A love story

A love story

Dear friends of Helèna, Lara and BestLife, “It’s a love story.” That’s what acclaimed Brisbane author Trent Dalton said last year about Helèna’s life. And he’s absolutely right. Our Heléna… warm like the sun, gentle, kind yet intelligent and strong....
Keeping Helena McIlwain’s name alive

Keeping Helena McIlwain’s name alive

HELÈNA McIlwain loved stars. Her sister Sophia says it started out as a fashion trend – she wanted stars on dresses, on shirts, on skirts – but soon enough, everything Helèna owned needed to have a star on it. As her mum, artist and educator Fiona McIlwain says, stars...