Parents turn daughter's memory into Ballarat rehab centre
Parents gave $23,000 to renovate Ballarat's children's therapy facility after their one-year-old daughter died.
Edith Wallace died at Ballarat Base Hospital in November 2025. Edith was one year and one week old.
Edith's parents asked family and friends to give money to Grampians Health. The money was for its children's rehabilitation service renovation.
They asked for this instead of sending flowers. Together they raised $23,000.
They became the project's biggest supporter. The renovated rooms are at the Queen Elizabeth Centre.
They now have bright therapy spaces, child-sized furniture and specialized equipment. The facility serves children who need speech therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and other allied health support.
A 14-year-old who uses the centre said the new colorful spaces feel much warmer than the old clinical rooms.
- $23,000
- Amount raised
- 1 year and 1 week
- Edith's age at death
- November 2025
- Month she died
- Ballarat Base Hospital
- Hospital
Why it mattersWarm, bright therapy spaces help children heal and grow better than cold, adult-focused clinical spaces.
AustraliaBallarat children receiving rehabilitation now access purpose-built therapy spaces with equipment and design specifically suited to their recovery.
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