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. Peter returned home in July able to walk and play like a normal boy in the village.

Music therapy became a source of joy and comfort for Peter, helping him to embrace each day with renewed strength. Watch this video of Peter’s amazing story.

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