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News & Media
As Australia’s most inspirational children's charity, we’re often featured in the media.
You can find out more about how we grant life-changing wishes for families across Australia through our latest news and media mentions below.
If you are a journalist with an enquiry about Make-A-Wish or would like to interview one of our spokespeople, please email: [email protected].
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Make-A-Wish in the media
Check out the impact a wish can have across an entire community, through our media mentions below.
Latest News
Behind The Wish: Josh Schwartz
25 July 2024
Josh Schwartz was once a Wish kid and now is President of the Canberra Branch of Make-A-Wish.
10-year-old Adam traded his toolbelt for the driver's seat of a digger as he wished to experience th...
Behind The Wish: Kieran McLeod
26 July 2024
Former Wish kid Kieran has put on a volunteer's t-shirt and put smiles on the faces of sick children...
Like chocolate and caramel, 8-year-old Andrea pairs with celebrity chef, Anna Polyviou to bake a del...
Behind The Wish - Ben Duce
08 July 2024
Aussie Rules umpire Ben Duce is having a ball as a Make-A-Wish volunteer.
16-year-old Alexander (Alex) graduated from Padawan to Jedi Knight after completing his training and...
Behind The Wish - Natasha Guerinoni
18 July 2024
Natasha Guerinoni has spent 10 years making big and small wishes come true in Perth.
17-year-old Chelsea receives a surprise wish to solve a Great Gatsby-themed whodunit mystery, surrou...
Behind The Wish: Maxx Bradford-Lester
04 July 2024
Maxx Bradford-Lester describes the feeling of seeing wishes come true as "euphoric".
7-year-old Tawhai wanted nothing more than his very own 'Malu' - his grandmother's dog that helped h...
Behind The Wish - Zoe Flynn
27 June 2024
Zoe Flynn's passion to make a difference in the lives of others led her to volunteer for Make-A-Wish...
9-year-old Blake experiences the real-life thrills of his favourite video game on the Gold Coast
Behind The Wish - Lesley Prout
20 June 2024
After 31 years as a teacher of children, Lesley Prout said it was a natural transition to help make ...
As a part of World Wish Day, we're celebrating the impact of incredible and unique wishes like Audre...
The Gladstone community comes together with Make-A-Wish to produce a rockin’ wish for 18-year-old Ar...