December 15, 2010 – 2:05 pm
Brainwave families in both Sydney and Melbourne recently enjoyed a fun morning at Luna Park. Children were entertained by Santa, face painters, balloon artists and a roving jazz band whilst also enjoying unlimited rides!
A big thank you to our sponsors Kraft Foods (Sydney event) and Luna Park Melbourne for supporting this wonderful family outing.
December 15, 2010 – 1:44 pm
On the 22nd of October Brainwave held it’s inaugural ‘Camp Brainwave’ at Angelsea Recreation Camp. The camp was designed as a weekend retreat for families from their day to day life. It enabled families to meet others facing similar challenges and to enjoy a fun, social and memorable experience in tranqual and peaceful surrounds. While the children enjoyed outdoor [...]
Mr Rocco Perna, Managing Director of Ferrero Australia, was recently presented with a painting from one of our special Brainwave children to thank him for his ongoing sponsorship and support of Brainwave Australia.
The Clemenger Group recently named Brainwave as their charity for The Clemenger Group Staff Fund. For each dollar employees contributed pre-tax, the company matched it. The committee raised $10,000 which is a fantastic effort. The company believes in empowering staff to not only financially donate to worthy not-for-profits, but also donate time, and some of [...]
Many parents joined Brainwave in a fun night of singing, eating, riding and relaxing at Luna Park in Melbourne on the 12th March. Designed to give parents a break and allow them to network with other parents in a similar situation, many phone numbers and emails were swapped and everyone had a fantastic time! [...]
Following their successful weekend away in November Grove Roaders presented Executive Director of Brainwave Josephine Nicholls with a huge cheque for $22,297.00. The Grove Roaders is a grass roots community group from Hawthorn who raised money for Brainwave by cycling and trekking over the Melbourne Cup weekend.
“The parents and kids of The Grove Roaders [...]
November 18, 2009 – 12:00 pm
On Wednesday the 18th of November, Brainwave Australia launched Brainspace at The State Library of Victoria. Brainspace is an online web forum which allows families to share their knowledge and experiences and most importantly, provide vital emotional support to families in need. Guests included former patients, staff from the Neuroscience Ward at the Royal Children’s Hospital [...]
