The Fiona Wood Foundation is pleased to announce a landmark commitment from the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation, which will provide $27 million over 10 years to establish the WA Comprehensive Centre for Childhood Burns at Perth Children’s Hospital.
This transformational funding will enable the creation of a world-leading centre dedicated to understanding the complex journey from burn trauma to healing. The Centre will accelerate research-driven innovation, deliver excellence in clinical care, and enhance community education to improve outcomes for children and families across Western Australia and beyond.
With a long-standing track record of turning scientific discovery into life-changing treatments, the Fiona Wood Foundation is uniquely positioned to drive the next generation of regenerative and scarless healing solutions.
A vision for children to live free from the lifelong consequences of burns
The Centre’s vision is a future where no child is defined by a burn injury, with holistic healing and lifelong health preserved through regenerative science, innovation, and care.
Its goal is bold - to achieve healing without scarring, minimising trauma and reducing long-term physical and psychological impacts.
The Comprehensive Centre will be built on three interconnected pillars:
- Clinical Excellence – delivering child and family-centred care focused on early intervention, pain reduction, personalised treatment, and improved long-term outcomes.
- Transformative Research – advancing pioneering diagnostics, therapies, and technologies to drive scarless healing and better mental health outcomes, with clinical trials embedded into routine care.
- Impactful Education & Community Engagement – strengthening skills and awareness across health professionals, families, schools, and first responders, while partnering closely with communities, particularly those most vulnerable or underrepresented.
Professor Fiona Wood AO, Founder of the Fiona Wood Foundation, said:
“This extraordinary investment from the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation strengthens our commitment to delivering the very best care for children and their families. It enables us to build a truly comprehensive paediatric burns research pipeline, from discovery through to treatment, where clinical trials are embedded into routine practice to ensure every innovation is tested, translated and delivered where it is needed most. Our patients and their families remain central to everything we do; their lived experience shapes the questions we ask and the solutions we pursue. Together, we can create a future where children not only survive their injuries but thrive, with care, research and innovation working hand in hand to transform lives.”
Elizabeth Perron, Chair of the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation, said:
“Supporting the wellbeing of WA’s children and families is at the heart of the Foundation’s mission. We are proud to help enable this transformative Centre, which will drive world-leading research and care right here in Western Australia. We believe this work will profoundly improve the lives of young people who have experienced burn trauma, both now and into the future.”
A future defined by possibility, not injury
Through this partnership, the Fiona Wood Foundation, Perth Children’s Hospital, and the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation are creating a future where every child can access world-class care and ensuring no child is defined by their burn injury and can continue to live full, healthy lives.
Fiona Wood Foundation Contact
Diane Lim
Executive Director
diane@fionawoodfoundation.org.au
Phone 0423 066 904