Growing Indigenous fashion

Belinda Cook was awarded the Churchill Fellowship to research the growing global Indigenous fashion industry to support a Kimberley textile industry – USA, South Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

Development Strategies

Jon Haines was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to investigate global best practice character development strategies for adolescent males – Canada, USA, UK

Building design for autism

Michelle Dival was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study specialised building design of homes/workplaces for individuals on the autism spectrum – USA, France, Netherlands, Denmark, UK

Events

Planning is underway for a variety of Fellows’ events during the year.

August
A work site visit with one of our Fellows. These events have been very successful as we meet onsite and share our learnings.

November – save the date!

Thursday, 5th November 2026 from 6.30 – 9.30pm

2026 Fellowship recipients welcome dinner

More details to come

Welcome to the Churchill Fellows WA

The Western Australian Churchill Fellows have had a local organisation since the early 1970s. In 2024, the Association was dissolved, and now the activities of the WA Fellows are coordinated by a small committee with support from the Churchill Trust. The Churchill Fellows of WA hosts several functions and activities throughout the year, including the annual dinner event, where new Fellows and returning Fellows are introduced.

Travel to investigate, return to Innovate!

Over 450 of Australia’s best and brightest, our WA Fellows are totally diverse and invariably innovative. Their projects are the result of extra endeavour and show an aspect of striving for excellence. These are the hallmarks of a Churchill Fellow.

The Churchill Trust can support any worthwhile pursuit with no preconceptions as to what form it can take. This is evidenced clearly by the extraordinary variety of fields in which Churchill Fellows are involved.