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UFU Royal Childrens Hospital Xmas Day 95 Years of Tradition Continues

UFU members escorted Santa for the 95th year to The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) on Christmas morning.

And he didn’t disappoint. Around 150 patients were thrilled to hear Santa’s “Ho Ho Ho” as he delivered presents. For some, it was their first ever visit from the man in the red suit.

The tradition began at the hospital in Pelham Street, Carlton in 1928 when firemen took Santa to visit another fireman’s child in hospital. This was the beginning of the ‘Once A Year Club’ with doctors and fire-fighters as members.

We hear there were smile all round!

The UFU acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land, and we pay our respect to their Elders, past and present.

The UFU supports the call of First Nations peoples for a Voice to Parliament to be enshrined in the Constitution.

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