A Melbourne officer gave blood at all 85 Australian centres

ABC News reported on October 30, 2026, that Melbourne police officer Trevor Bergman has donated blood at all 85 Australian Red Cross Lifeblood centres. The 59-year-old has given blood 545 times, starting at 18. He told ABC the idea started about ten years ago on a holiday in Perth, when donating there seemed like a way to see the country. The tour took him up the east coast, across to Western Australia, and to Darwin. His final stop was a plasma donation in Canberra in May, and Governor-General Sam Mostyn gave blood beside him and helped mark the finish.

Bergman is one of about 150 Australians who carry the anti-D antibody. Lifeblood's Aania Tandon said that antibody is provided to nearly 48,000 pregnant women a year to protect babies from haemolytic disease of the newborn, which can happen when a mother's immune system and her baby's blood do not match. He said a memorable stop was Albany, where staff turned him away for a sniffle and he came back later, because the supply has to stay safe. Lifeblood says one in three Australians will need donated blood at some point. The news is this finished tour of 85 centres and 545 donations. It is not a measure of whether the national supply is full.