Located in the Burswood Parklands on the banks of the Swan River with the Perth skyline in the background, the venue is Perth's finest for an outdoor cinema.

Like any commercial venture, it takes an enormous effort both in human and financial resources. Our volunteers put in thousands of hours to the event, but our financial resources are limited.

To that extent we are always seeking commercial sponsorship to underwrite the event, so that we can be assured of an operational profit to be directed 100% to our charities.

If you are interested in becoming a Movies by Burswood sponsor to help underwrite the event please contact us at info@moviesbyburswood.com

Your support helps us to help worthwhile West Australian charities.

To date Movies by Burswood has raised over ONE MILLION DOLLARS for the charities we support.

This year Movies by Burswood support the following charities...

Youth Focus is a West Australian, non profit community based organisation working with young people between 12-18 years of age who are showing early signs associated with suicide, depression and self harm. Youth Focus offers community based individual youth counselling, family therapy and peer support services, designed for youth whom have been difficult to engage, or have had difficulty accessing support from other services and work to prevent the devastating tragedy a suicide causes family and friends for what is a totally senseless and avoidable loss of a young life.

Youth Focus is unique in that it provides holistic early intervention services that are not provided elsewhere in WA.  It has the ability to provide one-on-one personalised therapy, peer support programs and outreach services, whereby counsellors can meet with clients at school or other convenient locations in the community, differentiating Youth Focus from other youth organisations. All Youth Focus individual counselling involves on average an eight month intensive program followed by a further 1-3 years of support for each client.

Youth Focus employs 28 staff, the majority of whom are youth and family counsellors. Our mission is aided by approximately 40 regular volunteers who participate in our Peer Support Camps and numerous fundraising events throughout the year.

Youth Focus has been established for 15 years and operates within the metro and outer metro areas of Kwinana, Rockingham and Mandurah and has recently set up an office in Bunbury to service the Bunbury / Collie region. Over the past 12 months 600 young people and 160 families have received free counselling services from Youth Focus. However, the number of young people referred to our service continues to grow, and in 2006/07, more than 300 young people were unable to access our services due to a shortage of funds.

Thanks to the support of our corporate partners and a successful events program, Youth Focus is able to generate more than 80% of its operating revenue through non-government sources. As a result, there is no limit on the number of counselling sessions a child or family member can receive and service delivery can be tailored on a case by case basis to best meet the needs of the client.

Suicide attempts by adolescents are frequent and admission to hospital because of intentional self-harm is approximately 15 times more common than completed suicide. Almost one-third of young people who complete suicide have made a prior attempt. This year’s Australian Democrat Youth Poll found that more than 50% of young people “knew someone who has committed suicide or seriously considered committing suicide.

For more information visit www.youthfocus.com.au

Riding for the Disabled is a worldwide movement.  In Australia there is a National Council, 7 State branches and currently over 120 working centre.

In Western Australia there are currently 14 centres from as far south as Albany to as far north as Geraldton.  In total RDA WA comprises 4 metropolitan and 10 country groups with over 400 volunteers and 45 unpaid coaches who assist over 650 riders with disabilities and special needs to use our service.

The primary objective of Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) is to provide horse related activities to as many people with disabilities and special needs as possible.  In fact, RDA is one of the few organisations offering a multi-diagnostic service.  RDA Riders include people with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, multiple injures, amputees, some stroke victims, Down Syndrome, deaf, blind, intellectual disabilities, emotionally disturbed and people with learning and behaviourial problems.An increasing number of medical and community service professionals consider that riding is a most valuable activity and that in many instances it can provide significant aid in treatment and rehabilitation.  Horse riding provides a new freedom and mobility for people with disabilities, a feeling of independence, a sense of achievement, greater self-confidence: all resulting in improved self-esteem. Newly found capabilities begin to take precedence over long accepted disabilities.To sit upon a pony or horse and be able to look down on someone must be a new experience for someone confined to a wheelchair. The partnership of a trusted friend with four safe legs opens a whole new horizon for people who have been reliant on mechanical means for their mobility.

For people with intellectual disabilities, the warmth and trust of the horse must also provide the opportunity to develop a particular relationship between horse and human. In many cases, riding can provide a new environment for learning.

For more information visit www.rdawa.org.au

Living with a serious illness or injury can cause enormous strain in the lives of children and their families. The everyday joys of childhood often take a backseat to the stress of treatment and hospitalisation.

Since 1988 Starlight has been brightening the lives of seriously ill children at a time when they need it most. Starlight provides them with an opportunity to connect with a variety of programs that can enhance their emotional well being and help them forget their illness.

 Starlight’s positive distraction programs are designed to be an integral part of the total health care of these children. They are about giving them an opportunity to simply be kids, laugh, have fun and connect with other children.

In Western Australia our hospital programs include the Starlight Express Room and Starlight Club Ado (located at Princess Margaret Hospital ), Starlight Fun Centres and our Starlight Express Van - geared to deliver fun and entertainment to hospitalised children around the country.

Out of hospital, Starlight's Wish Granting program grants wishes of children aged four to eighteen who are seriously ill, whilst  the Starlight Escape events provide children and their families with fun group outings and activities.

Starlight’s programs currently reach only ‘one in three’ of the 600,000 child admissions made to Australian hospitals each year. Our aim is to reach all of these children to help restore the fun, laughter and joy that illness takes away.

Starlight relies on the generosity of individuals, organisations and initiatives like Movies by Burswood to be able to brighten the lives of seriously ill children.

If you would like more information about the Starlight Children’s Foundation please call 1300 727 827 or visit www.starlight.org.au

Ronald McDonald House was established for the sole purpose of providing a haven for the families of children who are seriously ill or who have a life threatening condition and who are undergoing treatment at Princess Margaret Hospital.

Primarily the House is available to accommodate families from regional Western Australia whose children have been diagnosed with a serious illness. Many of these families have never been to the City before let alone having to cope with a recent and serious diagnosis for their child. It is a daunting and traumatic time for parents.

Before the House was built, many families could not afford to pay for accommodation in the City and did not have any family support available to them. Consequently parents spent many nights sleeping in a chair next to their child's hospital bed or in their car, in order to be close to the Hospital.

The House can accommodate up to 18 families in the either one of 12 private rooms or one of the 6 family units. Other amenities within the complex are communal areas of an open plan lounge room/dining area, commercial kitchen, library, parent quiet room, laundry and outdoor courtyards with gas BBQs. For the younger ones, there's a computer room complete with 2 playstations and 2 computers, a toy room and an outdoor adventure playground.

The House is supported by many businesses and organizations throughout the Western Australian region who assist in making life a bit easier for the families that stay with us.

Over 1200 families have stayed at Ronald McDonald House since November 1990. The average stay is two weeks, the longest being four years.

Ronald McDonald House isn't just a practical resource; it's a home with a heart. It's a place where families can draw strength from being together and find support and friendship with other resident families who understand their problems as no one else can.

Many families come and go, some with good news and some with not so good news but they all say they don't know how they would have coped without Ronald McDonald House being there for them.