Lower Chittering · Northern Perth

You don’t have to carry this alone.

A local support group run by bereaved mothers, for mothers living with the death of a child—a gentle place to be understood, to remember and to find your way alongside others.

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A place for love, loss
and everything after.

Take your time

Our purpose

Grief doesn’t need fixing.
It needs company.

The death of a son or daughter can make the world feel suddenly unfamiliar. Even surrounded by people who care, a mother can feel profoundly alone in what comes next.

We are creating the kind of community where nothing has to be made smaller or tidier for other people’s comfort. Where names can be spoken. Where hard days are allowed. Where being understood can begin with just sitting beside someone who knows.

What we’re building

Support that meets
you where you are.

Our monthly Lower Chittering gatherings are part of The Compassionate Friends community and led by parents who know this journey through lived experience.

Small, welcoming circles

Regular gatherings where mothers can talk, listen, remember and simply be—without pressure to explain or move on.

Peer connection

Gentle introductions between mothers who understand that grief changes shape, but does not follow a timetable.

Practical pathways

A carefully chosen collection of grief services, crisis contacts and everyday guidance for the moments that feel hardest.

Remembrance, together

Shared rituals and community events that make room for every child’s name, story and continuing place in their family.

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Our beginning

Born from a mother’s love.

Mothers Coming Together was founded by Catherine Ramsey, a mother turning personal loss into a place of connection, remembrance and understanding.

After Catherine’s son Shane died in 2024, she experienced both the fierce love of community and the loneliness that can follow when the immediate support quietens. This idea grew from a simple belief: no mother should have to find her way through that silence alone.

Our children are part of every day that follows. Here, there will always be room for them.
Our founding belief

Shane’s story is part of our beginning, not the boundary of our work. Every mother and every child will be held with equal care.

Read the story behind the community

Our children

Their names belong in the story.

The remembrance garden is a protected place to honour the children whose lives and love continue through their families.

Visit the remembrance garden

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Lower Chittering, Western Australia

Come along

A room where you can exhale.

SEP25FRIDAY

Next monthly support group

Coffee, conversation and people who understand.

When: Friday 25 September 2026 · 10am
Where: Lower Chittering Community Hall
Address: Chittering Valley Road, Lower Chittering WA 6084

Coffee and snacks are provided. There is no pressure to speak and no expectation to be anywhere other than where you are.

Message us What to expect

How we’ll hold the space

Come as
you are.

01
No timelines
Your grief is not a process to complete or a problem to solve.
02
No comparisons
Every relationship, loss and way of carrying love is different.
03
No need to perform
Talk, listen, cry, laugh or simply sit quietly. All are welcome.

Find your way in

One community. A few gentle first steps.

Come for support, keep in touch, offer your time or help make the next gathering possible.

For mothers

Join the community

Ask a question, receive gathering reminders or let us know you may come along.

Start here →For helpers

Give time or skills

Help with hospitality, administration, events, resources or professional guidance.

Ways to help →For supporters

Help fund the work

Explore sponsorship, in-kind support and the practical needs behind each gathering.

Support the work →

Support available now

You don’t need to wait for us.

Alongside the Lower Chittering group, these established Australian services can offer support today.

The Compassionate Friends Australia

Peer support for parents, siblings and grandparents after the death of a child, at any age and from any cause.

Visit TCF Australia

Griefline

Free grief support for Australian adults, including phone support and online resources.

Call 1300 845 745

Lifeline

Free, confidential crisis support, 24 hours a day. If life is in danger, call 000.

Call 13 11 14

You’re not alone

Start with a simple hello.

Whether you hope to join a gathering, ask a question or simply find out more, Catherine would be honoured to hear from you.

Monthly gatherings
Lower Chittering Community Hall

Reach out directly

A gentle first hello.

You do not need to explain everything. A simple Facebook message is enough to ask about the next gathering.

Message Mothers Coming Together

Mothers Coming Together is peer support, not a crisis or clinical service. For immediate crisis support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.