We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Tabcorp (The Lott), launched with a generous donation of $100,000!Very Special Kids has a strong connection with The Lott, with Tatts being a major contributor to the building and running of our children’s hospice in the 19... Read More

Thank you for being a lifeline for children with life-limiting conditions and their families.As the year comes to an end our Malvern administration office will be closed from Thursday, 24 December to Monday, 4 January, while our 24-hour children’s hospice ... Read More

Christmas is just around the corner! Here are a few ways you can spread some festive cheer and support Very Special Kids at the same time.

Malvern Xmas Trees

We are delighted to announce that the state government will commit $7.5m towards the $22.5m needed to rebuild our new children’s hospice, which is set to commence in August 2021. The funding commitment was announced in last week’s state budget.In 2019, we received $7.5m ... Read More

We’d are excited to introduce the hospice’s first ever occupational therapist, Leo Gnavi.Leo has held positions at The Centre for Cerebral Palsy (WA), The Cerebral Palsy League (QLD), Nauru Regional Processing Centre, Noah’s Ark Inc (Vic) and he also works part-time at ... Read More

Christine spent more than 30 years working in hospitals as a cardiac technologist, so when she retired, she knew exactly where she wanted to volunteer – Very Special Kids. She has a son with a disability, and the nurturer in her wanted to keep caring for kids, and that’s whe... Read More

Very Special Kids’ physiotherapist Belinda Luther has received a 2020 Churchill Fellowship to further explore physiotherapy in a children’s hospice by visiting the UK and Ireland next year.There are only 112 recipients nationally and, when travel restrictions change, Beli... Read More

Since the introduction of Stage 4 restrictions across metropolitan Melbourne, and also the regional Mitchell Shire, we had to review the way we delivered our services.As an essential service, we did not close the hospice, apart from a short closure in March, but we have only... Read More

There are many words to describe Maryjo Saliba – strong, resilient, courageous, positive, ambitious.‘Bereaved sibling’ are two more words that also sadly describe Maryjo.She is part of a unique group of young people who have experienced the death of a sibling and ar... Read More

Thank you to everyone who donated and shared our message over the last 24 hours to make our first Giving Day a huge success! Together, we have raised an incredible $412,000 to help us continue providing essential family support and paediatric palliative care serv... Read More