to read this story... BLOOD DONORS HELPED MEND HUGH'S HEART Hugh was only four months old when his parents learned he would need open heart surgery. Hugh was born with the rare condition of double outlet right ventricle conus and ventricular septum defects. Click here to read this story... BLOOD DONORS GIVE BLOOD BROTHERS THE GIFT OF LIFE Generosity keeps people alive. Floyd, Rory and Callan Taylor are living proof thanks to blood and plasma donors across Australia. Click here to read this story... BLOOD DONORS SAVE MY LIFE EVERY MONTH Since Braydon was diagnosed with a life-threatening blood disorder at 3 months of age, he has received over 150 units of donated blood. Click here to read this story... LITTLE ANISHA`S BRAVE STORY Anisha is only one of 100 people worldwide who suffers from a blood disorder known as Blackfan-Diamond syndrome, which can only be cured with a bone marrow transplant. Click here to read this story... NINETEEN PEOPLE SAVED MY LIFE Leona thought she knew what to expect from the birth of her son Harrison. After all this was to be her third child. While Leona was prepared for the birth, she was not prepared for the unexpected complications that arose during and after it. Click here to read this story...   Further information Frequently Asked Questions Back to top