Annalise is a mother to five beautiful boys. Unfortunately, Annalise and her children suffered from severe domestic violence. Before she...

BY JAMES TAYLOR BUSINESS HELPS FAMILY HAVE A MAGICAL LORNE HOLIDAY The Magical Getaway Foundation helped co-ordinate the holiday in Lorne...

In December 2017, Mikayla gifted her first 5 bears to the Swinge Family. The bears are handmade, which when squeezed give this special...

THANK YOU! Huge thanks to everyone who joined us for our inaugural Spring Family Carnival which was held on Sunday 20 October 2019 at...

EXCELLENCE IN ACCESSIBLE TOURISM This year, MGF submitted an application in the 2019 RACV Tourism Awards, under the category Excellence...

VTIC Tourism Excellence Magazine, Volume 8 – No. 2 Summer 2018-19 The Magical Getaway Foundation, based in Melbourne, is the only...

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...

Last week we were accepted as a new member of the International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO). The Magical Getaway Foundation is the...

March Newsletter This newsletter is dedicated to 5 extraordinary people who have given to the Foundation, with no expectation of any...

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...

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...

The Swinges are a considerable size family of seven. Rachel and Adrian have five children, their names are Evelyn, Isabell, Caleb, Olivia...

We have moved 8 times due to domestic violence; it’s the first time we have been able to forget the world’s troubles.

In May, we sent three Victorian Mums; Norma, Kathryn and Leanne to experience a first ever holiday with their kids in Lorne. Norma is a...

Victoria has four grandchildren; Taleah (15), Tyrhys (14), Hayley (8) and Takota (2). She has been their carer for over 10 years,...

It is very rare that we ever get to go to the movies, let alone a holiday… I would love to take the kids to the local swimming pool, movies

I would like to say the biggest thank you for the amazing opportunity to be able to take our 2 grandchildren to experience as the kids said

Annalise and her family, Emmett three years, Jospeh six years, Geoffrey eight years, Jethro nine years and Lleyton 16 years, were...

For Joanne and her two children, Liam and Chloe, Phillip Island will always be very special, as it was the location for the first holiday

Kaylah and Bianca, her mum, were struggling every day behind closed doors. Driving past their rented home, no-one would know the pain and...