Your Impact

Every dollar makes a difference. Your support could help save a life.

When you attend or support a Counterstroke Golf Classic in 2027, you're doing something extraordinary. You're helping Stroke Foundation raise awareness of stroke and share life-saving information that could make all the difference when a stroke strikes.

Stroke can happen to anyone, at any age. In Australia, someone experiences a stroke every 11 minutes, and more than 440,000 Australians are living with the effects of stroke.

Knowing the signs of stroke and acting quickly can save lives. That's why Stroke Foundation's F.A.S.T. campaign is so important. F.A.S.T. teaches Australians to recognise the four signs of stroke.

While our F.A.S.T. campaign continues to raise awareness across Australia, limited funding means some communities receive little or no paid awareness activity. This leaves important gaps in stroke education across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Your fundraising can help make a difference.

Funds raised through the Counterstroke Golf Classic will contribute to Stroke Foundation's F.A.S.T. awareness campaign, supporting our ongoing efforts to reach more Australians with this life-saving message.

Your support will help us:

Raise awareness of the signs of stroke
Contribute to campaigns that help more Australians recognise the signs of stroke and understand the importance of calling triple zero (000) immediately.

Reach more communities
Help address gaps in F.A.S.T. awareness by contributing to our efforts to share this critical information with more people across Australia.

Help more Australians act when every second counts
Support Stroke Foundation's work to give people the knowledge and confidence to recognise a stroke and seek urgent medical attention.

Every dollar raised makes a difference and helps support our ongoing work to prevent stroke, save lives and enhance recovery.

Together, we can help more Australians know the signs of stroke, act quickly and make every second count.

Knowing the signs saves lives

Stroke can happen to anyone, at any age. Knowing the signs and acting quickly can mean the difference between life and death.

At just 37 years old, Nicole Defina-Miller was a fit, healthy veterinarian and mother of two when she woke one morning with an excruciating headache, weakness down her left side and slurred speech.

Thankfully, Nicole recognised the signs of stroke. Having previously trained as a first aid officer, she knew something was seriously wrong and told her husband to call an ambulance.

Doctors later confirmed Nicole had suffered a brain haemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm. She underwent emergency brain surgery and spent two months in hospital, followed by an ongoing journey of intensive rehabilitation.

Nicole believes recognising the signs and acting quickly saved her life.

"If I had have taken a Panadol and gone back to sleep, I may not be here today," she said.

Nicole's story is a powerful reminder that stroke can happen to anyone, and that knowing the signs of stroke can save a life.