Cherie Wheeler

In the constant battle faced by not-for-profit organisations to raise funds it seems more and more are turning to sporting events as the answer.

THE combination of healthy, sports-based pursuits and worthy causes has proved to be a winning formula for the community sector and not for profits in terms of publicity and fund raising.

THOUSANDS of children and parents have helped Western Australians living with multiple sclerosis by participating in the Premier's Summer Reading Challenge.

FOUR story ideas have been selected from the pool of applications from Western Australian indigenous filmmakers for production and broadcast on ABC1.

THE state’s classical musicians are thinking outside the orchestra pit in an effort to take their art form to a new generation of admirers.

WESFARMERS and the University of Western Australia are joining forces in a new multi-million dollar project to boost the study of Australian history at both tertiary and secondary levels.

THREE Perth-based engineers are going back to basics to deliver infrastructure solutions for farming communities in Africa.

SCIENCE fiction fans are in for a treat this weekend with the Oz Comic-Con coming to Perth for the first time.

ST John of God Health Care has welcomed a major investment in its Timor-Leste (East Timor) nursing development program.

OF all the issues likely to feature prominently in the lead-up to the March 9 state election, it’s perhaps no surprise the arts is a long way down the list.

REPRESENTATIVES from a number of Perth-based insurance companies donned their aprons and took up their tongs last week for the second annual Willis On Fire charity barbecue cooking competition.

PHILANTHROPY organisation The Funding Network will introduce an innovative fundraising format to Perth next week, aimed at encouraging a broader range of people to contribute to charitable projects

QUEENSLAND artist Ross Manning’s exhibition, Volumes, opened at the Perth Cultural Centre last week.

AUZCORP Amex Corporation, Azure Capital, legal firm Ashurst and Acton Real Estate were among the companies to get in the swim for the sixth annual iiNet Team Sprint Cup last weekend to raise funds

MINING giant Rio Tinto has signed up with the Royal Flying Doctor Service for a further four years to sponsor the Life Flight aero medical jet.

The Pilbara Stories exhibition has officially opened at the FORM Gallery in Perth.

ScreenWest has launched two digital initiatives to meet the industry’s growing demand to create and develop digital content.

THE Richmond Fellowship of Western Australia has stepped up its push to change attitudes in the state’s mental health system and help drive law reform.

WEST Australian Ballet’s new artistic director, Aurelien Scannella, says his first Australia Day celebration in Perth was an eye opener, not just for the fireworks or flag-waving, but also because

THIRTY years after its first incarnation started with a budget of just $3,000, the 2013 Perth Fringe World Festival has revenue amounting to millions.