{"id":31927,"date":"2026-08-13T14:39:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T06:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&#038;p=31927"},"modified":"2026-08-13T14:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T06:39:57","slug":"help-save-lives-through-australian-red-cross-lifeblood","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/help-save-lives-through-australian-red-cross-lifeblood\/","title":{"rendered":"Help save lives through Australian Red Cross Lifeblood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lifeblood is calling for more O and A blood donors as blood supplies are impacted by the winter flu season.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Curtin community has already made an incredible difference through Curtin\u2019s Lifeblood Teams, with staff and students helping save up to <strong>2,106 lives this year alone<\/strong>. Now, Lifeblood is asking eligible students and staff to help meet the urgent need for blood donations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are you eligible to donate?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have <strong>O+, O-, A+ or A- blood<\/strong>, consider making a donation in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around <strong>80% of Australians have O or A blood<\/strong>, so if you don\u2019t know your blood type, donating is also a quick and easy way to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every donation can help provide essential blood supply to people who need them, including those receiving treatment in hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donate with Curtin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can make a difference individually or join other Curtin students and staff through a Curtin University Lifeblood Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To donate:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Book an appointment <a href=\"https:\/\/account.lifeblood.com.au\/u\/login\/identifier?state=hKFo2SBYTXp4TEFfWXUzM3Bnazg5YV90eHdCSmg4UlF0ekhsT6Fur3VuaXZlcnNhbC1sb2dpbqN0aWTZIFFwcWd1VS1vWDNsRG82SFItSVYtejdwUVlNUlF3aDhfo2NpZNkgRTdYQ3FJRkpCZ2R4SkhlUFhXdFJ4NFJRNTE2S1VIZGw\"><strong>online through Lifeblood<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call Lifeblood on <strong>13 14 95<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Join an existing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/my.donateblood.com.au\/app\/jointeam\">Curtin University Lifeblood Team<\/a><\/strong> to donate together and track your collective impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether it\u2019s your first donation or you\u2019re a regular donor, your contribution can help save lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Book your donation and help Curtin continue making a difference.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lifeblood is calling for more O and A blood donors as blood supplies are impacted by the winter flu season. | Reading time: 1 min.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4499,"featured_media":31928,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"8527,8195,4995,6659,7620,4923","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_oasis-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"oasis-categories":[142,146],"class_list":["post-31927","oasis-news","type-oasis-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","oasis-categories-opportunities","oasis-categories-student-life"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lifeblood-Supply-1920-x-1080-px-1920x500.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Alex","last_name":"Mangoba","display_name":"Alex Mangoba"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-20 16:25:40","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/31927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oasis-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/31927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-categories?post=31927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}