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
Louise finds inspiration in volunteering
16 May 2022
Louise Borg shares what she's learnt from 20 years of volunteering.
10-year-old Mackenzie is counting down the days until her wish to visit the Field of Light and Uluru...
Hitting the road for Wish kids
06 May 2021
Aaron will run 42km in a day to help raise money for kids to have their wishes come true.
Meet Andrea Alzened, former wish kid now Wish Ambassador whose wish to be an artist came true in 201...
After many Covid delayed attempts, Gus finally got to go on his wish on a perfect summer day in Mel...
Jada and her wish cat Penny both have a unique heart condition which makes their bond even tighter.
The music man who sings for wishes
27 May 2022
Hayden Ashton put his guitar in a campervan and headed for the most remote towns in Australia to pla...
Disney fan Jade's wish to see Frozen the Musical came true with an unexpected twist halfway through ...
Lucas cycles for sick children
21 April 2021
Meet Lucas, aged 5, who has been on his bike in April to raise money for Make-A-Wish's Superhero Cyc...
Decades after her sister's wish was granted, Annika has joined the WishForce to make wishes come tru...
Former wish kid Caelan and mum Sharon have both faced and beaten cancer.
Taya wants to leave her medical appointments behind and go on a massive high-end shopping spree.
Cameron got to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a huge milestone after being diagnosed with a...
Ready for some closure, Summah has her sights set on Uluru and travelling to the Northern Territory ...
