Red Nose is proud to announce bereavement counsellor Moira Farley as the recipient of a $5,000 grant as finalist in Kotara Westfield’s Local Heroes Award.
Moira was recognised for her outstanding dedication to providing vital support to bereaved parents and families after the loss of a baby or child.
Red Nose CEO, Keren Ludski, is delighted Moira’s outstanding commitment in providing bereavement support and helping parents and families navigate the complexities of grief and loss of their child, has been recognised for the community awards.
“Today we celebrate Moira’s exemplary dedication to supporting individuals and families experiencing grief. Not only has she been recognised by the many people she has helped, but also by her colleagues at Red Nose and the NSW Hunter community,” Keren said.
“Moira’s intuitive approach ensures the best care possible, helping families begin the process of integrating their grief within a warm, compassionate and safe environment.
“From Newcastle to the Hunter Valley and reaching to the NSW central coast, Moira has provided bereavement support to hundreds of bereaved families throughout her 15 years at Red Nose,” Keren said.
As one of 126 finalists across the 42 Westfield Centres in Australia and New Zealand, and one of three finalists at Westfield Kotara, Moira has nominated the $5,000 grant to go toward establishing the Hunter Memorial Gardens for bereaved families.
“I’m honoured and humbled by the many people who voted for me in the community awards. My passion and purpose to support families during one of the worst times of their lives is what inspired me to put the grant toward building a memorial garden,” Moira said.
“The garden will be a much-needed community space for bereaved parents, their families and anyone affected by the loss of a baby or child. The space will be for them to peacefully remember the little life lost,” Moira said.
The Westfield Local Heroes award is a recognition and rewards program that shines the spotlight on individuals in Australia and New Zealand who make a positive impact to their local community or environment.
About Red Nose
Red Nose is Australia’s leading authority on safe sleep and safer pregnancy advice as well as bereavement support for anyone affected by the loss of a pregnancy, stillbirth or the death of a baby or child.
Red Nose and SANDS merged in 2020. We invite the media to replace any mentions of SANDS support services on current and future articles to Red Nose, in particular the Red Nose Grief and Loss Support Line.
The Red Nose Grief and Loss Support Line is available 24/7 for anyone affected by the loss of a pregnancy, stillbirth or death of a baby or child on 1300 308 307.
We also invite media to refer to the correct Red Nose website pages of rednose.org.au and our Red Nose Grief and Loss page rednosegriefandloss.org.au
Media contact: Maria Salvador at mariasalvador@rednose.org.au or call 0402 941 493.
Image supplied: Moira Farley, finalist 2024 Westfield Kotara Local Heroes Award.