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With your help, we can provide more support to veterinary professionals and take care of those who look after our beloved pets. Donate to Sophie’s Legacy today and make a lasting impact on the wellbeing of our dedicated vets.
Lost Campaign
Lost Campaign
Goal
10000
Supporters
Sign the petition to help Sophie’s Legacy reduce the suicide rate for the veterinary profession by:
  1. Gaining better preventative mental health support for vet professionals
  2. Engaging with industry to promote sustainable and healthy vet workplaces
  3. Lobbying government to influence policy and ensure the long-term needs of the industry are met
Million Steps Challenge - Oldbury Equine Clinic
Million Steps Challenge - Oldbury Equine Clinic
Goal
$
5000
Total
$

Million Steps Challenge - Oldbury Equine Clinic

To raise awareness around the mental health issues faced by veterinarians, and support the amazing work of Sophie’s Legacy, everyone at OEC will be partaking in the ‘Million Steps Challenge’. Physical exercise is also a great way to boost mood, so we’re super excited to tackle this challenge! We’ll be posting updates via our socials channels throughout!

Our goal: Between 1st July & 30th September each team member will achieve 1M steps (roughly 10,000 per day)!

Bova Country Fair
Bova Country Fair
Goal
$
1000
Total
$

Get Ready to Dunk for a Cause!

Join us for on Bova Night for a fun-filled fundraising event where you can take your best shot at dunking our brave volunteers and help raise money for Sophie’s Legacy.

Event Highlights:

Dunk Tank Extravaganza: Take aim and dunk our CEO Nick Bova, National Sales Manager Brett Davidson, and some special VIPs who have graciously signed up for this wet and wild event!

Ball Prices: $5 per ball | $10 for 3 balls

Ice, Ice Bova Place your bids for a chance to dunk Nick into a tank of icy cold water! Want to up the ante? Purchase a bag of ice to tip in before he takes the plunge!

All funds raised on the night will be donated to Sophie’s Legacy.
Santa Paws
Santa Paws
Goal
$
500
Total
$

Stones Corner Vet Surgery

Santa Paws

We thank you for your gold coin donation towards the great work that Sophie’s Legacy does. Please use this Donate button if you would prefer to contribute via EFT.
RecipeTin Eats
RecipeTin Eats
Goal
$
20000
Total
$

RecipeTin Eats Book Launch

RecipeTin Eats is supporting Sophie’s Legacy to reduce the suicide rate in the veterinarian profession. Her Dozer was saved by SASH and she is especially thankful for the great work that veterinarians do to save our animals.

Animal Emergency Services Hobart - Silly Scrubs Fundraiser
Animal Emergency Services Hobart - Silly Scrubs Fundraiser
Goal
$
300
Total
$

AES Hobart - Silly Scrubs

Animal Emergency Services Hobart is raising funds for Sophie’s Legacy. The Silly Scrubs event will go for the month of February. Sophie’s Legacy is wanting to reduce the suicide rate in the veterinary profession. Your donation is appreciated.
Vet Mind Mentor
Vet Mind Mentor
Goal
$
2000
Total
$

Vet Mind Mentor

My dream is to give Vets the tools to consciously manage their mental well being, grow in the industry, believe in themselves and remain in practice with confidence and joy.

Toms Walk
Toms Walk
Goal
$
1500
Total
$

Tom’s Walk

Tom is taking steps—literally—to support Sophie’s Legacy, walking 41 km 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 & heart it takes his fiancé Holly to do her job and makes sure she is always supported.

Tom is raising 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.

Join Tom in honouring Sophie’s Legacy - Little Things Can Make A Big Difference.
Moorong Veterinary Clinic
Moorong Veterinary Clinic
Goal
$
1000
Total
$

#Moorong Vet Clinic Morning Tea

Join us for a morning tea to raise money for Sophie’s Legacy on June 11th. Sophie’s Legacy is dedicated to making the veterinary industry one where all staff can flourish!! There will be a coffee van, nibbles provided by staff and please bring along your nibbles to support this great cause. Donations can be made via this page. Staff will be wearing Blue and Yellow as Sophie loved sunflowers.

