Over 11,000 wishes granted for critically ill children Australia-wide
As Australia’s only children’s charity focused solely on granting wishes, we know the power of a wish. The impact of a wish is more than the critical hope and joy that it provides. It’s also about the lasting, positive effect that it has on the wish child, their family, and their community. A wish helps foster increased resilience and unlocks possibility for the future.
From VIP experiences at Australia’s biggest sporting events to becoming a heroic crime fighter, every wish is as unique as the child who imagines it. As a charity that is 100% donor-funded, we rely on our generous supporters and volunteers to help us grant wishes for critically ill children every day.
Take part in World Wish Month
Dream big and dream blue! This April, unleash your imagination and create a blue-themed fundraiser to bring hope and joy to critically ill kids and their families.
Wish kids dream up inspirational wishes—now it’s your turn! Whether you’re a masterful musician, a fitness fanatic, a brilliant baker (or something equally as amazing!), use your skills and harness your hobbies to raise much-needed funds during World Wish Month.
Celebrate this World Wish Month
Aubree's Magical Tea Party Wish
To celebrate the official launch of ⭐ World Wish Month ⭐ you’re invited to join five-year-old Aubree at Perth Zoo, for her wish ‘to have a tea party with animals and mermaids’.
Pickleball For Wishes
Get a team together and join Make-A-Wish and NPL for the inaugural corporate fundraising event this 23 May at The Jar, South Melbourne.
Whether you're a first-time player or a seasoned pro, this is your chance to compete, connect, and make a difference for sick kids across Australia.
Join the kid's charity changing lives one wish at a time
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Urgent Wish Appeal
Right now, there are 72 children who need an urgent wish.
Creating joy since 1985
Make-A-Wish is an Australian children's charity. Learn how your support brings wishes to life.
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Help grant wishes every month and join The Wish Express
Giving a monthly donation is the best way you can help make more wishes come true. Your regular support will deliver hope, joy and lasting memories to critically ill kids.
Embark on the Wish Express and help us deliver the wish effect! As a regular donor of Make-A-Wish Australia you’ll get a first-class seat as we deliver life-changing wishes to sick kids.
Watch Quinn's Wish to Fly with a Unicorn
When she wished to fly with a unicorn in the sky, we set out to make it happen — with the help of an incredible community of unicorn believers!
From discovering the magical unicorn planet at Sydney Observatory to soaring over Sydney Harbour on a Unicorn Patrol, and finally meeting Snowy the unicorn and Queen Rainbow herself, Quinn’s wish was filled with so many joyful moments.
Inspirational news and stories
Make the impossible, possible
We’ve made unicorns fly, sent kids to the moon and, together with our #WishForce, we’re on a mission to grant a wish for every eligible child.
Wishes have a remarkable, uplifting and positive impact that extends far beyond the wish itself.
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Workplace giving not only makes a positive impact on critically ill kids and their families but supporting an Australian charity can also boost company culture.
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The power of our #WishForce
Our #WishForce, made up of over 850 volunteers across Australia, brings together people of all ages and backgrounds to help make life-changing wishes come true for critically ill children and their families.
Volunteering with Make-A-Wish Australia lets you join a globally recognised charity, make a real impact in your community, and experience the power of a wish. Even our longest-serving volunteers (we’re talking decades!) continue to be inspired by the joy they help create.
Wish kids featured on this page
⭐ James, 16, neuro-developmental regression, 'I wish to fly in a hot air balloon like "UP"'.
⭐ Harry, 6, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, 'I wish to become a puppy princess'.
⭐ Maple, 4, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, 'I wish for my own Barbie Dreamhouse'.
⭐ Quinn, 6, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, 'I wish to fly with a unicorn in the sky'.
⭐ Adam, 10, central nervous system sarcoma, 'I wish to "DIG IT" at Thunderbird Park'.
⭐ Ivy, 16, Hodgkins lymphoma, 'I wish to go behind the scenes at the Australian Grand Prix'.
⭐ Marcus & Jacob, both 6, both diagnosed with Wilms tumor, both wished 'to visit Candy Land'.
⭐ Scarlett, 5, congenital heart defect, 'I wish to see a unicorn fly'.
⭐ Xavier, 7, Burkitt lymphoma, 'I wish to have a puppy to pat and cuddle'.
⭐ Cooper, 9, Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome, 'I wish to go to the snow for the first time to throw snowballs'.
⭐ Mackenzie, 11, Hodgkins lymphoma, 'I wish to go to Uluru to connect to my indigenous heritage and see the field of lights'.