Wheelchairs for Kids Australia

24/06/2026

Tune the wireless into 882 am 6PR Perth (or listen live on their website) to hear CEO Greg Hebble chat with Tod Johnston about all things Wheelchairs For Kids Australia.

Greg will be up just after the 2pm News today.

21/06/2026

This is Jahid, now a teenager, who was abandoned by his parents as a baby and raised by his ageing grandmother. They live in poverty in a simple house in a small village in South Sumatra.

Jahid had never owned a wheelchair but a kind stranger donated an adult one for him which they hoped would help.

Jahid spent most of his life on the floor and as a result has developed scoliosis in the spine. His joints in his legs are very stiff. Thankfully Jahid was referred to the team from Global Village Foundation Bali during their wheelchair distribution mission to Sumatra in mid-2025.

You can see the instant relief and happiness on Jahid’s face – he is non-verbal but understands everything happening around him. His grandmother, like many parents, wept tears of joy upon seeing her grandson fitted into our fully adaptive wheelchair.

📍Right now, thousands of children just like Jahid, are waiting for something many of us take for granted – the freedom to move, learn, play and participate in family life.

💛Your EOFY donation can help put a child into their very first wheelchair.

It can also help us continue building a sustainable future for Wheelchairs For Kids Australia as we work towards manufacturing 6,000 wheelchairs each year for children who need them most.

Whether it’s $30 or $300 (the cost of a complete wheelchair) every single dollar helps set the wheels in motion for children waiting for a wheelchair.

⏰Make your tax-deductible donation by 30 June.

Check the comments below for how you can donate ⬇️⬇️

20/06/2026

♻️ Small bottles. Big impact.

Every 3,000 eligible containers returned through Containers for Change and donated to Wheelchairs For Kids Australia helps fund one complete wheelchair for a child in need.

That's 3,000 bottles and cans kept out of landfill.
One wheelchair delivered.
One life changed.

Your empty containers can help provide mobility, independence and opportunity to a child who would otherwise go without.

Next time you recycle, consider donating your refund to Wheelchairs For Kids Australia.

💚 Return any container displaying the 10¢ Eligible mark. Choose Wheelchairs For Kids Australia - Scheme ID C10336476.

💚💚 Or drop your empties into the factory at 10 Buckingham Place, Wangara 730am to 230pm Mon-Fri

Wheelchairs For Kids Australia builds and donates all-terrain, adjustable wheelchairs for children living with disability in under-developed countries.

19/06/2026

Great to end the week with a helping hand from Rio Tinto Perth staff who spent the morning at our Wangara factory.

Rio Tinto are one of the corporate teams who support us through through Volunteering WAteering WA.

It's a fun day which starts out on the tools or doing various tasks in the factory or office. At 10am the factory stops for a big group morning tea followed by another shift on the floor. Once the work is completed, the team enjoys a private tour and video presentation followed lunch if they want to stay.

If you are a corporate partner with Volunteering WA please reach out to find out how you can book a session at Wheelchairs For Kids Australia.

Other businesses who would like to know more about booking in small group volunteering, please call 9409 3633 or email [email protected] for details.

17/06/2026

We had a couple of lovely visitors to our factory today ... Betty Hislop OAM and Audrey Mullen from the Ladies Inter-Association Darts.

The ladies social group had been collecting money for some time in their own "wheelchair fund" to help out club members and their families. But since the fund had not been called on in some time, they decided to find a worthy cause and make a gift.

Thankfully they found our "wheelchair fund" and after doing some research, the social club decided to make a donation ...

🎯 With hit the bullseye with these ladies who came with a donation of $5000 😮💛

Needless to say Br Olly was pretty excited by their kind donation. Betty and Olly have a lot in common ... both well over 80 (Betty will soon 88) and both awarded OAMs for their lifetimes of work in the community.

Betty has been passionately involved in darts for more than 60 years. Coaching, committees, tournaments, Hall of Famer and more. Betty told us it all started as a family thing with her parents and nine siblings playing on a dartboard on a back of a door of their home in Wooroloo.

When she turned 21 and could get into the pub, Betty joined a team and has been playing and involved in administration ever since.

It goes to show if you have a passion and a reason to get up every day, your age is just a number - ask Betty and Br Olly who are living proof.

We want to extend a big thanks to all the ladies who participate in Perth Ladies Darts Association and Darts WA. Your kind donation today will send 16 wheelchairs to children in need. 🙏

16/06/2026

A lovely post to share from back in late May from our distribution partner Dutch physiotherapist Marco Kerkhof who runs Blu Spring Associazione. Blu Spring are based in Switzerland and work in Zambia to transform the lives of children with disability.

Marco writes ...

🇬🇧 A very special day at Wheelchairs for Kids in Perth 🇦🇺
Yesterday, as representatives of Blu Spring, we had the privilege to visit the incredible Wheelchairs for Kids factory.
Jeff gave us a wonderful behind-the-scenes tour, and after hundreds of emails over the years, it was truly special to finally meet Don {Kidson, long-term WFKA volunteer} in person.