Thank you in advance for helping us to help Sophie’s Legacy
Cenvet Charity Gala Ball - Brisbane
Cenvet Charity Gala Ball - Brisbane
Goal
$
2000
Total
$

Cenvet Gala

Donate to Sophies Legacy

Sophie’s Legacy’s mission is to ‘Save the people that save our animals’. In fact we want the people to flourish! We aim to do that by being a voice to challenge misconceptions about the veterinary industry and to inform the public about being respectful and positive in every interaction. As an industry that contributes so much to Australian life we want to lobby governments and industry to make changes that help all vet staff flourish. We appreciate your support!
Monkey Run Mongolia
Monkey Run Mongolia
Goal
$
5000
Total
$

Monkey Run - Mongolia

Ryan Donovan, James Stewart Koster, Luke McKnight, Claudia De Rose and Christian De Rose are five friends under the team name Sophie's Legacy who are entering the Mongolian Monkey Run from the 9th of September and finish on the 19th. Over 10 days they'll be trekking 1000km on 50cc motorbikes against multiple other teams from around the world, they start in the Gobi Desert in the south and finish in the mountains near the border of Russia. There's no actual prizes for the winning team, it's all just a bit of fun....and they're raising needed funds for Sophie’s Legacy, a charity dear to Ryan who is studying in the vet industry and wants to see a brighter future for all vet staff.

So please help Ryan and his mates  to make a difference.
dmca Advisory
dmca Advisory
Goal
$
1500
Total
$

dmca Advisory


For the next 6 months, our team at dmca advisory have chosen to support and raise funds for this worthwhile cause. 

With many of us being pet owners ourselves, we empathise with the weight of this crisis and are proud to support those who care for our beloved furry friends.
Quality Veterinary Care Centre
Quality Veterinary Care Centre
Goal
$
2000
Total
$

Quality Veterinary Care Centre Paint and Sip Evening

At QVCC (Quality Veterinary Care Centre) we’re aiming to raise $2000, a small but meaningful step toward creating lasting change in the veterinary industry. These funds will help us continue Sophie’s Legacy by promoting mental health awareness, supporting those struggling in silence, and reminding every vet, nurse, and carer that they are not alone.

We're hosting a Paint and Sip evening where participants will create personalised pet portraits while celebrating the love and care we share for animals. This creative and relaxing environment will also serve as a space to share Sophie’s story—a powerful reflection on the impact of mental health within the veterinary industry. Through art and conversation, we aim to honour her legacy and continue the mission of "saving the people who save animals." We hope to foster open conversations, encourage reflection, and uphold the ongoing legacy, supporting and protecting the well-being of those who dedicate their lives to caring for animals. All costs will be covered, and all ticket money will go directly to Sophie’s Legacy, including our donation jar during the month of October.
Canberra - Sophie's Ball
Canberra - Sophie's Ball
Goal
$
40000
Total
$

Sophie's Ball 

Please note. This is not the ticket sales for the Canberra Gala.  Please click on this link for tickets

Join us in “Raising a Glass for Hope” at SOPHIE’S Ball on the 14th of March 2026 at the Hellenic in Canberra.  A night to let your hair down, forget all stresses, mingle with your colleagues and celebrate the veterinary profession

Help us raise money for Sophie’s Legacy, a charity that is dedicated to making the veterinary industry one where all staff can flourish.

Post Charity Gala Survey

Sophie’s Legacy Gala Feedback – We’d love your thoughts!
Swim Challenge - Ellie Waters
Swim Challenge - Ellie Waters
Goal
$
500
Total
$

Swim Challenge - Ellie Waters

As I approach the end of my third year working as a mixed practice vet, my passion for my job and the people who make veterinary care possible is stronger than ever. To finish up 2025, I would love to contribute to the great work that Sophie's Legacy does, by swimming 15km (600 pool lengths) across the month of December in honour of Sophie, and all of my colleagues who work tirelessly to care for the world's animals!