Community News
Edmund Rice Camps for Kids WA to Thriive WA
A New Chapter with the Same Heart
In early 2025, we officially changed our name from Edmund Rice Camps for Kids WA to Thriive WA. While our name has changed, our mission remains the same: to create safe, supportive spaces where vulnerable WA children can just be kids — to laugh, to learn, to feel seen and heard, and to build confidence, resilience, and connection.
As an Edmund Rice founded organisation, it is so important to us not to lose the connection to the values and ethos that made us great! Thriive continues to count on Trinity College and other Edmund Rice schools to provide young adult volunteer mentors with a certain outlook and way of thinking. This is a community focused on care, inclusion and the power of connection.
To the parents and families of the students, thank you. Know that your child’s commitment to this program is helping WA kids thrive.
As we continue to grow, we hold dear a strong and positive relationship. With your ongoing support, more and more kids across WA will see the benefit of being a part of one community. A community based on love, kindness and support.
To help us continue this important work, we’re hosting a fun and light-hearted fundraiser; Thriive WA’s 2025 Quiz Night, hosted by Quiz Face Games and Mix 94.5’s Kymba Cahill. This will happen on Saturday, September 6 at Gibney Hall, Trinity College — with a big thank you to Trinity College for welcoming us to their venue.
The evening will be a relaxed retro-style throwback (with a few fun surprises), and all proceeds go directly to supporting Thriive camps and programs. It’s a great excuse to bring your friends together, test your trivia skills, and be a part of positive change in WA.
You can secure your table ($30 per head, tables of 8-10) by emailing Laura on marketing.events@thriive.org.au
Department of Education car park update
From 23 June 2025, Hale Street to the north of Nelson Crescent will be closed permanently and as a result the north-east section of the Queens Garden Car Park accessed from Hale Street will also be closed permanently.
The remaining sections of Queens Gardens Car Park operated by the Department will remain open and free to use until September 2025, the Department will provide further advice of the date of closure in due course.
Queries: capitalworksandmaintenance@education.wa.edu.au
Code Camp - Winter Holiday Workshops
Code Camp is the home of fun holiday activities and after-school programs for children aged 5-13 that empower them with skills to be creators of the future! Winter Workshop bookings are now open - click the button below!