Life Ed Queensland has empowered more than 1.7 million young Queenslanders since 1988 with the skills and knowledge they need for a safer and healthier future.
In order to continue this work, we need your help. As a charity, the future of our organisation is dependent on the generous donations and gifts we receive from our supporters. The health and safety of the next generation of Queensland children, and indeed every generation after that, is dependent on our ability to provide this vital education to them.
Leaving a gift in your Will is an easy and secure way to ensure that we’re able to be there for young Queenslanders for years to come.
Leaving a gift in your will (also known as a bequest) will help fund all aspects of the delivery of our health and wellbeing programs to future generations of Queensland children.
Reaching every young Queenslander with our program requires financial security and the income from gifts in Wills is key to ensure that Life Ed Queensland not only survives, but thrives for the children of the future.
Generations of healthy young Australians living to their full potential has always been our vision, and it is only with your support that we can continue the vital work of giving Queensland kids safer and healthier futures.
Leaving a gift in your Will is the only way to ensure your estate goes to the people and causes that you care about and have supported throughout your life.
As a Will is a legal document, we do recommend that you consult a solicitor to help you draft it, so that you can be sure your wishes will be carried out as you intend.
There are four ways to leave a gift in your Will to Life Ed Queensland:
“I give to Life Ed Queensland (ABN 17 760 280 660), for its general purposes, free of all duties (____% of my estate) OR (the sum of $ _______) OR (a specific asset) for which an authorised receipt from Life Ed Queensland will be sufficient discharge for the executor(s) or trustee.”
If your Will was written within the last 5 years, simply ask your solicitor to add a codicil. A codicil is a document made subsequent to the signing of your Will, with the intention to alter one or some provisions contained in your Will.
Adding a codicil is quite simple. Download our suggested wording and pass it on to your solicitor. This wording is only a suggestion, and we would recommend consulting with your solicitor to assist you in drafting the codicil to ensure your Bequest is valid.
Download Codicil WordingMajor life events – marriage, divorce, a new baby, the death of a family member or other significant family event – are a good time to update your Will.
Over the years, our situation changes dramatically through births, deaths, marriages, divorce and the acquisition or disposal of property and other assets. A will requires regular periodic examination. Your Will should be reviewed every 5 years, or whenever there is a significant change in your circumstances.
Bequests made without specific instructions for use, will be directed to the most areas most in need within our organisation. An unrestricted Bequest is the most flexible way to benefit the future of Queensland.
Your Bequest can protect the long term future of Life Ed Qld by building a capital base to meet new and emerging needs.
Your Bequest will support the development of future programs to educate young Queenslanders about the new and emerging threats they face.
Your Bequest will assist Life Ed Qld to purchase and maintain additional vans so that we may reach every Queensland child with our vital health and safety messages.
Your up-to-date Will should be kept in a secure location, either at home or deposited in the bank. You may also leave your Will with your solicitor. Whichever option you choose, it is important that the Executors of your Will are informed of the storage arrangements. You may also choose to send a copy to us so that we may keep it in our confidential files.
For more information or to advise us that you intend to leave us a gift in your Will, please contact us on (07) 5572 0166 or email us via supporters@lifeedqld.org.au
