Ambulance Wish Western Australia
Granting the wishes of the terminally ill
Fulfilling wishes, celebrating lives
Fulfilling wishes, celebrating lives
Ambulance Wish Western Australia is a 100% volunteer-run registered charity dedicated to fulfilling the final wishes of people living with a life-limiting illness. Inspired by the belief that dignity, compassion and choice matter at every stage of life, we help create meaningful moments when they are needed most.
The charity was founded following the death of a close friend whose final wish could not be fulfilled. From that loss came a determination to ensure others would not miss the chance to experience a final moment of joy, connection, or peace. That commitment became Ambulance Wish Western Australia.
The Final Wish Programme was officially launched on 28 October 2021, bringing together volunteer clinicians and community members who generously give their time, skills, and compassion. Our wishes are carried out using specially equipped Wish Ambulances, ensuring wish recipients can travel safely and comfortably, with clinical care provided throughout. Every wish is planned with sensitivity and respect, centred on the individual and their family.
At Ambulance Wish WA, we believe a final wish is more than a journey – it’s a lasting memory, a moment of peace, and a powerful reminder of what truly matters.
Fulfilling final wishes
Ambulance Wish Western Australia’s mission is to give people in end-of-life care the resources, specialist transport and medical care they need to fulfil their final wishes, at no cost to the Wish Recipient or their family.
When time matters most, we help people living with a life-limiting illness experience a final wish that reflects who they are.
A moment, a memory, a final wish - made possible with care and compassion.
What would be your last wish?
Would you want to feel the wind on your face while watching the waves crash onto the beach; watch the birds soar above the hills; or the sunlight shining through the trees and shimmering on the river?
Would you prefer to say goodbye to the family pet; attend your daughter’s wedding; or say hello to your sibling or new-born grandchild?
Have one last day at home with mum and dad, visit the art gallery, zoo or rugby; have a beer with your mates; or visit your husband’s grave one last time?
Dependent on donations
All Ambulance Wishes are FREE, however, the volume of wishes that can be fulfilled is dependent on donations and fundraising.
Ambulance Wish Western Australia receives no Government grants or funding and is completely dependent on corporate partnerships, donations and community fundraising to ensure its outcomes are achieved.
Every dollar helps us fulfil final wishes. We run entirely on charitable donations and are managed by volunteers. All donations go to running Ambulance Wish Western Australia and fulfilling last wishes. To be able to continue, expand and improve the final wish programme we require continued funding.
All donations of $2 and over are tax deductible in Australia.
Ambulance Wish Western Australia Inc. is registered with the Australian Taxation Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR). Charitable Fundraising Licence No CC22633.
Better beds fundraiser
In celebration of Ambulance Wish Western Australia’s third birthday and the fulfilment of its 100th final wish, the Registered Charity has launched a fundraising campaign to upgrade the Wish Ambulances’ stretchers.
New electronic ambulance stretchers will:
- improve comfort for wish recipients;
- increase the capability to fulfil more final wishes; and
- reduce the risk of manual handling injuries to the volunteer ambulance crews.
Ambulance Wish Western Australia has been quoted $51k for a new electronic stretcher and loading mechanism for each of its Wish Ambulances. Electronic stretchers for Tinesh, Kees & Hydi Wish Ambulances would allow both the Metropolitian region and South West WA to be equipped with better beds, improving comfort and minimising manual handling risk.
As Ambulance Wish Western Australia is a deductible gift recipient (DGR), all donations of $2 and over are tax deductible in Australia.
Download the Better Beds fundraiser poster here.
