Lachlan Ilias and Titans Deliver Vital Support to Motherhood Village Charity

The Gold Coast Titans have strengthened their ties to the local community, with five-eighth Lachlan Ilias and partner Regan Stephens visiting Motherhood Village to deliver a significant financial and material contribution.

The visit marks the culmination of the club’s International Women’s Day initiative, which focused on supporting perinatal mental health and local mothers.

Ilias and Stephens presented a cheque for $2,075, raised through a dedicated club auction.

In addition to the funds, the pair delivered a second wave of care packages containing essentials for mothers and infants, following an initial delivery by NRLW star Jaime Chapman. These packages were the result of a coordinated effort by Titans players and staff to provide immediate, practical support to families in need.

Vital Services for Gold Coast Mothers

Motherhood Village is a peer-led charity providing free in-person support for mothers from pregnancy through to five years postpartum.

Emphasising that the donation is a necessity for maintaining the charity’s accessibility, founding director and CEO, Tracey Tyley, said:  “It goes directly to helping us keep our support groups free of charge for our mums to attend.”

“Looking after our mums means the world to us, and this support allows us to keep doing that. It really makes a huge difference for us… we’re just so grateful,” Tyley said. 

Personal Connection and Community Impact

For Ilias, who is in his debut season with the Titans, the initiative highlighted the unique cultural landscape of the region.

“Being in a smaller city like the Gold Coast, it’s very community-based.” 

“Anywhere we can help out and do something like this, it means a lot. There’s a lot of boys in the Titans who are passionate about giving back,” Ilias noted.

The moment carried extra weight for Regan Stephens, who reflected on her own upbringing to explain her passion for the cause.

“I grew up with a single mother, she raised me. We didn’t have much at all, but she was a happy mum.”

“That’s always stayed with me… being a child of a happy mother, not a perfect one, but a happy one. I would do this again and again in a heartbeat,” she said. 

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