Celebrating 6 years of Westfield Local Heroes

Over the past six years the Westfield Local Heroes program has contributed almost $7.4 million* in grants to more than 700 community organisations.

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*Grants reported in AUD.

Meet some of the Westfield Local Hero alumni

Helping survivors connect and heal

Providing culturally appropriate healing

Anna Coutts-Trotter

Katrina Ikonomou

The Survivor Hub

Gunawirra

Social work and arts student Anna Coutts-Trotter has cocreated a safe peer-support space for hundreds of sexual assault survivors.

Kind-hearted social worker Katrina goes above and beyond to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children in the Inner West.

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"[The Westfield Local Heroes program is] a very rewarding experience and a great windfall to help organisations to continue to deliver or expand their programs.”

- Karen Knuckley, Westfield Local Heroes alumni

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More amazing Westfield Local Heroes alumni

Supporting LGBTIQA+ families

Driving gender inclusion

Teaching children to save the ocean

Bronwyn Mackintosh

Ashley Scott

Matt Montemurro

Rainbow Families

Girls on Fire

Marine Mammal Foundation

Proud dad Ashley has been an active and dedicated member of Rainbow Families since helping to start the organisation

Firefighter Bronnie has developed a camp to empower at-risk young women and drive gender-inclusion in the emergency services.

Matt is achieving positive change with his innovative approach to teaching children that what they do on land can determine the future of animals in the sea.

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Taking care off his generation

Giving migrant women their power

Giving back with hygiene packs

Leighton Bradfield

Dr Lubna Alam

Sophie Ashdowne

20talk

Alo Englightened Women Inc.

Pinchapoo

Teenager Sophie spends every spare hour volunteering with Pinchapoo, a personal hygiene charity.

Leighton has a single-minded focus on reducing the suicide rate among young Australians.

Lubna works tirelessly to lower barriers for culturally and linguistically diverse women.

"I am very humbled to have received this award and to have Westfield’s support behind the work I do means a huge amount."

- Clementine Hartson from ProjectKindness,

Westfield Eastgardens Local Hero 2022

Driving positive impact

Almost $7.4 million** over 6 years

**Westfield Local Hero grants are provided in Australian and New Zealand dollars. Total grants since 2018 worth $AUD7,383,300.

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