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].
Featured stories
50 shows in 50 days for 50k
30 March 2023
Meet the family that travelled Australia to make wishes come true
Sean Bell hits the ground running on his record-breaking lap around Australia
You may remember Aroha from her Million Pumpkin wish, well her spooktacular fundraiser was a frightf...
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
How to be a wishmaker
22 May 2020
Head of Wishes Keira Blake explains what it's like making wishes come true for a living!
Ava ran like an Olympic 100m sprinter when she first saw her new cubby in her backyard.
The Friendly Fisherman
20 May 2020
Robbie Alexander loves catching fish and volunteering for Make-A-Wish.
Robyn's lifetime of happy tears
18 May 2020
Robyn Moore has seen the power of Make-A-Wish first hand.
Noah's answers for home isolation blues
19 March 2020
Noah and mum Kat know how to beat the home isolation blues
Throwback to Dara and her puppy wish
07 February 2020
Wish child Dara had her puppy wish come true in 2017. We checked in with her to see how she is in 2...
An inspirational volunteer
17 January 2020
Marcia Thorning is 88 but has no plans to retire as a Make-A-Wish volunteer.
Dr Kylie Mason
16 January 2020
Wish child Kylie Mason fought and beat leukaemia. Now she’s a doctor helping others fight leukaemia...
Trusted reputation
14 December 2020
In December 2020, we were again named among Australia's Top 20 most trusted charities.
5K Foam Fest is back!
27 November 2019
Hear from wish mum Natalie who took part in Australia's bubbliest fun run last year.
Tarocash smashes the $180k mark
20 November 2019
Our fundraising partnership with Tarocash has passed another milestone!
Dwayne's wish from his grandad's point of view
07 October 2019
Terry Francis just thought it was out of this world the day Make-A-Wish sent his sick grandson Dwayn...
Need a present for Father's Day?
30 August 2019
Shop Tarocash's exclusive Make-A-Wish accessories - perfect for dads!
The BIG4 Wiggly Song
14 August 2019
Get your kids dancing along to The Wiggles new song, with all proceeds coming to Make-A-Wish!
Ace's wish... One year on
10 July 2019
Ace's wish to meet the Brisbane Lions came true this time last year. We caught up with his mum Rayle...