@teamaustralia - my experience with donating to Lady Cilento Children's Hospital is that you need to avoid anything that has glass and is too small since those are considered dangerous to children. I actually think it is better to get something in at Christmas time because they told me that it can be tough for children in hospital at that time but I think something at the beginning of the year is also good.
We are definitely all grateful for the work that @choogirl is doing for #teamaustralia, and I hope that in the Steemit world Australia is a better place than USA or Canada :)