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'ONE DECADE $25M... but I'm not done yet!"

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June 2, 2025

THE STAR WON'T STOP TRYING TO FIND A BRAIN CANCER CURE

'ONE DECADE $25M... but I'm not done yet!"

Ten years ago, an impassioned Carrie Bickmore stepped on stage at the 2015 TV Week Logie Awards and quietly launched a revolution.

Named as the night's Gold Logie winner, the star devoted her speech to raising awareness about the devastation caused by brain cancer. She'd lost her husband, Greg Lange, to the disease five years earlier. Carrie, 44, also implored the celebrity guests – and viewers watching at home - to "whack on a beanie" to help raise awareness, as she put one on herself.

Carrie's Beanies 4 Brain Cancer Foundation was born out of that pivotal moment. Now, a decade on, they have raised close to $25 million to help fund research into the disease. The foundation also helps fund Victoria's Brain Cancer Centre research facility.

On May 20, Carrie returned to her former workplace

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