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Allison’s Legacy
The Allison Baden-Clay Foundation aims to build a national community that acknowledges the prevalence of domestic and family violence and seeks to create an Australia that is committed to eliminating and taking affirmative action to stop domestic and family violence.
By sharing Allison’s story through the national training program, Allison’s Gift, the Foundation educates the community to recognise the signs of family and domestic abuse, including coercive control and gives people the necessary skills to support friends and family members in abusive relationships.
important resources
Power and Control Wheels
It is important to understand the many ways that domestic and family violence manifests itself, and ensures the red flags of an unhealthy relationship are recognised. To assist, the Foundation has developed various resources including double-sided Power and Control Wheels (adapted from the Duluth Model) as an interactive tool which have been distributed across Australia.
Strive to Be Kind Day
Strive To Be Kind Day (in memory of Allison Baden-Clay) is held on the last Friday of each July. On this day, the Story Bridge and Victoria Bridge light in yellow to remember Allison and her kindness. She was a very generous and loving soul who always put others before herself.
TESTIMONIALS
Kindness Wall
Dear Members of Allison’s Foundation,
I just thought I would write to tell you of a kind deed my Son-In-Law did in Allison’s memory, and for her family.
My Daughter, and Son-in-Law live in the vicinity of Allison’s memorial on Mt Crosby Road, Anstead, and my Son-in-Law Jon, passes the site every day on his way to work as a Brisbane City Council Bus Driver.
Jon has a weekend job, helping a Landscape Contractor friend,…
mowing and snipping the curb sides.
Yesterday, after doing an eight hour shift on the ride on mower, he got home and asked my daughter if she would accompany him up to the memorial site, and help him clean up the surrounding area, and hedge, and remove the overgrown weeds.
Of course, my daughter obliged, and together they cleaned up the area considerably in preparation for Allison’s Anniversary.
Jon intends to go back out to the site, and put in some more time finishing it off to his satisfaction, as the daylight was fading yesterday.
When my Daughter told me the story this morning, not looking for any paise or reward, I couldn’t help thinking that Mr. and Mrs. Dickie, and Allison’s Girls, and Sister, might like to hear about this kind gesture, and know that there are still some good, and caring people out there, who just want to participate in doing a kind deed anonymously.
Thank you for reading my Email, and our thoughts and prayers are with all of Allison’s family, friends, and supporters.
Yours sincerely, Lyn Cormack.
Miss Resourcefulness
Strive to be kind day, remembering Allison Baden-Clay
We never know what someone else is going through. A simple act of kindness can brighten their day and make them feel seen and appreciated. We all have the ability to make a difference in someone’s life, no matter how big or small. So let’s make it a point to strive for kindness every single day. Together, we can create a kinder, more compassionate world.
Thank you so much to everyone who wore yellow and bought sunflowers today. Thank you to Allison’s wonderful family for their ongoing kindness and inspiration to so many.
Winston Glades Shopping Centre
You can support the important work of the The Allison Baden-Clay Foundation in the lead up to Strive to be Kind Day by dropping into Terry White Chemmart Winston Glades and purchasing some beautiful sunflowers.
During July, the staff are spreading kindness and sunshine by wearing their yellow scarves and sunflower accessories. If you are in the area, drop in to see their fabulous display and purchase a bunch of sunflowers. Thank you for always striving to be kind.
Yamanto Central
Strive to Be Kind Day
Today, we’re giving out sunflowers in honour of The Alison Baden-Clay Foundation.
These beautiful blooms are more than just flowers — they’re a symbol of kindness, hope, and a reminder to look out for one another.
We’ve made a donation to the Foundation to support their important work in raising awareness around domestic and family violence, and we’re sharing these sunflowers to help brighten someone’s day 
Let’s all take a moment to Strive to Be Kind — a small act can make a big difference.
The Allison Baden-Clay Foundation@theabcfoundation@kalbarsunflowers
Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School
Today we acknowledge Strive to Be Kind Day, an initiative of the Allison Baden-Clay Foundation that promotes kindness, respect, and safe relationships.
This cause is especially close to our community, and we stand together in support of the Foundation’s mission to foster compassion and care.
