News Articles for Channel 7 Telethon Trust

Carina Viola will lead the WA-based charity into a new phase of rapid growth.

The charities and Rio Tinto have secured a five-year partnership to support youth mental health and wellbeing in the Pilbara.

After two consecutive years of posting a deficit, The Kids Research Institute has recorded a profit of $10.8 million for the 2024 financial year.

Personal tragedy sparked Ashlee Harrison's work to help young people with mental health issues or at risk of suicide.

Richard Goyder has been named as the incoming chair of one of Australia's largest private companies, just months after his early retirement from the Qantas board.

Perth-based investment company Perron Group has reported another big profit while flagging plans to diversify its portfolio, anchored by property assets like Central Park and Cockburn Gateway.

One of WA's most established research institutes is reinventing itself and the way it does business.

Experienced Perth businessman Gary Lyons will play tennis for 25 consecutive hours to raise funds for The Kids Research Institute Australia.

The past year has seen some big changes among WA's top philanthropists and how they go about their task.

The Telethon Kids institute was the big winner from the state government's latest round of medical research funding, securing nearly half of the $25 million on offer.

WA has some very prominent philanthropists, detailed in our updated list of foundations, and there is a push to expand giving across the wider community.

More than a decade after finishing up as the state's chief scientist, Lyn Beazley remains a passionate advocate for medical research.

Minderoo represents half of the contributions made by the top 25 philanthropic foundations in WA.

Telethon and the MACA Cancer 200 Ride for Research raised a record-breaking $69 million for medical research over the weekend.

Philanthropic donations increased in 2020, despite predictions it would fall.

The Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation is one of WA's largest philanthropic foundations; however, it's not as large as it used to be, and therein lies a story.

Telethon 2020 raised a record $46.3m for the Channel 7 Telethon Trust over the weekend, with 14 donors contributing the lion's share of the money.

Giving increased last financial year, but the economic fallout from COVID-19 will affect the potential for generosity into the future.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Mark McCrory, Neil Siford, Justine Lea, Ian Shepherd and Jane Cutler.

The late Eric Lumsden, Jahna Cedar and Christine Simpson Stokes are among 76 prominent Western Australians to be awarded Australia Day honours this year.

Western Australia's two biggest charity events, Telethon and the MACA Cancer 200 Ride for Research, raised a collective $47.4 million for medical research over the weekend.

Following in the footsteps of Stan Perron, some key names in philanthropy have increased their funding distribution, but many charity recipients are struggling to measure the impact of these donations.

Big donations to three philanthropic trusts in Western Australia augur well for future charitable donations, although the state's wealthiest person, Gina Rinehart, has bucked the trend.

The Channel 7 Telethon Trust achieved another fundraising record over the weekend, raising $38 million for medical research, but its success has not been shared across the charity sector, with Variety WA's Carols by Candlelight the latest of several events to be cancelled due to a lack of financial support.

Edith Cowan University's longest-serving chancellor, Hendy Cowan, will retire from his position after 14 years in the role.

SPECIAL REPORT: Western Australia's 10 largest philanthropic foundations distributed $65 million last year, but like many charities, some of these organisations are increasingly targeting individual supporters to offset rising fundraising costs.

SPECIAL REPORT: Charities are diversifying their approach to building revenue streams as a soft economy challenges their business-as-usual fundraising models.

Channel Seven managing director Mario D'Orazio has been appointed as a director of Curtin University's new initiative, the Asia Business Centre Advisory Board.

Iconic medical research institute is increasing philanthropic revenue.

Major fundraising events remain the largest source of revenue for many of WA's charitable organisations.

The record $16.8 million donated this year to Telethon's annual fundraising weekend – the charity's most successful event to date – will mean more money in the pockets of the chosen beneficiaries,

Philanthropy is an inevitable topic when it comes to wealth creators in Western Australia.