For All To See
Masquerade Gala
Friday 10 October 2025
Join us for an evening to improve access to world-class expertise of Sydney Eye Hospital through regional collaborations and virtual eye care services
Event Information
Address: A176 Cumberland St, The Rocks View map
Your Impact
Help Bring Sight-Saving Care Closer to Home
John, 31, travels a 16-hour round trip from Forest Hill near Wagga Wagga to the Sydney Eye Hospital for treatment of a serious eye condition. Like many regional patients, he faces exhausting travel and financial strain just to access the care he needs.
As a child growing up in the country, John struggled to see the chalkboard in class. Diagnosed with keratoconus—a condition affecting 1 in 84 young Australians—he underwent a corneal transplant in one eye. The other was deemed untreatable.
Years later, in 2021, John developed a severe eye infection. His right eye swelled shut, and doctors warned it could rupture within 24 hours. With no specialist available locally, John endured a painful, overnight wait before being rushed to Sydney for urgent care.
“It was incredibly hard getting to Sydney,” says John. “I was in pain, couldn’t see properly, and had to navigate a big, unfamiliar city.”
After receiving sight-saving treatment, John now makes regular 16-hour round trips for follow-up care. To this day, he continues to travel to Sydney Eye Hospital for monthly checkups in a determined effort to save his eyesight.
“It’s not just me—I see elderly patients from Orange and Bathurst on those packed regional trains. It’s tough.”
With your support, we can change this.
Funds raised will help deliver rapid diagnosis and treatment by ophthalmic experts in all sub-specialties, helping people around the clock, saving sight, and connecting regional patients like John with specialist care closer to home. With your help, we can deliver rapid diagnosis and treatment by ophthalmic experts in all sub-specialties, helping people around the clock, saving sight across regional NSW—reducing travel, stress, and delays for those who need sight-saving treatment.
“It’s fantastic that the Foundation is aiming to help reduce the travel burden and make a real difference,” says Dr Alex Hamilton.
John agrees: “A local clinic would remove the hassle and help so many others too.”
We need your support—because no one should lose their sight.
Image: John, 31, travels a 16-hour round trip from regional NSW to the Sydney Eye Hospital.
Sponsorship Packages
Platinum ($100k), Gold ($50k), Silver ($25k), Bronze ($ 10k), Sponsor ($ 7.5k), and Video ($4.5k)
You can be part of the change by purchasing a sponsorship package that will generously help fund virtual eye care services in partnership with Sydney Eye Hospital and local regional health services.
With support, we will pilot studies in more than two NSW regional centres in 2025-2026 to achieve equitable clinical outcomes for patients, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who are three times more likely to experience vision loss compared to non-Indigenous Australians.
We will achieve this by delivering Tele-Vision, a specialist virtual care model for emergent eye conditions, thereby decreasing transfers to Sydney Eye Hospital, ensuring time-sensitive care, and helping patients stay close to home.
If you would like to receive a copy of the supporter package, please call us (02) 9382 7415 or email us at info@sehf.org.au
Master of Ceremonies
Introducing Adam Spencer
Get ready to laugh and learn with Adam Spencer, one of Australia’s most dynamic minds. A familiar face from radio and TV, Adam is now a sought-after MC and keynote speaker, known for making complex topics like AI, cyber security, and the future of work both entertaining and accessible.
With 25 years of experience and a knack for engaging audiences—from Hollywood stars to Nobel Prize winners—Adam brings energy, insight, and impeccable timing to every event. We’re thrilled to have him as the MC for our Masquerade Gala evening.
Image: Kevin Heath a proud Butchulla man.
Acknowledgement of Country
Introducing Kevin Heath
Kevin Heath, a proud Butchulla man, continues to guide Sydney Eye Hospital Foundation with cultural insight and support, helping us advance our vision to close the eye health gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
We are honoured to partner with Kevin at our Masquerade Gala, where he will deliver the Acknowledgement of Country, paying respect to the world’s oldest living culture. His inspiring presence fosters connection and community, enriching our fundraising efforts.
— Linda Fagan, Chief Executive
Contact Us
If you have any questions or would like more information, please get in touch with Kim Babbage on 02 9392 7415 or email info@sehf.org.au
