$1.212 million has been raised for The Royal Children’s Hospital at the 2026 Good Friday Appeal charity auction in Melbourne’s Tarneit.
The annual house auction has allowed the hospital to continue to provide life-changing care for families. The house sold to a local family and topped last year’s Geelong home sold for $1,150,500 at the charity auction.
Auction Company director Paul Tzamalis conducted the auction.
“It has always been an essential safety net for families, and that perspective never leaves you,” Tzamalis said, having received treatment for asthma at the Royal Children’s as a child.
“Calling this auction is something I take incredibly seriously.”
The new owners of the Tarneit home, husband and wife Gurshish and Kirandeep Nehal, have a connection to the Royal Children’s as one of their daughters was born there. While the final price was above the couple’s budget, they kept bidding “because it’s for such a good cause.”
The five-bedroom residence was built by volunteer tradespeople and suppliers along with Henley Homes on land donated by Villawood Properties. This is the 47th home Henley’s has constructed for the Good Friday Appeal, raising $22.7 for the cause across more than three decades.
The house sits on a 448sqm block and was sold fully furnished and with a fridge, dishwasher, washing machine, dryer and two televisions.
The auction saw 1000 people attend and the day also included the Truganina Fire Brigade, a Bollywood performance, face painters and music, with all money raised going to the Royal Children’s.
Source: Real Estate
