While the broadcaster is an accomplished distance runner, even he admits he’s a little unsure about whether it was entirely sensible to sign up for such a gruelling week.
Bethany Hiatt
Thousands of Perth petrolheads swapped a quiet Sunday afternoon for the roaring scream of V8 engines and burning rubber at Motormall Raceway for the inaugural Supercar Sunday.
Caitlin Vinci
In May, Murray was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma after a tumour was found in his left leg and in June he began an aggressive treatment regime.
Kellie Balaam
Testing newborns for sepsis will be faster and more accurate under a world-first blood test being developed in WA that could save the lives of thousands of babies every year.
To say the singer-songwriter’s nine to five is worlds away from her five to nine is an understatement.
Jade Jurewicz
Popular Blue and Yellow Wiggles Lucia Field and Tsehay Hawkins will be appearing at this year’s Telethon, and have promised to bring colour, energy and sparkle to the special WA weekend.
Rhianna Mitchell
Most days are dominated by hospital appointments and gruelling checkups, but recently, three brave young West Aussies got a taste of all five stars.
Doctors misdiagnosed Perth ultra-marathon champion Phil Gore’s painful injury as a simple haematoma and sent him home but he sought a second opinion and discovered something much more dangerous.
Fierce bidding at the annual Kelpies for Kids auction at the Perth Royal Show has raked in invaluable funds for Telethon, with all auctioned dogs to remain in West Australia
Georgia Campion
With WA’s favourite weekend of the year just two weeks away, beloved children’s entertainer Emma Memma has touched down early to spread a little Telethon magic where it matters most.
For kids using wheelchairs or supportive standing frames, standard ground-level play areas are often impossible to navigate.
During a routine check-up at PCH a doctor felt a strange hardness near Chase Hunter’s kidney, what followed was every parent’s worst nightmare.
Two decades, millions of dollars raised and countless memories later, the Perth business is still one of the most successful fundraising machines for Telethon.
A small group of Perth daredevils were given a thrilling taste of what’s in store when dozens of supercars roar into Perth for a first of its kind fundraising event.
A Perth schoolboy has turned his unimaginable grief into a powerful force for good in memory of his late younger brother.
Supporting kids like 8-year-old Bronte to get in the pool and learn to swim is the driving force behind Superfins.
Brooke Rolfe
The school was named the highest fundraising school in the Telethon Premier’s Challenge, blowing its original $25,000 target out of the water.
Busselton walking groups are encouraging participation in the Telethon Steps of Hope walk along the Busselton Jetty in October.
Madelin Hayes
Aiden will run out onto Optus Stadium with his beloved Dockers before the sold-out home final against Geelong as the Bankwest Docker for a Day.
With just 39 days until Telethon 2026 some of Australia’s biggest music, television and sporting names have been locked in to descend on RAC Arena for the annual 26-hour celebration of WA’s sick kids.
A pair of socks has never held greater meaning than those emblazoned with the lovable Fat Cat, complete with his signature 3D fluffy ears.
The WA kids of the moment, the Telethon Little Stars, have taken part in their first official duty in their esteemed new position.
The 2026 Telethon Home fit with a pool and views of the Ellen Brook Foreshore Reserve has officially hit the market.
With a smile bright enough to light up a room — and everyone in it — this bubbly eight-year-old is the epitome of a ray of sunshine.
