THE Pink Ladies Auxiliary has opened its new gift shop at the redeveloped Peninsula University Hospital.
Since its inception in 1968, the Pink Ladies Auxiliary has fundraised more than $11 million for the hospital. The money has been spent on vital medical equipment.
The new Pinkies Gift Shop and Pinkies Cafe opened on level one of Peninsula University Hospital last week. Bayside Health Peninsula Care Group chief executive, associate professor Helen Cooper, said “the Pinkies Gift Shop looks amazing and it means a lot that we have a Pink Ladies presence here in the new building. Thank you to Karen, Janine and all of the Pink Ladies volunteers for your work setting up the new store and your ongoing support of Peninsula University Hospital.”
“All of the money raised has gone to clinical equipment, education, training and in recent times to support some of our research positions,” Cooper said.
First published in the Frankston Times – 24 February 2026