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Variety Freya Fund

Variety Freya Fund provides a relief payment of up to $1,000 directly to Tasmanian families who care for a child with a severe physical disability.
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A moment of relief. A gift of care. Support when it’s needed most.

The Variety Freya Fund is a legacy of Freya Williamson and inspired by the love and dedication of the Williamson family, who cared for her for 21 years.
Through their lived experience, they understand the emotional, physical and financial challenges families can face when caring for a child with severe physical disability and complex needs.

The Fund provides a one-off relief payment of up to $1,000 directly to Tasmanian families during times of intense need.

Families can only be nominated by a health professional, teacher or support worker who has a firsthand understanding of the family's situation and believes this gift will make a tangible and immediate difference in their life.

What the Fund Supports

The Variety Freya Fund supports families caring for a child under 18 years old who has a severe physical disability, or a family experiencing bereavement following the loss of their child.

The Fund is designed to be flexible and to provide immediate relief during periods of financial distress, additional strain and emotional hardship.

It may help families cover essential expenses, create meaningful moments together, reduce isolation or simply provide breathing space during an overwhelming time.

A Gift That Makes a Difference

Sometimes, the greatest gift is knowing someone sees you and cares.
To be able to tell a family they have been nominated to receive up to $1,000 from the Variety Freya Fund can bring hope and comfort at a time of despair and intense need.

Previous support has helped families:
• Purchase equipment and essential items
• Access transport to vital services
• Create joyful family experiences
• Support independence and connection
Frequently Asked Questions

• The child must be under 18 years of age
• The family must live in Tasmania
• The child must have severe physical disabilities and complex needs

No. Families cannot nominate themselves.

Nominations must be made by a professional who has firsthand knowledge of the family’s situation, such as a GP, specialist, therapist, teacher, caseworker, or allied health professional.

Yes. Nominations to the Variety Freya Fund are open all year round. 

No. The Variety Freya Fund is a one-off payment.   

A Variety Freya Fund grant is gifted once per family up to $1,000. 

Variety takes the following into consideration when deciding on how much to grant the family under the Variety Freya Fund:

  • Level of need for each nominated family
  • The impact a Variety Freya Fund gift will have on the child and their family
  • The reasonable cost of item/s or reason for the nomination 
  • Variety's capacity to grant based on overall grant applications received at the time
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Variety Freya Fund

Supporting families in need

The Variety Freya Fund supports and connects the whole family at a time of intense need. Previous recipients of the Variety Freya Fund have included a family of four, where both children had additional needs. The grant allowed the family to purchase two bicycles, allowing for fun family outings, and a family dinner out. The mum wrote to say

“Thank you so much for the money to do some very special activities with our children. We were very overwhelmed by this, but also so thankful, as they are the things we wouldn’t have been able to do without your support. From the bottom of our hearts. Thank you”.

The fund has also assisted an adolescent to find interests and hobbies away from his family, allowing him to gain independence. It has facilitated a single mother and her son to gain access to transport to an early learning support centre, reducing their social isolation and it enabled a family to buy an enclosed mattress so that their son, with high behaviour support needs, had something to sleep on.
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