These four kids know first-hand the power Telethon can have on young lives, and are now working to inspire West Australians to help more sick children like them.
Claire Sadler
The Telethon Golf Day is back at Lake Karrinyup Country Club, the very location where the idea for the annual fundraising extravaganza was born.
Apprentice electrician Luke Taylor has completed his mammoth 100km run for Telethon.
Caleb Runciman
Running one marathon is daunting for most people — but what about running 50kms every day for 50 days?
Bethany Hiatt
On the market for an average of just 16 days, Upper Swan is on its way to becoming a highly-sought-after suburb for property buyers.
Without life-saving equipment funded by Telethon, Luke Taylor believes he wouldn’t be here today.
Rachel Fenner
A transportable sensory container has been unveiled in an Australian-first initiative that means every child will be able to join sporting and community events regardless of their abilities.
The Prime Minister has declared that ‘the whole State’ should be proud of Telethon, saying the good done for charity in WA was like ‘nowhere else’ in the country.
Jake Dietsch
The starting gun for the Perth Running Festival might not be going off until October, but Georgia Hurst is already running rings around her competitors.
Rebecca Parish
The State’s Rare Care Centre has become world-leading in how to streamline services for children with rare diseases, prompting health industry leaders to come together to discuss how to help more kids in need.
The event that puts the ‘fun’ in ‘fundraiser’ is set to welcome WA singer Samantha Jade back to Perth as it counts down 100 days to showtime.
Zach Margolius
Emily Barlow learnt to stand by helping her mum bake and with only 100 days to go until Telethon she is now baking up a storm to help raise funds for children like her.
There are a lot of things Jackson Foskett isn’t able to do due to his epilepsy but a Telethon-funded program has made his dream of working for a football club come true.
Have you always wanted to perform at Telethon? With applications closing soon, don’t miss your chance.
Telethon has been helping raise funds for sick kids in WA for 56 years and one organisation that has been there since the start is Bankwest and its staff.
A family scorched by last year’s bushfire season has become a lucky Telethon story – winning the $37,500 major cash prize at the annual Mega Bingo event.
Tim Clarke
Thousands of eager competitors were hoping their numbers were up at a mass bingo in support of Telethon kids.
The equipment provider has pledged to donate $5000 to the children’s charity for every new Cat machine sold at the expo over the three-day event.
Children from Football Futures Foundation and Telethon Speech and Hearing were given a rare opportunity to meet three AC Milan legends in Perth on Wednesday.
Erick Lopez
Perth’s business and community leaders spent their weekend adding to a record total for the charity event.
Dylan Caporn
Children with rare diseases will be able to get a diagnosis within months instead of years after a ground-breaking diagnostic tool launched in WA.
Have you always wanted to perform at Telethon? Well, now is your chance.
Soccer fanatics will have the chance to get up close and personal with two elite Italian teams before they face off in Perth, with the proceeds from the tickets going towards helping sick kids in WA.
Ben McDonough’s parents were told he would always need a wheelchair, but on Sunday, he zoomed around a track while strapped into his walking frame to raise funds for Telethon.