Wednesday, 9 March 2022

Knitted Knockers Australia

Mr FOWLES: Today I also pay tribute to a local women’s organisation based in Burwood, Knitted Knockers, and its founder, Cheryl Webster. Knitted Knockers is a not-for-profit organisation that supports breast cancer survivors who have had a mastectomy by providing an alternative to conventional prostheses. Their product is a 100 per cent cotton prosthesis that is soft, light, breathable and washable. They are free for those who are unable to pay, but at $20 the standard retail price is considerably more affordable than traditional silicon prostheses.

Knitted Knockers started as an idea shared at a local Country Women’s Association meeting and has since grown into a national organisation that supplies survivors and hospital oncology units from Waverley Private all the way up to Port Moresby General. By coordinating the efforts of 20 branches of women and men in knitting these prostheses, they directly support women all over the world, and I commend them.