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Brisbane Legacy

Brisbane Legacy is the Queensland 'Capital City' Legacy Club and due to its size,scope and extensive area of responsibility, Brisbane Legacy logically exercises a number of functions on behalf of the other Queensland Legacy Clubs. However, all Queensland Legacy Clubs are autonomous and operate under Legacy Statutes or Rules

Brisbane Legacy was formed in May 1928 and today provides care and support to a family of over 12,800 widows, children and disabled dependants of Australian and Allied servicemen and women, from the ANZACs to the present day Defence Force.

From its headquarters at Legacy House, 41 Merivale Street, South Brisbane, Brisbane Legacy administers an area covering close to one third of Queensland through a network of 17 contact groups and around 350 Legacy volunteers, called Legatees.

With an annual budget of $1.6 million, Brisbane Legacy relies on community support through personal donations, corporate donations, participation in special events and gifts through Will bequests to fund its services.

Widows' Clubs

One of the most effective forms of helping cope with difficulties faced by ladies widowed as a result of military service is peer support from others in a similar situation. Brisbane Legacy's 43 Laurel Clubs and Care Groups help provide this support through organised meetings, social activities and outings, as well as the learning of new skills in a variety of art and craft activities.

Children's Camps

Legacy provides assistance to the children of its 'family' by providing an 'Advisor' to each family and with financial assistance for the children's education. Supplementing their formal education, Legacy provides a programme of Adventure Camps to contribute to the personal development of the children. Run twice yearly, in the Christmas and mid-year school holidays, the camps focus on activities such as high ropes courses, abseiling, trekking, canoeing and horse riding to provide challenging and enjoyable recreation that helps develop social interaction, confidence, teamwork and self-reliance in the children.

For further information concerning services provided by Brisbane Legacy, to enquire about becoming a Legacy volunteer, or to make a donation to assist in Legacy's work contact us on:

Phone: (07) 3846 4299 or freecall 1800 444 041
(outside of metro area)
Email: admin@legacybrisbane.org.au
Mail: PO Box 3 South Brisbane QLD 4101

Ipswich Legacy

Ipswich Legacy was formed in June 1929 and delivers Legacy support to some 840 widows, children and disabled dependants throughout the Ipswich Legacy area of responsibility. That area is defined as Ipswich city and adjacent suburbs and extends throughout the West Moreton district east beyond Goodna to the Brisbane.Ipswich boundary at Gailes, south to Boonah, west beyond Gatton to the Great Dividing Range at Heildon, and north to Blackbutt and Yarraman.

The Club has a dynamic social and activities program designed to overcome isolation in our Legacy widow community and to support enhanced mibility,lifestyle and wellbeing.Ipswich Legacy acknowledges the ongoing support of Brisbane Legacy through the invitations for Ipswich Legacy wards to participate in the highly beneficial Adventure Camps.

Ipswich Legacy maintains and supports Legacy Court, a private rental accomodation facility of 18 units located at Booval. Legacy Widows can apply for this rental accomodation through the Legacy Office.

Townsville Legacy

Townsville Legacy received its Charter on 3 April 1948. Our area of responsibility extends north to Ingham, South to Bowen and west to the Queensland border. We have 1116 widows and 39 wards being cared for by 104 Legatees.

Townsville provides birthday and Christmas gifts to every dependant. The ladies meet once per month for Laurel Club Meetings and we stage an Annual Mid-Year and Christmas Party which is attended by over 200 people.

We maintain residential units for 16 ladies at Legacy Lodge and Elandra is our holiday home on Magnetic Island, which consists of two flats and is available to widows for rent, throughout Australia. The current rent for Townsville widows is $80 per fortnight.