The Quest for Life Foundation was established in 1990 by Petrea King to further her work. Since her recovery from leukaemia in 1984, Petrea has devoted her life to counselling people, facilitating support groups, running residential programs and lecturing widely on health and healing. Up until 1995 the Quest for Life Foundation was based in Crows Nest, Sydney. In June 1995, Petrea and the work of Quest for Life moved to Bundanoon in the beautiful Southern Highlands of NSW.

In 1998, generous benefactors made it possible for the Quest for Life Foundation to purchase an 103 year-old guest house in Bundanoon and after undergoing major refurbishments the Quest for Life Centre opened in May 1999. The Centre, set in 9 tree filled acres, provided an oasis for time out and an ideal environment for reflection, healing and the learning of new and valuable life skills.

More than ten thousand people journeyed to the Centre in this time and found a safe haven in which to begin or continue their healing journey. The Centre provided an unparalleled opportunity to intensively train facilitators, therapists, counsellors, nurses, doctors and other professionals from around Australia.

In December 2008, after 10 years of operating in Bundanoon, the Quest for Life Foundation closed the doors of the Petrea King Quest for Life Centre to enable it to expand its reach throughout Australia, taking its programs into communities where people affected by cancer, serious or chronic illness, grief, depression or major challenge can more easily access them. By taking Quest for Life programs out to the wider community, people who found it difficult to get to the Foundation’s residential Centre at Bundanoon will now directly benefit from the programs that have already helped so many.

The Quest for Life Foundation continues to provide a range of residential programs and services that encourage, empower and educate people living with cancer, neurological and other serious illnesses, or who are suffering from grief, stress or trauma and for those who care for them.

The NSW Health Department supports the programs by providing an annual grant to subsidise places for people on low incomes. Further fundraising by Quest also provides limited additional subsidies to enable those in dire financial stress to attend these programs.

Your tax-deductible donation or bequest enables the Quest for Life Foundation to continue and expand its services. Please consider making either a donation or a bequest so that the valuable work of the Centre can continue to make a positive difference in people’s lives. For further information please visit www.questforlife.com.au