With a proud history supporting communities across Australia for more than 100 years, Starlight is delighted to work with The Lott - Home of Australia's official lotteries, as a valued national partner.

Thanks in particular to the generous support of Golden Casket, The Lott’s Queensland subsidiary and Tatts NT, The Lotts’ Northern Territory subsidiary, Starlight’s programs in the Sunshine state are reaching more sick kids than ever before.

As a Foundation Partner of the Starlight Express Room at the Queensland Children's Hospital, Golden Casket is helping Starlight provide a medical-free haven for sick kids and their families — helping to replace fear with FUN for kids spending time in hospital.

Since 2022 The Lott by Tatts NT has contributed $200,000 to Starlight’s Healthier Futures Initiative thanks to a $100,000 donation each year, helping to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands kids living in remote communities.

Starlight’s Wish program has also been generously supported by The Lott by Golden Casket since 2020, with an incredible $250,000 per year donated to help seriously ill children receive their very own Starlight Wish.

Beyond their Foundation support, The Lott has also been a major supporter of Starlight Day. In total, $300,000 has been raised through The Lott’s Starlight Day fundraisers, creating smiles for almost 8,000 sick kids through access to Starlight’s in-hospital programs.

At Christmas time, The Lott supports Starlight fundraisers at The Lighting of The Christmas Tree in King George Square, and the Golden Casket City Hall Lights at Brisbane's iconic City Hall.

In 2022, a Starlight child was given the honour of hitting the switch for the lighting of the tree, a memory which is sure to last forever.

Of The Lott’s association with Starlight, Partnerships Manager Liz McPherson has this to say;

“We have such a long and proud history with Starlight Children’s Foundation, and being able to support the amazing work through legacy programs and new initiatives makes us feel very proud to be able to help brighten the lives of children.”

Lotteries and Keno Managing Director Sue van der Merwe also spoke about Golden Casket's proud history of supporting Starlight;

"The Lott, through Golden Casket, has a long history of supporting essential and important health initiatives within our communities and we’re proud to continue that tradition through our partnership with Starlight."

"For sick kids and their families, Starlight provides a place where they can have a break and just have some fun".

"We are incredibly honoured to play a small part in helping them brighten the lives of these children."

At Starlight we remain immensely thankful for the generosity of The Lott in supporting our programs and creating much-needed happiness for sick kids and their families.