As it was National Volunteers Day, we also attended the special morning tea celebrating the amazing volunteers whose dedication makes all of this possible. Their work is changing the lives of thousands of children around the world.

It was also a pleasure to meet Greg and the legendary Brother Olly — Australian Senior of the Year 2025 and co-founder of WFKA.

During a short presentation and video, we had the opportunity to share the impact these wheelchairs are making in Zambia and the difference they bring to children and families every single day.

We also had a very constructive meeting to discuss current challenges in the field and possible future improvements to the wheelchairs, based on our experiences in Zambia. These exchanges are incredibly valuable to continue improving mobility and quality of life for children.

Another great moment was meeting our colleagues from the Global Village Foundation Bali, sharing experiences and ideas from different parts of the world working towards the same goal.
A huge thank you to the entire WFK family for your warmth, passion and commitment ❤️♿

15/06/2026

We’re a few days behind but big thanks to the teachers and our volunteers who braved a cold morning on 5th June to load up 350 wheelchairs and spare parts destined for Global Village Foundation. Bali in Indonesia.

With this container gone our tally for 2026 is sitting on 2,228 to 10 countries and our grant total of wheelchairs shipping on 68,660!
Early this month, Australian Doctors For Africa collected 20 wheelchairs for their own containers of medical equipment and supplies going to Ethiopia and Somaliland.

Special thanks to our wonderful crew from the following local schools and to all our volunteers:
🙏St. Anthony’s School, Wanneroo.
🙏St. Luke’s Catholic Primary School, Woodvale.
🙏St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Butler.
🙏St Lawrence Catholic Primary School, Balcatta.
🙏Whitford Catholic Primary School, Craigie.
🙏Liwara Catholic School, Greenwood.

We're on record pace for the 2025/26 financial year a bumper calendar year in 2026! ☺️

14/06/2026

🙌 Mongolia Part 1
We recently received a report from the Khangai Rotary Club, located in Tsetserleg, the capital of Arkhangai Province in central Mongolia. It was from July 2025 to May 2026, providing details of 140 children who had received wheelchairs during that period.

The team voluntarily travelled from Ulaanbaatar to various provinces, covering significant distances:
• Arkhangai Province (565 km)
• Dundgovi Province (324 km)
• Uvs Province (1373 km)
• Khuvsgul Province (817 km)
• Umnugobi Province (588 km)
• Sukhbaatar Province (563 km).

To further expand their wheelchair missions, they also conducted wheelchair assembly training for fellow Rotarians of the Ulaanbaatar Rotary Club in March 2026.

The children and young adults able to be fitted to a wheelchair ranged from 2-3 years in their early 20s. While we make our wheelchairs for children, it is often possible for small adults to also be safely accommodated.

Rotary is a vital partner to Wheelchairs For Kids Australia. Not only were we formed by Scarborough Rotary, but we have been supported financially by to 150 Rotary Clubs over the last 20 years.

We also have partnerships like this one with Rotary Khangai in many countries where a Rotary Club or a collaboration of Clubs arranges the import of the wheelchairs and pair with local health and disability charities to ensure effective distribution.

If our wheelchairs could talk what amazing stories they could share of the destinations they travel to and the lives they change. 💛

Rotary International

11/06/2026

Right now there is a child is sitting on the ground unable to move freely, get to school or play with their friends.

With your support, we can change that.

At Wheelchairs For Kids Australia we make life-changing wheelchairs for children in developing countries, giving them mobility, independence, access to education and the chance to participate more fully in family and community life.

Every wheelchair is made by our dedicated volunteers right here in Perth and gifted free of charge to children who need them most.

Please watch Br Olly's message and, if you can, make a donation to our end-of-financial-year appeal by 30 June..

Just $300 builds a complete wheelchair. Every donation helps build a wheelchair piece by piece. Please, give what you can.

Give Now at: wheelchairsforkids.org/donate/

10/06/2026

As the gloomy winter days descend here in Perth, we see these bright, happy stories from the wonderful team Pamodzi Ndi Ana working in Zambia.

This week they have been doing visits to communities to follow up and provide wheelchair maintenance and refit children who have grown.

With the support of HANDS AROUND THE WORLD this classroom in Chipata has been fully transformed to support local children with disability. The volunteers had the joy of visiting the renovated space and meeting the eight children who will now have the chance to learn and thrive with their classmates - thanks to their Wheelchairs For Kids Australia wheelchairs and the teams at Pamodzi Ndi Ana and Blu Spring Associazione.

Being greeted by the smiles of the Principal, teachers, and mothers reminds Pamodzi Ndi Ana why this work matters so much. Wheelchairs and spaces made to accomodate children's differing needs are vital to break down the stigma of disability in developing countries. Creating these inclusive spaces provides hope for better futures and gives dignity to children and their families. 💛🩵🩷