News Category: Making a Difference

12 Mar, 2020

Evolution Charity Cup 2020

The Evolution Charity Cup was held on Friday the 6th of March at Dixon Park Beach in conjunction with Surfest. The event was run by the Mark Hughes Foundation to help raise money for brain cancer [...]

20 Nov, 2019

Barker Ryan Stewart Supports the Cancer Council and Master Athlete Heather Lee

Barker Ryan Stewart would like to congratulate Heather Lee for her outstanding achievements at the Australian Masters Games.

27 Mar, 2019

Evolution Charity Cup 2019

Barker Ryan Stewart would like to congratulate all the participants involved in this year’s Evolution Charity Cup for helping to raise a massive $100k for the Mark Hughes Foundation to help tackle [...]

28 Feb, 2019

North West Disability Services’ Opal Cottage Officially Opens

The unveiling ceremony was held on Monday the 25th February, with the CEO of NWDS Deborah Gersbach, Federal Labour MP for Macquarie Susan Templeman, and the Hawkesbury City Council Mayor Barry [...]

14 Dec, 2018

North West Disability Services Award Day

It was a colourful awards ceremony where NWDS clients and their carers, staff, and volunteers were recognised for their achievements throughout the year.

14 Nov, 2018

Heather Lee Awarded NSW Senior Australian of the Year

Together with Kurt Fernley (NSW Australian of the Year), Jarrod Wheatly (NSW Young Australian of the Year) and Sophie Smith (NSW Hero), Heather will be heading to Canberra with the award nominees [...]

16 Apr, 2018

March Charge Final Stats for Barker Ryan Stewart

As a team, Barker Ryan Stewart trekked over 5,046kms and raising a total of $4, 268.64 to go towards the Cancer Council to support those affected and to help fund cancer research.

19 Mar, 2018

Barker Ryan Stewart March Charge Update

The Barker Ryan Stewart March Charge teams have been full steam ahead with an amazing amount of kilometres trekked. The official stats so far are;

01 Mar, 2018

Barker Ryan Stewart do the March Charge

Word record holder and cancer council advocate, Heather Lee, has challenged BRS personally to beat her 250km target for the month.

06 Nov, 2017

Congratulations Master Athlete Heather Lee

The Games were held in Penguin, Tasmania from the 23rd-26th of October. She won the gold medal in the 90+ age group for the 1500m, 3000m and 5km race walking events. Heather broke her existing world [...]