Cherie joined Business News in January 2013 and produces the majority of the video content featured on the Business News website, including the Daily Wrap. She also covers the Community and Arts section of the newspaper and is currently completing the final stages of her Bachelor of Arts at Curtin University. cherie.wheeler@businessnews.com.au
While not-for-profit directors are generally supportive of the federal national disability insurance scheme, there is concern that the policy does not consider the long-term impact of the intended changes.
The state’s first indigenous cultures museum is set to be up and running by 2017 with the help of $50 million from the University of Western Australia’s New Century Campaign.
Government departments and disability business enterprises have signed contracts worth $12 million in the two years since Workpower was charged with improving relations between the sectors.
THE Perth Cultural Centre has been transformed this week with tents, decorations and various spectacles as part of the Awesome International Arts Festival for Bright Young Things.
Numerous charity groups hold annual fund-raising balls, but few if any can match the longevity and success of the Ronald McDonald House Charities Ball.
CHARITY group Dine for Life, which raises money from diners for a range social and humanitarian causes, is taking its Perth fund-raising expertise to the eastern states.
Overcoming the stigma of depression and suicide is a challenge faced by all organisations in the mental health sector, and one that Lifeline WA is tackling head on
Established and newer arts festivals in Western Australia are enjoying growth and success this year, attracting an increasing number of artists and patrons.
The St Vincent de Paul Society was among the state's first not-for-profit organisations to receive a grant from the state lottery commission (now Lotterywest), in 1933.
MAKE-A-WISH Australia has announced a new partnership with the Qantas Foundation, marking a positive turnaround in the not-for-profit group's fortunes after a tough few years.
The West Australian Symphony Orchestra will put on two special performances to accompany Peter Jackson's movie Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring on the big screen on June 21 and 22.
Perth-based energy infrastructure company ATCO Australia has announced it will support two new exhibitions to be presented by indigenous art group Nomad Two Worlds.
After a number of years in the wilderness, Perth jazz lovers turned out in their thousands for the inaugural running of the Perth International Jazz Festival.
The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA has appointed its inaugural executive director, with the recruitment of experienced arts administrator Henry Boston.
Mixing sport and fundraising has proved a winner for not-for-profit groups but the Peter Hughes Burn Foundation has taken the formula past the post to also inspire and motivate beneficiaries of its
From major rides that take over freeways, to smaller, more intimate groups keeping to selected cycle routes, it seems more people are getting on to their bikes to support health-related charities.
