Hearts and Minds

Western Australia faces major workforce shortages, yet many parents who want to work remain shut out by barriers like childcare, transport, cost, and confidence. Hopscotch, an award-winning program designed by Anglicare WA's ShiftLab removes those barriers through a family-centred pre-employment pathway.

Rehab robotics at Perth Children's Hospital are helping kids recover faster. After surviving cardiomyopathy, two strokes and a heart transplant, nine-year-old Cyrus is regaining movement and independence thanks to a new PCHF-funded robotic device. Donate to support more WA kids.

Across Australia, December marks a familiar rhythm, a final sprint to year-end targets, calendars full of client lunches, offices winding down as families prepare for the Christmas holidays.

The inaugural State of Australia's Children Report launched yesterday in Canberra should send shockwaves through every government, boardroom and household in the country.

The aim of World Children's Day, November 20, 2025, is to help children thrive, but early education and health care are two areas of concern for Western Australian children.

In the lead up to World Children's Day, November 20, 2025, we explore two initiatives delivering refreshing supportive services to children living in the Kimberley.

On World Prematurity Day, we highlight two Western Australian organisations working tirelessly on research and programs that could save the 26,000 babies born prematurely each year in Australia.

Little Blue House Family Day Care has won the Excellence in Family Day Care Award for the Bunbury and Southwest region for a second time in just three years of operation.

One in three Australian households, or 3.5 million homes, experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months, according to the recently released Foodbank Hunger Report 2025.

Women and Infants Research Foundation has been named Western Australian winner for the Telstra Best of Business Awards 2025, recognised for its outstanding impact on health outcomes.

Food security is a fundamental human right, yet one in 12 people across the world face hunger and in 2024, 120,000 Western Australian children were living in severely food insecure households.

A significant portion of homelessness in the community goes unseen and bringing visibility to hidden homelessness could be the key to ending the crisis for good.

World Mental Health Day, held on October 10 each year, presents an opportunity to review gaps in mental health supports and explore initiatives working to build a more resilient community.

One in seven people in Western Australia are living in poverty and October 12 to 18, 2025, has been dedicated to increasing awareness of this through Anti-Poverty Week.

Perth Children's Hospital Foundation's new fundraiser Give for Kids Day has generated more than $370,000 in the event's debut; a figure that will continue to grow until October 3.

The Y WA is working in partnership with Edith Cowan University School of Medical and Health Sciences to directly respond to expanding demand for speech therapy services in Western Australia.

For 10 years, the Central Park Plunge has been challenging brave community members to abseil 130 metres down Perth's Central Park Tower on St Georges Terrace to raise funds for charity.

The Women and Infants Research Foundation has furthered its commitment to improving the health of women, babies and families by awarding $260,000 to Western Australian research projects.

Renewed awareness of current food insecurity and poverty levels has rippled across the country, with businesses urged to contribute to long-lasting solutions in the wake of National Food Bank Day.

Inclusive and resilient communities are built on the foundations of charity work and driven by a shared objective to solve challenges such as food insecurity and childhood illness.

This Women's Health Week, researchers and advocates across Australia are calling for stronger support for the research that underpins access to health care for women and girls.

Leaders in business, philanthropy and social impact will unite to raise money for rare and undiagnosed diseases (RUDs) at the exclusive Gold Series – Perth fundraising gala on August 29.

After a comprehensive 12-month integration program, two of Australia's leading community service organisations are officially one.

The young people of today will be the leaders of tomorrow and International Youth Day, recognised on August 12, is a chance to highlight programs sculpting these young minds.

During National Science Week, we celebrate two Perth-based foundations that are shaping the future of health care through ground breaking research.

New research has found that rough sleeping in Western Australia has increased 114 per cent since 2016, with 2,315 people currently rough sleeping across the state.

On National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day, we highlight organisations that are working to improve the lives of Indigenous Australian children and youth.

“I believe we can end homelessness and this is the way to do it,” Anglicare WA housing coordinator Nick Mathieson says about the Advance to Zero initiative.

Hayden had a clear vision of the type of workplace that would allow his strengths to shine, Mandurah RSL was ready to become a more inclusive employer, and MatchWorks made the connection.

Education facilitates a critical stage in a young person's development and has a significant influence on Western Australian culture, but many students are walking away from school.

Employment plays a key role in improving the lives of people struggling with mental health, as the stability of a paying job supports recovery and fosters new hope for the future.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of NAIDOC Week, an annual event held across Australia since 1975 to empower Indigenous voices and culture.