# Police officer gives rare blood at all 85 Australian donation centres

> Melbourne police officer Trevor Bergman has made 545 donations of his rare anti-D blood while visiting every donation centre in Australia, finishing in Canberra alongside Sam Mostyn.

- Published: 2026-11-04 by Tickety-Boo News
- Section: Kindness
- Location: Australia
- Web page: https://ticketyboonews.co.uk/stories/police-officer-gives-rare-blood-at-all-85-australian-donation-centres/
- Original report: [He Donated His Ultra-rare Blood 545 Times While Visiting Every Blood Bank in Australia](https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ultra-rare-blood-carrier-finishes-grand-tour-around-australia-to-donate-at-all-85-blood-banks) (Good News Network)

## In brief

- Trevor Bergman, a 59-year-old Melbourne police officer, has donated blood at all 85 donation centres in Australia.
- He made 545 donations and is among 150 people in Australia known to have anti-D in their blood.
- He finished in Canberra, where Sam Mostyn gave blood alongside him.

Trevor Bergman has now given blood at every one of Australia's 85 donation centres, completing a tour that took in 545 donations. It is no mean feat, and his blood has helped patients in virtually every corner of the country.

Mr Bergman, a 59-year-old police officer from Melbourne, belongs to a tiny group: just 150 people across Australia whose blood is known to contain anti-D. That makes each of his donations especially valuable.

Anti-D is given to expectant mothers whose babies face the risk of haemolytic disease of the newborn. The condition occurs when a mother's immune system attacks the blood of her developing baby because the two are not compatible.

The idea for his marathon struck during a holiday in Perth, Western Australia, when he called in at the local blood bank. He thought it was "what a good way to see Australia".

From there he worked his way up the east coast, across to Western Australia and on to Darwin. He says the journey took him to places he would probably never have seen otherwise.

Not every stop went to plan. His most memorable visit was to Albany, where he was sent away because he had a sniffle. He has also said he is glad to have played a small part in helping his fellow Australians.

He finished in Canberra, at the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood centre. Sam Mostyn, who represents the crown in Australia, went along and gave blood at the same time as him.

## Why it matters

Lifeblood says one in three Australians will need donated blood at some point in their lives, so the demand never lets up. Donors with rare antibodies such as anti-D are few in number, and the treatment made from their blood helps protect babies before they are born. Mr Bergman's journey is a cracking reminder that steady giving from a small group of people can make a real difference to many families.