The McCusker family is to provide more than $100,000 a year to Australia's version of the global Rhodes Scholarship, with a women's health expert becoming their first recipient.
Malcolm and Tonya McCusker have boosted the assets of their family's charity by more than $175 million, tripling its holdings as they plan to increase philanthropic funding.
In the age of social media, led by a generation of digital communicators, it may seem remarkable a tradition dating back millennia has not only survived, but is thriving.
Students across all disciplines at the University of Western Australia this year will be offered courses and internships on issues such as homelessness, mental health and chronic disadvantage.
Anglicare WA chair John Barrington has heralded the arrival of two-high profile board members as key elements in the organisation's efforts to pursue growth in a competitive environment.