Stories of impact

Impact Funding, a post Fellowship opportunity, supports selected Churchill Fellows to implement a project of their design to achieve further impact in their field.

Read about our Churchill Fellows’ journeys from Fellowship to implementation in our Stories of impact.

Building for inclusion

Churchill Fellowship Impact Funding supports Kim Samuel in developing inclusive housing guidelines to create safer, more accessible homes for people with disability.

Healing communities post-natural disaster

Churchill Fellow Gary King’s Impact Funding provides mental health workshops to natural disaster regions.

Autism-friendly design reimagined

Leading the way in safe, accessible design solutions is Churchill Fellow Shelly Dival.

The sound of heritage

Churchill Fellow Jodie Williams uses Impact Funding to explore Norfolk Island's heritage through soundscapes. Listen to the latest Churchill Collective podcast episode.

Innovating safety solutions for vulnerable families

Chris Boyle used his Churchill Fellowship to improve child protection, leading to the StandbyU Shield, a tech-based safety solution.

Closing the vision gap

Churchill Fellow Lisa Penrose-Herbert's work aims to close the gap in eye health for Australia's First Nations people through integrated primary health care.

Enhancing courtrooms with support dogs

Exploring Churchill Fellow Julie Morrison's pioneering work in integrating dogs into courtrooms to support vulnerable witnesses and victims.

Transforming education through music

Anita Collins is out to change the world, one education system at a time, and she’s well on the way to doing it.

Hold big tech to account - safer screens for Aussie kids

Barbara Biggins from Adelaide, an early media trailblazer and latest recipient of the Winston Churchill Trust’s Impact Funding continues her 50-year campaign to keep Aussie screens safe and appropriate for our children.

From Australian Waters to global palates: A caviar success story with Indigenous partnerships

If it looks like caviar and tastes just as delicious, then caviar it is, even if it’s sourced from Australian fish rather than sturgeon or lumpfish from Iran, Russia or Europe, and costs considerably less. Nick Gorman, one of our latest Impact Funding recipients, doesn’t mind what we call it, preferring instead that we enjoy its flavour and the ‘pop’ it makes in the mouth.

Data-driven insights into voluntary assisted dying

Dr. Margaret O'Connor reveals the importance of data in navigating the complex landscape of voluntary assisted dying, ensuring transparency, and fostering a national consensus on end-of-life care statistics in Australia.

Theatrical catalysts for healthcare culture change

Dr. Catherine Crock's plays transform hospital culture by emphasizing patient-centered care and safety, with a new initiative using video content to stream performances into hospitals and medical schools, reaching a wider audience for lasting impact.

Championing accessibility in the Australian music scene

Morwenna Collett is revolutionising the Australian music industry by tackling accessibility issues, from online information gaps to physical barriers at venues, through her groundbreaking National Live Music Accessibility Charter project.

Smarter homes for people out of hospital or with a disability

In an Australia-first, people leaving hospital or with a disability can visit a simulated smart home with new assistive tech to try, set up at the Fiona Stanley Hospital by Churchill Fellow Tim McLennan

Empowering filmmakers for social impact

‘No film is a silver bullet’ but documentaries and features can definitely help spark social change. Churchill Fellow Alex Kelly supports the evolution of the social change film industry as the intersection between filmmaking and activism grows.
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