To mark the day, our students wore yellow ribbons and held a bake sale to raise funds for the Foundation.
Let’s continue to lead with empathy and make kindness part of our everyday lives.
DLA Partners
Happy Strive to be Kind Day
we are honoured to support this important event by @theabcfoundation to encourage positive action and raise awareness for the prevention of domestic and family violence #strivetobekind
Ipswich Junior Grammar School
Today is Strive to Be Kind Day, an important initiative from the Allison Baden-Clay Foundation that reminds us how important it is to be kind, respectful, and caring toward others.
This cause is especially close to our community, and our students showed their support by wearing yellow shirts and accessories and making gold coin donations to help raise funds for the Foundation.
Kindness isn’t just something we talk about; it’s something we learn and practice every day.
Rebel Paper Crafts
Proud to support The Allison Baden-Clay Foundation Strive To Be Kind Day for another year.
West Moreton Anglican College Official
Random acts of kindness were shared across the entire campus of the West Moreton Anglican College Official last week. There were splashes of yellow from banners, posters, message boards, lapel ribbons, wristbands and stickers. Students from all year levels, Prep to Year 12, enthusiastically participated in Strive To Be Kind week embracing this community service project.
They performed acts of kindness toward others and shared their messages of kindness and respect on bulletin boards placed across the Middle and Senior sub-schools. The Junior School students proudly wore wristbands and sunflower stickers as they completed various classroom activities based around “kindness and friendship”. Thank you to the Year 12 Student Leaders for choosing Strive To Be Kind as one of their major initiatives in 2024.
Sunflowers for Good
Jenny Jenner – Owner of Kalbar Sunflower Farm and Founder of Sunflowers for GoodCultivating Hope through Sunflowers: Jenny and her team believe in the symbolic strength of sunflowers to inspire hope. Kalbar Sunflowers is dedicated to creating a positive impact by using the beauty and resilience of sunflowers to uplift spirits and bring joy to individuals. As the sunflower has been adopted as one of the emblems of our Foundation,…
we partnered with Jenny who over many years has donated thousands of sunflowers to our Foundation so that we can continue to raise funds for our work in the community.
Thank you Hopgood Ganim
Hopgood Ganim for their willingness to offer services pro bono to both the Foundation and Allison’s family over many years. Throughout the years, the partners and staff of Hopgood Ganim have walked alongside us as we nagivated the complexities of the justice system, the family court system and the ACNC. We began this journey with Freda Wigan as one of the founding and long-standing Board members. It was an honour to…
have her lead us with her feisty nature and quirky sense of humor which always added delight to our Board meetings. Our friends from Hopgood Ganim have become part of our family and we thank them for their ongoing support.
Thank you Boothy Blue Boutique
Each year, Courtney and her team partner with our Foundation including donating handmade sunflower earrings to all guests at our Strive To Be Kind Lunch event in July.
raising awareness
Our Campaigns
Toxic Love Signs
An education and prevention-based program that aims to teach teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18 years the signs or ‘red flags’ of coercive control in a relationship.
Make it your Business
Make It Your Business is a Small Business & Workplace Education Forum which will explore what coercive control is & how to identify it.
Strive to be kind
The Allison Baden-Clay Foundation is raising funds to deliver programs that empower and prevent domestic and family violence through education.
Stand By Her
The STAND BY HER campaign, empowers the community to be effective bystanders throughout Domestic and Family Violence Awareness month.
Relationship Red Flags
Relationship Red Flags aimed to educate the community on the non-physical signs of domestic and family violence highlighting that they are just as important to recognise.
Words are powerfull
In 2018 The Allison Baden-Clay Foundation adopted the strapline ‘We All Have A Voice’ and focussed all our activities around this concept throughout the year.
making it matter
Our Supporters
carrying her legacy
Board Members
Vanessa A Fowler
Steven Bosiljevac
Rebecca Pini
Helen Burns
Freda Wigan
Lisa Lahey
Kim Bramble
Why it matters
One in six women and one in 16 men have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by a current or previous partner
One in four women and one in six men have experienced emotional abuse by a current or previous partner since the age of 15.
46% of women and seven in 10 men who have experienced violence from a current partner do not seek advice or support after the incident