Unfortunately we are not able to assist everyone who enquires to use our service – either due to being outside our scope of service or we don’t have volunteer biographers available in the area.
These alternative services may be worth considering.
Note: Most of these services are fee for service. We are not endorsing any of these programs as we have not used them.
In person service most similar to Beyond Words
Eastern Palliative Care (Eastern suburbs of Melbourne)
Online services
These online services generally follow a format where you are emailed a question each week to build a book that is posted to you. Costs between $99 and $199
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Audio stories
A Lasting Tale Costs between $1595 to $1990
Memory Lane Life Stories Costs between $1,600 to $6,500
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Video stories
The Archive Costs $1,997
All About Me Films from $999
Apps that you can use to create videos
A moment with (see demonstration here)
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Other possible options where you could find assistance
There are Writers’ Groups in most areas – local libraries usually have knowledge or your local U3A may be able to assist.
Writers Victoria has some suggestions on where you can find a ghost writer and Oral History Victoria has a list of practising oral historians.
If you want to give it a go yourself, this list of questions may help you get started.
Costs accurate as at July 2024