Western Australia’s Relief and Recovery Fund was launched recently to provide urgent help to those working on the ground. “The money raised will be distributed to not-for-profit organisations that are providing food and housing, social support and health services for the; homeless, Indigenous Australians, low-income families, seniors and those heavily reliant on sectors such as the arts, who will face increased struggles because of reduced or lost income,’’ Fremantle Foundation Acting Executive Officer, Sue Stepatschuk said.

“We’ve been around for ten years and, like all other community foundations around the world, we’re set up to help communities give, so when we were approached we had some really easy ways to help the community to do that,” Ms Clark said.

“The Fremantle Dockers made history this week, becoming the first Australian sporting team to launch a player-backed charity fund.” “Fremantle Foundation helped set up the fund and CEO Dylan Smith says he hopes other sporting stars will follow the Dockers’ lead …“ “We believe this is the first sporting team in Australia to become philanthropists all together, as a group like this,” Mr Smith says.

Dylan Smith is a very interesting young man. You don’t immediately think of AFL footballers as having a strong philanthropic streak. That is probably quite unfair and no doubt many do!