Cooper Trewin Foundation News & Updates

Updates, announcements and key moments from Cooper Trewin Foundation

What a Day: 2025 ‘Brighter Days Festival’ Cheque Presentation Recap

The 2025 Brighter Days Festival Cheque Presentation, held at the Montmorency Eltham RSL, was a truly memorable afternoon filled with connection, generosity and celebration. With a fantastic crowd in attendance and live music by the Screamin’ Eagles setting the tone...

Research Update from Dr. Richard D. Goldstein

The Cooper Trewin Foundation is proud to support the Robert’s Program on Sudden Unexpected Death in Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital including their innovative Zebrafish Project, which investigates genetic factors contributing to sudden unexplained deaths in...

Investigating the Genetic Roots of Sudden Death in Children: DEPDC5 Research at Boston Children’s Hospital

The Cooper Trewin Foundation is proud to support Robert’s Program on Sudden Unexpected Death in Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital in their groundbreaking research into the genetic causes of sudden death in infants, children, and individuals with epilepsy. This...

Cooper’s Cruise for a Cause

Cooper's Cruise for a CauseA bloke's afternoon on the water featuring special guests Olympic Gold Madalist, Duncan Armstrong and the AFL's most recognisable umpire 'Razor' Ray Chamberlain. Plus sporting memorabilia auctions, raffles and a great afternoon of...

Cooper’s Million Dollar Milestone

The Cooper Trewin Memorial SUDC Research Fund has hit a million dollar milestone with total donations reaching $1,089,854.The Cooper Trewin Memorial SUDC Research Fund was established after the tragic passing of Cooper Trewin on the 6th of February 2010...

The Cooper Trewin Brighter Days Program to Validate a Genetic Screen for Sudden Unexplained Death in Pediatrics (SUDP)

One constant worry for parents after the sudden unexpected death of their child is what it might mean for their other children or their subsequent children. Advances in the scientific understanding of SUDP and genetic approaches to determining rare and undiagnosed...

Cooper Saves a Life

When we started this foundation in honour of our amazing son Cooper, we said from the start that if we could save just one baby or childs life that it would be all worth it. Well when we hear stories like this next one it makes it all worthwhile.An...

Cooper Trewin Sleep Safe Program Launched at Bairnsdale Regional Health Service

Something beautiful happened today!! We officially launched Coopers safe sleep program at Bairnsdale Hospital!!It is a project that has been a year in the making and we are so proud and excited to not only be sending each and every baby home with a special...

Aussie Select raise funds for Cooper

Thanks to a passionate Aysun Portoglou, Aussie Home Loan Select have ran a National Campaign raising $6000 which is an amazing effort.

Cooper Trewin Golf Classic

The Inaugural Cooper Trewin Golf Classic held at the Sandhurst Golf Club in Melbourne was a massive success with 90 players raising over $15,000 for the day on the Friday 28th October 2011.Gerald Foley from National Mortgage Brokers who...

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166,431 reasons to remember

On Friday 17th June, Cooper made the front page of the Bairnsdale Advertiser!Robert and Kylie Trewin’s story gives true testament to the fact that something positive can arise from of a horrible situation that no parent should have to...

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We Need Your Help

We already know and have met other families that have suffered the same tragedy and nightmare that we went through. We understand that you just actually want to just do something in the aftermath and memory of your child. We would go as...

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Westpac Matching Gifts donate $7,635.50

The Westpac Bank Commercial Team managed to raise over $7,000 and have this matched by their banks matching gifts program that has been in place for many years. This is mostly due to the efforts of Gerrit Horchner to rally and get the...

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National Mortgage Brokers Raise $10,500

National Mortgage Brokers (nMB) held a conference in Melbourne in February in which Robert who is a nMB mortgage broker conducted a speech to the 150+ audience on the past 12 months, what has been achieved so far and what still needs to...

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