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Australia Day Ambassadors share their Australian stories with WA communities
Dozens of Auspire’s Australia Day Ambassadors headed to communities across Western Australia to share their inspiring personal journeys and encourage local people to reflect, respect and celebrate around Australia Day….

West Australians reflect, respect and celebrate our country’s continuing story on Australia Day 2024
From citizenship ceremonies to festivals and fireworks – hundreds of thousands of West Australians united on Australia Day 2024 to Reflect Respect Celebrate. The celebration of our many cultures and…

2024 Australian of the Year Awards announced
Life-saving scientists who are curing Melanoma, an Indigenous teacher and cultural leader, a record-breaking Olympic swimmer and a man whose fossil find paved the way for the nation’s Dinosaur museum…

Auspire welcomes 16 new emerging multicultural leaders to award-recognised program
Teachers, health workers and social enterprise founders are just some of the individuals who make up the 16 new participants of Auspire’s Multicultural Leadership Program in 2024. The new cohort,…

West Australians gather to send off WA’s 2024 Australians of the Year
On Thursday 18 January, Auspire – Australia Day Council WA hosted the Reflect Respect Celebrate Australia Day Launch to bring West Australians together to share stories, celebrate our common bond,…

Inspiring Australians to visit WA communities this Australia Day
A number of award recipients and community leaders within Auspire’s Inspiring Australians’ Network are preparing to visit towns and cities around WA this Australia Day, as Australia Day Ambassadors to…

An interview with Sikh Gurudwara Perth
In 2021, Sikh Gurudwara Perth received the Active Citizenship Award from the City of Swan in the Community Citizen of the Year Awards. While the recognition came about in light…

Community heroes to be recognised this Australia Day
Hundreds of individuals, groups and events will be recognised for their contribution to their respective communities this Australia Day, as councils around WA hold their 2024 Community Citizen of the…

Communities to unite on Australia Day 2024
This Australia Day, communities from all over the nation will come together to reflect on our history, respect our individual stories, and celebrate our diversity and it is this diversity…

Profile: Cockburn Chinese Community Association
The City of Cockburn has one of the largest multicultural populations within Western Australia. With many residents being first- or second-generation Chinese migrants, there is a great need for the…

Westcare Incorporated joins Auspire as newest partner
Auspire – Australia Day Council WA is delighted to announce our newest partner, Westcare Inc., as we continue to seek out businesses that align with our values of building capacity…

Impact of 2021 WA Local Hero on plastic waste sees monumental growth
In 2021, Rebecca Prince-Ruiz OAM was named the Local Hero for WA in the Australian of the Year Awards, for her efforts in reducing plastic waste through her campaign, Plastic…