The Department of Defence in Melbourne and the Melbourne Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation are proud to advise that the following four charities have been selected as beneficiaries of the Defence Lake Attack 2010.

Legacy is dedicated to caring for the families of deceased veterans. Today Legacy's caring and compassionate service assists 115,000 widows and 1900 children and dependants with a disability. Legacy is a voluntary organisation supported by veterans, servicemen and women, and volunteers drawn from all walks of life. Our support and services now extend to include the dependants of members of today's Australian Defence Force who lose their lives as a result of their military service. Click here to go to the Legacy, Victoria web site.

When a son or daughter dies, no matter what their age or the cause of death, grief lasts for longer than society in general recognises. The death of a child is an unacceptable tragedy and it can take a long time to regain any sense of normality in life. The Compassionate Friends Victoria Inc provide many levels of support that assists in transforming the pain of grief into an outlook of hope. "We Need Not Walk Alone". Click here to go to The Compassionate Friends, Victoria web site.

Redkite supports children and young people with cancer and their families by providing real and practical support; from the moment of diagnosis, throughout treatment and when families return home to their community. Click here to go to Redkite's web site.

Each day in Australia, 5 000 children require medical attention, 170 are admitted to hospital and one child dies - all as a result of unintentional injuries. Kidsafe Victoria, independent state branch of the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia, is an independent, non-profit, non-government, charitable foundation dedicated to the prevention of unintentional death and injury to children. Kidsafe conducts injury prevention programs, media campaigns, provides information, develops educational resources and initiates special programs to raise awareness of child safety issues and injury prevention throughout the community. Click here to go to the Kidsafe, Victoria web site.