Financial Elder Abuse, what is it and how do we respond?

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State Trustees Australia Foundation grants $750k to support rural Victorian youth

The State Trustees Australia Foundation has provided grants of up to $20,000 to 14 charitable organisations across Victoria.

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State Trustees Australia Foundation distributes $250k to 14 charities

The State Trustees Australia Foundation has provided grants of up to $20,000 to 14 charitable organisations across Victoria.

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Capturing and changing creative minds through storytelling while living in a locked down world

New spaces for young people to foster imagination, creativity and confidence through storytelling are evolving in the community, thanks to 100 Story Building.

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Are you missing out on NDIS benefits you’re entitled to?

After an accident left Craig with an acquired brain injury, State Trustees was appointed to help manage their finances. Here’s what happened next.

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Cherished memories for Victorian children through perpetual giving

Edith Florence Bennett’s story shows how leaving a ‘gift’ to the State Trustees Australia Foundation can make a huge difference to the community, thanks to the power of perpetuity.

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Gift of giving overcoming challenges faced by a pandemic

One very generous gift has helped promote Hellenic studies and research for the benefit of Greek students at La Trobe University.

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State Trustees appoints CEO

The Board of State Trustees is pleased to announce that John Velegrinis will be the Chief Executive Officer of State Trustees, effective 16 August 2021.

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State Trustees Australia Foundation continues to support regional Victorians

The State Trustees Australia Foundation has granted Phoenix Australia a further $238,000 to expand its SOLAR initiative in regional and rural Victoria.

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State Trustees Australia Foundation support for Seniors Exercise Parks continues

State Trustees Australia Foundation (the Foundation) has awarded the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) a further $248,000 in grant funding to construct more Seniors Exercise Parks in Victoria.

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CEO Update

State Trustees CEO Matt Carrick will be taking on a temporary 12-month role as interim CEO at V/Line, the government-owned regional passenger rail service.

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State Trustees Australia Foundation distributes $225k to 13 charities

The State Trustees Australia Foundation (the Foundation) has provided grants of up to $20,000 to 13 charitable organisations across Victoria.

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The Guardianship and Administration Act: One year on, and what it means for our clients

In a year filled with upheaval, a global pandemic wasn’t the only change we were managing at State Trustees. Our General Manager of Financial Administration, Josie Brown, talks about what the introduction of new legislation this year meant for our people and our clients.

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How a $13,000 gift in 1968 is still helping Yooralla today

Leaving a bequest is a meaningful way to create your legacy. Learn how Katherine Farnsworth Legh-Cavendish’s gift continues to benefit Yooralla.

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Exercise Parks for Seniors to be Built in Ballarat and Banyule

Seniors Exercise Parks feature innovative outdoor exercise equipment designed for older people that integrates multiple exercise stations to improve strength, balance, flexibility, mobility and function.

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$250,000 Grant to Help Communities Build Resilience

SOLAR, or Skills For Life Adjustment and Resilience, is an early intervention program designed to prevent the development of more serious psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder in the face of natural disasters like bushfires.

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The National Disability Insurance Scheme and how we can help

Learn how the passionate team at State Trustees helps clients get the most from the NDIS supports.

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Financial Elder Abuse, what is it and how do we respond?

Every year on June 15 we mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day to highlight the physical, emotional, sexual and financial abuse of older people. Financial abuse is the most common form of abuse and every year State Trustees uncovers at least 100 cases of alleged financial elder abuse.

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A Generous Gift

Jenny Chaenkel is a Holocaust survivor and it was her wish that, after providing for close friends, the rest of her estate be distributed to the Jewish Holocaust Centre in Elsternwick.

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