Let's Gala! Get your Early Bird tix now!
Early Bird tickets to our Cocktail Gala Party are now on sale, exclusively for the veterinary community and our loyal supporters.
Because it’s your turn to press pause, let your hair down, and revel in a night that’s all about you and the incredible community behind Sophie’s Legacy.
You can expect a dazzling night of laughter, drinks and delectable food.
When: Saturday, October 18
Where: Adelaide Convention Centre
How much: $130 per person (regular price $150 per person)
Discount tickets are limited. Get yours before they’re released to the public on August 18.
A big shout out to our wonderful sponsors for helping to make this possible!
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Calling on Veterinarians for Important Research
We are very supportive of any work that aims to help prevent suicide among veterinarians.
Sophie’s Dad, Garry, has been part of the lived experience advisory group for Queensland veterinarian, Dr Alena Gadoury, regarding her vital PhD research on suicide prevention.
Alena is inviting all registered veterinarians across Australia to take part in her anonymous survey, which seeks to understand the extent of suicidality in the veterinary profession and what factors may contribute to it. It takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
This research has been approved by Griffith University’s Human Research Ethics Committee (GU ref no: 2025/045) and aims to inform future suicide prevention strategies via some actionable insights.
Your contribution to this research is a meaningful step towards helping to prevent suicide and save lives.
Sign up now for City-Bay!
We'd love to expand our team of runners, walkers and fundraisers for this year's City-Bay. And joining is easy.
Simply access the website: my.city-bay.org.au
➡️register/login
➡️register for 2025 as a solo registration
➡️input your details
➡️do you want to join a team – scroll to Sophie’s Legacy
➡️do you want to fundraise for Sophie's Legacy – click yes then find us on the page
➡️click on 'collection from Expo' for the bib (we’ll collect and arrange a pickup day)
➡️Stay across your emails for updates from us about a fun-filled race day!
Race Day is Sunday, September 21.
Cenvet held a wonderful Christmas in July!
We'd like to congratulate Cenvet in Queensland for holding a wonderful festive celebration on July 5 in the stunning Star Casino, Brisbane City.
Close to 300 people were in attendance, and the room looked beautiful. Our 15-minute presentation was well received, with the night raising more than $18,500 for our cause. We can recommend getting former cattle auctioneers involved. The one at this event did a great job!
Thanks so much for the support, Cenvet!
Support from Greencross and the Petbarn Foundation
We are incredibly excited to announce that Greencross Vets have partnered with the Petbarn Foundation to support us via the sale of some seriously cute hedgehogs and terrifically handy tote bags.
The merchandise will be sold through Greencross Vet clinics in 2025, with all profits going directly to Sophie’s Legacy.
Established in 2012, the Petbarn Foundation has donated over $27m to help animal welfare groups and rescue organisations throughout Australia, and continues to support thousands of pets, animals and the people who love and care for them every day.
We are so grateful for this joint gesture and the core messaging that’s accompanying it; to treat veterinary staff with kindness and respect every time you visit.
Bravo Tom!
Tom took steps—literally—to support Sophie’s Legacy, walking 41km in under 10 hours from Greencross Vet clinic to clinic.
As the partner of someone in the vet industry, Tom understands the depth of commitment and heart it takes his fiancé Holly to do her job and makes sure she is always supported.
He decided to raise money for Sophie’s Legacy to bring about change in the vet industry as, despite the long hours and challenging days, he knows that Holly is doing what she loves, and he can’t see her doing anything else. We've had some great feedback around the conversations his actions have started.
Tom raised an incredible $1,821. And in some very exciting news, the Petbarn Foundation matched his donations up to $1500.
What amazing supporters we have.
Powerful Posters and Submissions to Parliament
In June 2024, we launched our Lost Campaign, inviting you to sign our petition so we could lobby for government policy and industry change to provide more mental health support for vet professionals.
Our ambition was to get 10,000 signatures across six months. We had over 11,000 within three.
We are grateful for your support and indebted to the wonderful volunteers across the country who handed out Lost flyers to individuals, libraries, shopping centres and community venues to help spread the word.
Thanks also to Showpony, who designed the flyer and Lost video, for their creative vision and helping to ensure the campaign was seen across multiple platforms nationwide, including the back of buses, in shelters, and across billboards.
Lost posters are still available for download. And the petition remains open. Because the more support we have, the louder our message will be.
Lost Campaign Video
Petition Count
We continue to receive wonderful feedback on the impact of our We’re Only Human posters. Stories of improved respect towards vet staff and tales of treats and thanks too. You can still grab one of these as well.
