Westfund collective:

Losing his lower right leg in an accident at eighteen months of age has not slowed him down, as he instead focussed on keeping up with his dirt bike-riding older brothers.

One of four sporty children, Logan grew up enjoying a huge range of outdoor activities before finding swimming at his mother’s insistence at age nine – and he hasn’t looked back.

Rockhampton Riding for the Disabled are a not-for-profit organisation who focus on the therapeutic benefits of horse riding.

Their approach allows riders to build skills, teamwork and confidence, while focussing on the most important thing – fun.

Through the ‘Here for Hearts Program’, Westfund and the Defibshop have helped bring AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) to a range of community and sporting organisations and schools across Queensland and NSW. Here for Hearts is now a cornerstone of Westfund’s Community Grants Program, continuing to improve AED access and awareness.

The aim of the Lithgow Area Women’s Shed (LAWS) is to ‘provide a place where all women in the Lithgow area are welcome to come and join us’ and a strong emphasis is on ‘building women’.

Rotary Australia, the localised arm of the international organisation, has flourished with over 1100 clubs across the country. Rotarians work hard to ensure that their efforts stick to the organisation’s simple motto of ‘service before self’.