TIME TO RECONNECT
TIME TO RECONNECT AS A FAMILY Sarah Joyce and her family started to experience domestic violence in 2012. What started as emotional abuse, soon lead to domestic violence towards Sarah and her four children, Nevaeh (7), Nephi (6), Nakai (3)…
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HOPE & SPECIAL MEMORIES FOR 2 GRANDPARENTS & THEIR 2 GRANDCHILDREN Hope and special memories were created for two grandparents, Julie and John, and their two grandchildren, Jane, aged 11, and Sam, aged 9, when they went on their first ever holiday to Lorne from 26…
Read MoreINAUGURAL SOCIAL TOURISM FORUM IN AUSTRALIA
CONGRATS ON AN IMPRESSIVE EVENT! We are in awe of the support we received on Friday 19 October at the inaugural Social Tourism Forum in Australia. Huge thanks to everyone who joined us on the day. “Congrats on an impressive…
Read MoreSURF COAST TIMES ARTICLE
Business helps family have a magical Lorne holiday BY JAMES TAYLOR The Magical Getaway Foundation helped co-ordinate the holiday in Lorne for the family of five. FIVE Lorne businesses generously offered their support to the Magical Getaway Foundation to give a…
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NEW BEGINNINGS Last week we were accepted as a new member of the International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO). The Magical Getaway Foundation is the inaugural member in Australia. The ISTO, initially created under the name International Bureau for Social Tourism…
Read MoreGIVING WITH NO EXPECTATION
GIVING WITH NO EXPECTATION March Newsletter This newsletter is dedicated to 5 extraordinary people who have given to the Foundation, with no expectation of any acknowledgement. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life…
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HOLIDAY TO THE SEASIDE The Swinges are a considerable size family of seven. Rachel and Adrian have five children, their names are Evelyn, Isabell, Caleb, Olivia & Ariel. The twins, Evelyn & Isabell were born at 27 weeks, with Evelyn…
Read MoreBRINGING JOY TO OTHERS
Bringing Joy to Others In December 2017, the Swinge family were gifted their first ever holiday to Lorne for 6 days. Along with all the other surprises, each of the children received a handmade bear, which when squeezed gave this…
Read MoreTHE SMILE THAT LIT UP THE ROOM
The Smile That Lit Up the Room Josiah is an eight year old boy who has a chromosomal abnormality. He lives with his parents and his older sister, Floreign, in a suburb of Melbourne. He is fed by a gastrostomy tube…
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PIONEERING SOCIAL TOURISM IN AUSTRALIA What is Social Tourism? Have you ever heard of it before? There are many people in Australia who have never heard of social tourism, and many others who only have the vaguest idea of what it…
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