Before he started training for the Massive Murray Paddle, John Hoiles had never set foot in a kayak. After training along the Barwon River for almost a year, Mr Hoiles and friend Tony Martin embarked on an epic 400km journey in a two-man kayak, along the Murray River from Yarrawonga to Swan Hill. The friends... Read more
Hope Bereavement Care hosted its Annual Remembering Service on Monday evening 2nd December 2019 and much positive feedback was received from those who attended. People seemed most impacted by the personal stories that were shared and moved by the opportunity to light a candle in memory of their baby/child who had died. The venue also... Read more
Hope Bereavement Care (Hope) would like to thank Stuart Grimley Office for their support of Hope and Stuart’s press release. https://media.stuartgrimley.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/19092905/Media-Release-Hope-for-Hope-Bereavement.pdf There are limited services for people who suffer sudden and unexpected death. ‘Since we began over 35 years ago, the number of families we help each year has grown substantially. We receive no... Read more
You asked and we listened… We have developed a Fundraising fact sheet for individuals who are wanting to fund-raise for Hope. You can download it on our Get Involved page. For those businesses interested in partnering Hope, we have also developed a Partner with us Factsheet. Read more
What a wonderful day! Over 200 people walking in memory of their beloved child or loved one came out to share this experience. THANK YOU to all who have volunteered either their time, expertise, food, or equipment to help this day come together here in Geelong. A special thankyou to our event organiser, Maree Burn,... Read more
Today we met with the wonderful board members of the to talk about the work Hope does. APCO have provided Hope with an incredibly generous $20,000 donation to continue our work. We cannot thank them enough. Sharon and Jill from APCO Foundation handing the cheque to Board member extraordinaire Pam Virgona. Read more
Wednesday 9th October 7pm There will be a live stream of Dr Rob Gordon as he delivers his talk on trauma, grief and post-traumatic growth at Support After Suicide, Melbourne Office. You can view it on a computer, laptop, tablet or phone. The lives stream will be through Zoom. There are two options: Zoom:... Read more