Canberra here we come….

Our End Child Poverty campaign is taking the voices of South Hedland young people and youth workers to Canberra so our politicians can hear first-hand their experiences of poverty.

Port Hedland is viewed as one of Australia’s wealthiest regional communities supporting the national economy through mining, substantial employment and economic output.

While data reveals high average incomes, it can mask significant pockets of disadvantage, housing stress, high cost of living, food insecurity and geographic isolation has on local children families, particularly those on low or fixed incomes.

We wanted to find out more about child poverty in Port Hedland, so we asked the children themselves.

They shared their experiences with us of being hungry, homeless and turned away from school for issues that can be traced back to living in poverty.

We want those voices heard by our decision makers, so on September 14, 2026 will take them Parliament House where our politicians can listen to their powerful stories.

Help us end child poverty in Australia.