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About Us

We tragically lost our son Cooper aged 16 months on the 6th of February 2010.  He was our only child at the time and was the most loved and cherished little boy you could ever wish for. I placed Cooper to sleep, gave him 3 kisses on his forehead, told him that I loved him and could not have been any happier. The nightmare that I awoke to and still live has become this reality that is still impossible to comprehend. You see we have no reason for Cooper’s passing. The coroner’s report that we received states unascertainable and as a parent that did everything for their child this is unacceptable.

That basically we had a healthy little boy and for reasons unknown he just passed away in his sleep. The term used is SUDC “Sudden and Unexplained Death in Childhood” and currently the only reserach is being conducted in America. Kylie and I decided to change that. Through the love for our son and the desire to help other families, we established the Cooper Trewin Foundation, raising funds to support vital SUDC research and awareness.

Why are we doing this?

This website exists to share Cooper’s legacy and the positive impact his memory continues to have—not only within our community but across Australia and the world.

As grieving parents with so many unanswered questions, we knew we needed to focus on something meaningful. Through the Cooper Trewin Foundation, we raise funds and awareness, support ongoing research, and hope that one day, families everywhere might find answers and protection against this tragic and unexplained loss.

Robert & Kylie Trewin

The proud parents of Cooper who have now given their Angel a little baby sister named Chelsea on the 5th of March 2011 and brother Jesse on the 12th of December 2013 . Robert is a self employed Mortgage Broker and Kylie is a stay at home mum who live in Swan Reach which is just outside Bairnsdale located in country Victoria Australia. Robert and Kylie are heavily involved in the local community and are Rotarians.

Founders of the Cooper Trewin Foundation we aim to establish research into these unexplained death in children and hope to continue this research from our own fund raising efforts and more importantly efforts from other Australian families that may have gone through this same tragedy to help find a reason for their children as well.