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February 2, 2023
My husband Brian was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2003 when our daughter Ellie was six months old. We had been married for a year […]
December 6, 2022
Christmas carols will tell you ‘it’s the most wonderful time of the year’, but the festive season can be stressful in the best of circumstances, let […]
May 26, 2022
The First Light and Camp Widow® Australia teams have been working hard to bring you an amazing line-up of presenters for the 2022 event. Taking place […]
March 16, 2021
First Light is very excited to welcome celebrity chef Matt Golinksi as the keynote speaker for Camp Widow Australia and our latest ambassador, joining nationally-acclaimed television […]
December 10, 2020
Due to capacity restrictions and operational limitations placed on the Brisbane Marriott as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic, First Light has been working with […]
November 2, 2020
Congratulations ~ Tricia Gerigk ~winner of our New Zealand getaway raffle.Thank you to everyone who supported the raffle and helped First Light continue to support young […]
February 7, 2020
I’m going to be honest. Walking into Camp Widow 2017 was overwhelming. And I will admit, my first instinct was to run away. Not because of […]
June 24, 2019
I decided to attend Camp Widow in the USA, in 2016, two years after Shane passed away because my friend Rebecca (from First Light) had been […]
May 3, 2019
First Light Widowed Association and USA-based organisation Soaring Spirits International, are excited to announce they will be bringing the Camp Widow® program to Australia in 2020. […]