Telethon 2025 live updates: Follow all the excitement as stars descend on WA to raise money for sick kids
It’s one of the most highly-anticipated events of the year in WA and it’s finally here.
Telethon 2025 kicks off from 7pm for 26 hours of glittering non-stop entertainment and one thing is for sure — it is going to be huge.
Follow along for all of the exciting updates below.
And most importantly, you can donate by phoning 1300 737 507 or by clicking here. to be part of the state-wide fundraising effort to help make the lives of sick, vulnerable, and disadvantaged children and their families much brighter.
Let’s look at some of our favourite photos so far
Bruce Springsteen?
Ben O’Shea has transformed into Bruce Springsteen to perform his best version of Dancing in The Dark.
PerthNow call centre gets a bit rowdy
University students completeting ECU’s incredible broadcast media course have shown us their best moves as volunteers continue to take your donation call.s
Bigger and Better
Ben O’Shea says this year’s Slumber Party is going to be bigger and better than ever before.
Lip sync and dance performances have been promised!
I can’t wait.
Our favourite Slumber Party
Famous Sharron, Ben O’Shea and Sunrise star Matt Tinney are all in bed together for Telethon’s annual slumber party.
A LOT has changed since 20204, Sharron has had a baby and Ben has had a haircut.
“I’ve given birth and Ben’s had a breakdown,” Sharron joked.
Star student
WAAPA student Jack Hamilton is giving us one last performance to wrap up WA’s original music showcase.
Then, Famous Sharron and Ben O’Shea will entertain us with their slumber party.
Famous Sharron is in the building
WA’s beloved Famous Sharron has arrived and is accompanied by a very special little guest - her eight week old baby.
Sharron said she has had two months of no sleep so what’s one more night!
How tiny Isabelle survived heart & double lung transplant
Every morning, Tracey Newman listens for the sound of her 19-year-old daughter’s footsteps — and every morning, her heart fills with overwhelming gratitude when she hears them.
It’s a sound she once feared she would never hear.
It’s the sound of life.
Her daughter, Isabelle Rigby, was born at just 24 weeks and five days, weighing a meagre 695 grams. She was born fragile with lungs so underdeveloped they could barely support her first breath.
READ THE FULL STORY BELOW:
Raising the roof
Steve Hensby Band has taken the stage.
The band is a nine-piece funk, soul, and ska juggernaut led by Berklee-trained, WAMI-nominated guitarist Steve Hensby.
DONATE NOW!
It might be nearly 1.30am but the Telethon call centre doesn’t sleep.
Pick up your phone and call 1300 737 507 to donate.
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