Hope and Wellbeing Care

08/09/2025

Sharon Turner 💙 Thorny Lizard Dreaming

https://raintreeart.com.au/collections/sharon-turner

04/09/2025

It’s been a great week so far with a trip to Kiama and an art exhibition. Rachael loved the horse sculpture, such a brilliant photo! Rachel M enjoyed a concert, while Andy had a refreshing visit to the ocean and a visit to Shellcove with Tom. Andy received a certificate for his Art, check it out!

12/08/2025

🍂 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 🍂
Wednesdays 3.30pm to 5.15pm

Let the kids unplug and explore the Garden after a big day of school.

Our new after-school Nature Immersion program is packed with bush-craft fun and discoveries about local plants and animals 🪿

More info, and to book a spot, jump over to https://wollongongbotanicgarden.com.au/events/calendar

This program is delivered by Bush Magic Adventures



📷 Bush Magic Adventures

12/08/2025

What a beautiful day out and with some entertainment! Who’s brave enough to join a Tandem flight? What a fab day out. ☀️🪂

04/08/2025

We're excited to announce more about the Hope 4 Kids fundraiser, happening- 6:00PM at the Wollongong Surf Leisure Resort this Sunday, on the 10th of August.

Merchandise will be available for sale from then onwards, and approximately finish time for the public event around 8:00-8:30 PM.

Come join us for an evening of fun and cheer on Graeme Hush 🎉 as he attempts to swim 🏊🏻‍♂️400 laps of the pool, for kids like Beau who struggles with Ohtahara Syndrome, and Michael who has Neuroendocrine Hyperplasia, both are two super heroes! 🦸🏻

Here are some items that will be for sale. 🌼

29/07/2025

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29/07/2025

OK ..... HERE WE GO!!! Thanks to all of you, our partners and long term supporters, we are launching the 2025 'HOPE4Kids' Awareness and Fundraiser Event. With heartfelt thanks to Wollongong Surf Leisure Resort NSW, Graeme will swim 10kms in the 25 metre 'McKeown built' (no pressure there) Resort Pool (that's 400 Laps) on Sunday August 10th from about 6pm, with the idea that the effort will wrap up a round about Midnight, just in time for GH to have a relaxing start to his 64th birthday.

We will be raising awareness and funds for family support and rare disease research, in particular for the families we have relationship with, Beau (Ohtahara Syndrome), Michael (Neuroendocrine Hyperplasia NEHI), Chloe's Foundation (Vanishing White Matter Disease), and as per 2023-24, we will subsidise as many children as possible, to attend the Southern Cross Kids Camp in the Illawarra FREE - an adventure camp that delivers hope towards breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect for kids we know across the region.

Thank you again so much for journeying with us. The idea as always is to spread the news as far and wide as we can so we can share the responsibility.

Thank you all. Love from the HOPE4Kids Team.

Hope4Kids annual fundraiser donations

18/07/2025

It's been a wonderful couple of months with our participants ⭐️ We've had some fantastic experiences, from Andy and his support worker, Wade, finding a wombat in nature, to Linda baking delicious cupcakes. We also provided 1.1 support for our clients to attend Vivid 2025 🥳

You can check out our photos, craft creations, and other fun social activities. Andy, who is an artist and enjoys photography, took some professional photos during his outings, so be sure to take a look. 📸

We'll soon be launching our Hope and Wellbeing Care activities group at our wheelchair-accessible Wollongong office. This will be a great space for creativity and socialise with others.

Have a great week!

16/07/2025

Trivia at the Builder’s club with Bel and Nancy. It’s Nancy’s Birthday today 🥳 she won 3 breakfast meat trays in the raffle. 🥓🥩 🥚Go Nancy!!

16/07/2025

The weather was fantastic today with bright sunshine. ☀️After enjoying a coffee catch-up ☕️ Maria and support had a great time in Kiama visiting the lighthouse and the blowhole.