The Sunshine Association of Tasmania Inc. provides financial assistance for children up to 18 years of age
Its purpose is to provide funds to children who need financial support for:
Camps/Excursions
Scholarships
Personal Needs
Educational Assistance
Sport and Leisure
Arts and Music
Early Education
School and Holiday Programs
Camps/Excursions
Scholarships
Personal Needs
Educational Assistance
Sport and Leisure
Arts and Music
Early Education
School and Holiday Programs
Parents, Care Givers, Teachers, Program Co-ordinators, Health Professionals can apply for financial support from the SAT Inc. on behalf of applicants.
The work of the SAT Inc. is carried out by 3 regional Committees located in the South, North and Northwest of Tasmania. Please click on your regional link if you are seeking assistance.
A Brief History
In 1936, Sister Dora Baudinet, a school nurse and Margaret Reid, an Infant School Headmistress, conceived the idea of establishing a holiday camp for children in Tasmania similar to a camp they had seen in New Zealand. Sister Baudinet was the driving force behind fundraising and furthering government and community interest in the project. Sister Baudinet died in 1945, leaving most of her assets, including 10 acres of land at Howrah, for the project.
The Tasmanian Sunshine Association was formed and proceeded to raise money, with support from the Tasmanian Government, to build a facility on the bequeathed land. The Tasmanian Sunshine Centre opened in 1951 with its major financial contributor being the Tasmanian Government.
A Brief History
In 1936, Sister Dora Baudinet, a school nurse and Margaret Reid, an Infant School Headmistress, conceived the idea of establishing a holiday camp for children in Tasmania similar to a camp they had seen in New Zealand. Sister Baudinet was the driving force behind fundraising and furthering government and community interest in the project. Sister Baudinet died in 1945, leaving most of her assets, including 10 acres of land at Howrah, for the project.
The Tasmanian Sunshine Association was formed and proceeded to raise money, with support from the Tasmanian Government, to build a facility on the bequeathed land. The Tasmanian Sunshine Centre opened in 1951 with its major financial contributor being the Tasmanian Government.
Other support was provided by the Tasmanian Teachers’ Federation and schools throughout Tasmania. It operated until February 1976 when rising costs forced the Centre to close. The Clarence Lions Club, believing in the service provided by the Centre, undertook to finance the Tasmanian Sunshine Association’s shortfall for a period of two years. The Centre reopened later in 1976. The Lions support continued until 1980 when rising costs finally brought about the Centre’s closure.
In 1985, the land was sold to the Clarence Council for development as a community centre and the proceeds of the sale were held in trust by the Tasmanian Lions Foundation. In 1992 The Sunshine Association of Tasmania Inc, consisting of three regional committees was formed. The committees fund their charitable work through the interest generated by the sale of the land.