Eight-year-old Peter suffered severe burns to 70% of his body in a 2024 house fire in Honiara, in the Solomon Islands, which also killed his sibling and burnt his mother badly. Peter spent many months in National Referral Hospital but there was only so much the doctors there could do for him – he needed specialised burns treatment. They referred him to ROMAC and he was accepted for treatment by Prof. Roy Kimble, an eminent Paediatric & Neonatal Surgeon at the Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane. He was admitted in May 2025 and since then, Prof. Kimble has operated to release the contracted skin on his arm and legs and to carry out many graft procedures.

Music therapy has become a source of joy and comfort for Peter, helping him to embrace each day with renewed strength. Watch this uplifting video of Peter playing music with Clare and John, from Music Therapy.

Peter’s treatment will cost over $100,000. Any donation you can make will help make this possible – see www.romac.org.au/donate for more information.