Lachlan (Lachy) Gillespie

28 February 2020

Not only does he wear the colour purple in The Wiggles, Lachy also has lived in a family with epilepsy his whole life. Lachy’s brother Cameron, has lived with epilepsy since birth and Cameron and his wife Kelly have had a beautiful daughter Charlotte who has Dravet Syndrome.

24 July 2024

Matt Preston is one of Australia’s most recognisable personalities. He is an award-winning food journalist, best-selling cookbook author, and international TV personality. Matt currently hosts Saturday Weekend Breakfast on ABC Radio and writes for Stellar, delicious, and taste.com.au.

12 July 2021

Catherine is a multi-award-winning artist, renowned for her powerhouse vocals and razor-sharp wit.

09 November 2021

Taylor is a passionate advocate, marathon runner, and proud mum of two. With over 20 years of experience in the beauty and wellness industry, Taylor is the co-owner of Retreat Hair Spa; a membership-based hair salon on the NSW Central Coast. Taylor experienced her first grand mal seizure at the age of 11. Initially toldRead More…

15 November 2019

From the beginning, Luke was marred by a serious and very rare form of Epilepsy called Landau Kleffner Syndrome. With only 200 people ever known to have the disorder, Luke was the 7th diagnosis, and the first to instantly lose his ability to speak – and miraculously speak again. The condition affected all spheres of his cognitive, emotional and social development. With the indication he would never speak again, attend mainstream schooling, play sport or sustain a ‘normal’ healthy life – he went on to achieve the opposite. His life has been testing to say the least.

02 August 2017

A committed epilepsy awareness ambassador, footie legend Mark Geyer has felt the personal distress of having two of his beautiful daughters — Montanna aged 21 and 18-year-old Kennedi —diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Mark has openly shared his story through the media to help raise awareness and spread the important message that there is help available to those living with epilepsy.

02 August 2017

Jyotsana Gill is a triathlon veteran who has competed at an elite level for the last twelve years. She has also lived with epilepsy since she was first diagnosed at the age of 15. While she has had some challenges dealing with the demands of the ‘triathlete’ lifestyle and her condition, her epilepsy is currently well controlled with medication.

03 September 2020

Malinda is a dedicated student of Yoga with a passion for inspiring others to realise their true potential. After years of battling illnesses such as epilepsy, depression, anxiety and ulcerative colitis, she stepped into a Yoga studio and found a new way of life.

02 August 2017

Shelby Kennedy, founder and director of The Mindset Movement is a Master Practitioner of Life Coaching and an Associate Member of the International Coach Guild (ICG). She has also lived with epilepsy since the age of 11 when she had absence seizures.

21 December 2023

Councillor Mindy Russell was elected to Council in 2020.
Prior to this she managed The Family Place, a community-led family support program in Logan which provided strategic partnering across disciplines to solve complex issues while working with families to provide their children with every advantage.

02 August 2017

Paul Wade remembers well his first seizure at the age of 32 in Buenos Aires, 1993. As the captain of Australia’s Socceroos, he was just about to hit the field to mark lengendary player Maradona in a World-Cup qualifying match when he collapsed in front of the team’s physio.

13 July 2021

Alex Wadelton likes making good ideas for good people. It is what he has been doing for about twenty years.