During her 100-hour McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship with South Hedland’s Youth Involvement Council (YIC), Annelies Doecke supported ‘at risk’ and vulnerable young people to participate in a range of positive programs in the community.
11 February, 2021
During her McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship at Anglicare WA, Elena Perse successfully applied for grants to support Anglicare WA's programs across the state.
4 February, 2021
Proposing strategies that the Hills Symphony Orchestra can implement to facilitate paperless practices, proved to be a rewarding experience for McCusker Centre for Citizenship intern, Emily Rose.
20 November, 2020
During her 100-hour McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship, South Perth resident Shakeeta Kumar worked on developing a sustainable Yoga and Mindfulness program for Aboriginal children in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands School in rural WA.
20 November, 2020
During her McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship at the Walk Free Initiative with the Minderoo Foundation, Rachele Cardaci is helping to develop innovative strategies for combatting modern slavery.
20 November, 2020
The Honourable Malcolm McCusker AC CVO QC, Director and Chairman of The McCusker Charitable Foundation and former WA Governor, and fellow Director His Honour Judge Denis Reynolds, presented the Outstanding Intern of the Year Award at a presentation event on October 14, 2020.
28 October, 2020
During her internship at Regional Early Education and Development (REED), reducing obstacles to ensure Wheatbelt families could access high quality childcare services, quickly became a personal mission for Madelene Booth.
27 October, 2020
The McCusker Centre for Citizenship successfully piloted a unique Mentoring Program in 2020 which ran from March – October. The Mentoring Program connected 6 McCusker Centre for Citizenship students with a mentor who was a senior leader in the community and who has considerable experience and leadership in actively contributing to their communities.
19 October, 2020
A unique internship program that provides students from The University of Western Australia with an opportunity to give back to their communities has surpassed a milestone of more than 1000 internships, contributing more than 100,000 hours’ service to the community.
16 July, 2020
University of WA Biomedical Science student Alice White was “amazing” at adapting to completing her Telethon Kids Institute internship from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, says intern supervisor Jacinta Freeman.
14 July, 2020