Organ donation surges in 2016

Organ donation has surged in the past year, with a record 1400 lives saved through transplants -- according to the Australian Organ and Tissue Authority. Image: Doctors performing a medical procedure (File: SBS)

Doctors performing a medical procedure Source: File: SBS

Donor advocates say there is still much room for improvement -- and they are urging more people to join the national organ and tissue register.