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Volunteer

Our volunteers are amazing people who give their time and talents to support families, host events, fundraise, advocate for other families, and help out at our offices throughout Australia.

They come from all walks of life and hail from right across Australia, and what our volunteers all have in common is a passion for ensuring that no bereaved parent feels alone, isolated, or misunderstood in the grief they feel for their baby who died.

Check out our range of volunteer opportunities below.

Event volunteer

Event volunteer

Event volunteer roles require no ongoing commitment and can be a great way of building new friendships or developing new skills. Read more

Published: 24th May, 2019

Updated: 23rd September, 2021

Author: Janelle Moran

Journo for a day

Journo for a day

Are you a journalism or media/communications student who’d like to help us tell some of the moving and inspiring stories from the Sands community? Read more

Published: 23rd May, 2019

Updated: 9th July, 2019

Author:

Photographer

Photographer

If you’re a professional photographer with a few hours to spare to help us capture images of our community activities and events across Australia we’d love to hear from you. Read more

Published: 23rd May, 2019

Updated: 9th July, 2019

Author:

Admin support

Admin support

Our state offices in Melbourne & Brisbane offer opportunities for volunteers to assist with general administrative tasks. Read more

Published: 23rd May, 2019

Updated: 9th July, 2019

Author:

Online campaign support

Online campaign support

Our online support roles can be performed from home at a time convenient to you during our peak awareness & remembrance campaigns Read more

Published: 23rd May, 2019

Updated: 9th July, 2019

Author:

Volunteer parent supporter

Volunteer parent supporter

Our services volunteers provide peer-to-peer support to bereaved parents who contact Sands by phone, email, or live chat & may also facilitate local face-to-face support groups in their area. Read more

Published: 23rd May, 2019

Updated: 19th January, 2022

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  • Finding Ways to Be Ok - Navigating Pregnancy after Loss

    Finding Ways to Be Ok - Navigating Pregnancy after Loss

    We understand that navigating your subsequent pregnancy following a loss or losses can be a time filled with mixed emotions and that the anxieties and worries that accompany pregnancy after loss can feel huge after the unimaginable has happened.

  • A holiday message from the CEO

    A holiday message from the CEO

    We thank you for entrusting us with your heartbreak, and letting us assist you on your journey of grief this year.

  • Our reading list for bereaved parents and children

    Our reading list for bereaved parents and children

    Processing grief can be a significant challenge to those directly experiencing loss and those around them. While no single text can offer a simple answer, we reached out to our followers and families who we have supported and below you will find the books many of them have found helpful.

  • Here's what you had to say - Advice to families experiencing their first holiday season after loss

    Here's what you had to say - Advice to families experiencing their first holiday season after loss

    We asked you for advice for other bereaved families this holiday season. Here's what you had to say.

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  • Miscarriage

    Miscarriage

    Helping you understand the complex range of emotions you may experience during fertility treatment or after miscarriage or early pregnancy loss

  • 24/7 phone support - 1300 308 307

    24/7 phone support - 1300 308 307

    1300 308 307 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year We're here for you.

  • In Person & Online Group Support

    In Person & Online Group Support

    Join other families who have experienced a loss similar to yours. You are not alone. We are here for you.

  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month 2021

    Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month 2021

    “What would they have sounded like?” “Why does nobody call on their anniversary?” Parents share pain of silence in lead up to Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

  • Learn more about Sands' peer-to-peer model of support

    Learn more about Sands' peer-to-peer model of support

  • Stillbirth and newborn death

    Stillbirth and newborn death

    Support after the death of a baby through stillbirth or newborn death

  • Online support

    Online support

    Support via Live Chat, email & Facebook

  • Fact sheets

    Fact sheets

    Fact sheets for your hospital or health care organisation

  • Hospital to Home

    Hospital to Home

    Hospital to Home is a program funded by the federal government and designed to support bereaved parents following stillbirth and newborn death.

  • Sands is a volunteer-based organisation providing individualised care from one bereaved parent to another, giving them support and hope for the future, following the death of a baby.

    Sands is a volunteer-based organisation providing individualised care from one bereaved parent to another, giving them support and hope for the future, following the death of a baby.

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We respect the knowledge and expertise of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with their strong culture and traditions whose hands have touched many babies birthed and children reared on this land, and acknowledge their experience of loss in many forms.

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Red Nose Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land in which our families, volunteers, staff, Board and committee members work, live and visit. We pay our respect to the elders of those many nations - past, present and emerging, recognising their continuing connection to the land waters and community.
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