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Running for Premature Babies is lucky to have an incredible ambassador, honorary patron and sponsors who are helping us make a difference to the lives of premature babies.

Our Supporters

Our Ambassador

Lachy Gillespie - The Purple Wiggle

Lachy Gillespie is The Purple Wiggle and a proud purple ambassador for Running for Premature Babies. In September 2020 he and his wife Dana, welcomed twin girls born prematurely. Lachy is so happy to be part of this wonderful team raising awareness and running to raise money for crucial life saving medical equipment.

Lachy is an incredible ambassador of Running for Premature Babies, visiting the NICU at the Royal Women's Hospital Radnwick, regularly running in events to support Running for Premature Babies, making TV and Press appearances and dedicating time in his busy schedule to give premature babies a better chance of survival. 

We couldn't be more grateful for the wonderful work Lachy does.

Read about Lachy's visit to the NICU

Our Honorary Patron

Heather Lee OAM


At 96 years of age, Heather is a world champion athlete, holding 12 World and Australian records in Race Walking, including the 400m, 800m, 1500m World Records set and broken in October 2022, and the 1 Mile World Record broken on 3 December 2022.

In 2014 Heather was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia and in 2019 she was named the Senior Australian of the Year for NSW.

Heather has been a passionate supporter of our charity since meeting our Founder Sophie at the Australian of the Year awards in 2018, where both Heather and Sophie were named as 2019 NSW Australians of the Year – Heather as NSW Senior Australian of the Year and Sophie as NSW Local Hero.

Since then Heather has joined Running for Premature Babies in the 2019 City2Surf, and the 2020, 2021 and 2022 Premmie Marathon Challenges. In 2021 Heather completed the Premmie Marathon Challenge 100km Ultra Marathon in six days, and in 2022 she completed the 200km Double Ultra Marathon within the month.

Heather is an inspiration to us all at Running for Premature Babies, inspiring our supporters to push themselves and take on our Premmie Marathon Challenge and other running challenges for our cause. Heather says, “I love challenges. Life’s a challenge for a start. Being older is a challenge. But age is no barrier to me. I love to have something to do, and to push myself to the limits. I want to know what I’m capable of, and I don’t know what I’m capable of because I haven’t reached that stage yet.”

Over the past four years Heather has appeared in print media and on national radio and TV on several occasions in support of our charity, including a live cross on Sunrise at the start of the 2019 City2Surf, as well as interviews on Sunrise, The Morning Show, ABC Radio, 2GB, and she was featured on the front page of the Daily Telegraph in November 2022. In a masterstroke of fortuitous alignment Heather shares her birthday, 17 November, with World Prematurity Day.

We are so moved by Heather’s words: “I’m going to be leaving this world soon and I want to do something for babies struggling to enter.” Thank you Heather. We are so proud to have you as our Honorary Patron.

Our Generous Sponsors

Running Bare

Running Bare has been an iconic Australian brand since 1983 and has supported Running for Premature Babies since 2007. Running Bare's focus is on locally, designed and produced Active Wear to make women around the world feel good. 

Perpetual

Perpetual is an ASX-listed company (ASX:PPT) headquartered in Sydney, Australia, providing asset management, private wealth and trustee services to local and international clients. Their operations span Australia, Asia, Europe, United Kingdom and the United States.

Davidson

Over 30 years, Davison has evolved to be recognised as a proudly Australian company leading in enhancing workplace performance.

With a national presence, they possess the scale and capability to enhance your workplace performance. Davison combines this with strong local knowledge, and a partnership based approach to building sustainable value.

Goodspace

Whether you’re growing a business or outgrowing your home, Goodspace have the space and services to suit. Their flexible office, e-commerce and storage solutions can be sized and customised to suit your exact needs, so you’re always in a good space.

Mortage Choice

For 30 years, Mortgage Choice has helped Australians finance their homes, investment properties, cars and businesses by delivering a range of choices with a team of trusted experts.

With special thanks to Tzuri Avila for nominating Running for Premature Babies for the Mortage Choice Charity Foundation distrubution. We have gratefully recieved $3,000 towards lifesaving neonatal equipment.