"My wife Erica and I set up The George Gregan Foundation in August 2005 after our son Max was diagnosed with epilepsy. We spent time in hospital with Max and experienced firsthand the needs of many sick children and their families.

We’re very proud of the George Gregan Foundation playgrounds at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane and now at Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick. The playgrounds are designed to give patients and their families somewhere to go to enjoy some time together away from the wards.

Another important role of the George Gregan Foundation is to raise funds to help train medical practitioners who specialise in the treatment of children suffering from epilepsy and other neurological conditions. The George Gregan Epilepsy Fellows in Westmead and Brisbane are doing some ground breaking work with these children."