AS careers go, the journey from corporate lawyer and political staffer to heading a new foundation focused on ending what is called ‘modern slavery’ is clearly an uncommon one.
WHEN philanthropy in Western Australia is debated in the context of the wealth created during boom times, the example of the Fogarty Foundation often crops up.
A MENTORING program designed to produce better outcomes for rural-based businesses will be launched later this month following a three-year pilot program.
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,
A STATE and federal program to fund the housing and care of homeless people in Western Australia runs out in June next year and its future remains unresolved.
TO coincide with the official month of volunteering, Alcoa plans to donate 10,000 employee work hours to charity organisations as part of its seventh annual Month of Service program.
SCITECH’S Aboriginal Education Program has received international recognition for its work to increase school attendance by Aboriginal children in remote communities.
BLACK Swan State Theatre Company has launched a new community program aimed at promoting local art scenes in remote and rural towns through the recreation of local stories on the stage.
THE state’s chief scientist, Lynn Beazley, was awarded the second annual ‘Governors Award for Giving’ last week at a ceremony at Government House ballroom to mark the official launch of the Corpora
DISABILITY workers union United Voice and service provider Activ are at odds over the proceedings of legal action against Activ, amid claims it hasn’t passed on minimum wage increases to its employ
PROMINENT disability employer Westcare has undergone a drastic 18-month overhaul of its plant and equipment and its management team, resulting in a $950,00 increase in company profits and a $5 mill
The Rotary Clubs of Perth and Mt Lawley are set to host their third annual Convicts for a Cause fundraiser in November and aim to more than double the money raised in 2011.
AFTER 22 years of housing country families of seriously ill children being treated in Perth, Ronald McDonald House will move from its Subiaco premises to the site of the new children’s hospital in
THE West Australian Ballet has settled into its new $13 million home in Maylands, the restored and refurbished former WA Royal Institute and Industrial School for the Blind building.
The Bibbulmun Track Foundation will run its 11th team-building event in late October and is looking for a not-for-profit organisation to take part, free of charge.
Fremantle-based KULCHA Multicultural Arts of Western Australia is on a mission to use the arts as a catalyst to make WA more culturally inclusive as skilled migration to the state grows and its cul
PERTH film writer and director Lincoln Fenner’s film More 4 Me is set to screen in Hoyts cinemas in Australia after it was given the Times Square Audience Award for best documentary at the New York
HAVING operated for three decades providing a range of community support services, Rise hopes a recent rebrand and planned expansion will increase its profile across the state.
DELOITTE has partnered with Cystic Fibrosis WA to present the fifth Spring Rose Art Show, a fundraising exhibition that will feature work by Robert Juniper.
IMPROVING internet access for the vision impaired, building support for Aboriginal businesses, and a bike recycling project with corporate connections are among the first group of initiatives to be
One year into Malcolm McCusker’s three-year term as governor of Western Australia, he and his wife, Tonya, continue to drive the state’s philanthropic agenda.
Doric Contractors has been named as the preferred contractor for the $118 million construction of the new Busselton hospital, adding to its recent spate of contract wins.
