Wills and bequests

Wills and Bequests

  
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Wills and bequests

Your bequest will enable us to provide vital programs and services, fund research, and help minimise the impact of diabetes in Victoria and Australia. Thank you for considering such a legacy.

Making a Will is the positive process of creating a legal document which specifies:

  1. The people and organisations (the beneficiaries) who matter to you and how you want to provide for them when you pass away.
  2. The money and property (the estate) that you own and how you would like these assets to be distributed to your beneficiaries.
  3. The person or organisation (the executor) who you trust to carry out the instructions in your Will.
  4. Any other instructions. For example guardians for dependent children; care of your pets; funeral arrangements.

Wording for bequests

Specific wording is recommended for the different types of bequests.

It is important to clearly identify intended beneficiaries. Should you choose to help us fight diabetes, it is important to clearly identify us as the beneficiary, as well as state your preferred Diabetes Australia – Vic program: Diabetes Research Fund, Diabetes Education Fund, Children’s Diabetes Fund or general use. Please contact us for the appropriate wording.

More information on our three funds is available here.

Contact us

If you would like more information about leaving a bequest to Diabetes Australia – Vic in your Will or would like to know the appropriate wording to include in your Will, please call Trevor Bailey on (03) 9667 1754 or Arnis Stonis on (03) 8648 1828 or email us.

What your gift can achieve

We can reach many more people with your assistance. Here are some examples of the difference a gift like yours can achieve.

Up to $10,000 can provide funding for our diabetes educators to deliver the latest information at events for up to 300 people and their carers in rural areas.

$25,000 funds the development of educational resources about the prevention and management of diabetes for Victorians with from diverse cultures and languages.

$50,000 funds a camp for over 60 children with type 1 diabetes. Camps aim to develop ‘independence through adventure’ in all the children who attend.

$100,000 enables a diabetes nurse educator to provide practical and educational support, education and counselling to over 2000 individuals and groups with diabetes, and training to 500 health professionals over a year.

$500,000 funds a professorial level researcher at the Australian Centre for Social and Behavioural Research in Diabetes for two years.

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Thank you for considering Diabetes Australia – Vic when making your Will. Every gift, large and small, makes a real difference to our work supporting people living with diabetes, helping to prevent type 2 diabetes and contributing to the search for a cure.

Greg Johnson
Chief Executive Officer

 “I’ve lived with diabetes so long; I want others to have a better life. I have seen the colossal progress in the management of diabetes as a result of money being invested into research and so I want my bequest to help advance research. There is no harm in hoping for a cure too, and funding research helps improve quality of life for people with diabetes.”

Nola Baker

“I lost my leg as a result of diabetes mismanagement. I want to ensure there’s good education available for people when they are initially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, so they can manage their diabetes better and reduce the risk of complications, like the ones I have encountered.”

Ian Grant