Every family has memories, stories and personal history worth preserving. Forevermore is an Australian registered charity helping people preserve and digitise memories and navigate digital legacy.

‍We believe every life story deserves to be honoured and remembered, forevermore.

Our Approach

Forevermore combines community engagement, education, research, advocacy, and responsible technology to address one of the growing challenges of our time:

‍How do we preserve memory, identity, and personal legacy in an increasingly digital world?

‍We work alongside families, older Australians, researchers, retirement communities, and sector partners to explore practical solutions that create lasting public benefit.

Our Mission

Preserve Memories — Supporting the capture and preservation of memories, stories, photographs, recordings, and personal history.
‍Share Legacy — Helping families navigate digital legacy and protect important digital memories, assets, and records.
‍Advance Understanding — Conducting research and community engagement to better understand memory preservation, ageing, and digital legacy.
Explore the Future — Investigating ethical technologies that may help future generations connect with memories, stories, and personal wisdom in meaningful ways.

Our Purpose

‍Forevermore is an Australian registered charity dedicated to helping people preserve memories, share life stories, and navigate digital legacy for future generations.

We believe every life story deserves to be honoured, remembered, and passed on.

Through research, education, community engagement, and ethical technology, we are working to ensure that memories, wisdom, and personal histories are not lost through ageing, illness, cognitive decline, changing technology, or the passing of loved ones.

To preserve memories, honour life stories, and help future generations remain connected to the people and experiences that shaped them.

Meet our management committee

Forevermore is governed by a volunteer Management Committee with experience across technology, research, governance, community engagement, and digital innovation. Together, we are working to help preserve memories, protect digital legacy, and explore new ways technology can support remembrance and personal history.

Julian Smith

Founder & Executive Director

Patrick Kidd OBE OAM

Committee Chair

Dr Trung Nguyen

Committee Member, CTO / CAIO

Pen O'Rourke

Committee Member

James Hughes, ICF ACC

Committee Member