Our People, Our Community
We were proud to return to the Newcastle Pride Festival for the 4th year in a row, celebrating once again with our vibrant local community in Hamilton. Our incredible volunteers brought the energy with a colourful pop-up marquee featuring glitter, face painting, and temporary tattoos—creating a welcoming space filled with joy, connection and celebration.
This year’s festival continued to champion gender diversity and sexuality within the LGBTIQA+ community. Our ongoing commitment to inclusion was on full display as our venues came together to support and uplift our community through shared moments of food, entertainment, sport and leisure.
We remain dedicated to supporting Newcastle Pride’s vision for a safer, more inclusive future where every LGBTQIA+ individual feels valued, proud and heard.
See a wrap-up of the day below!
Real Stories
Assisting the Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation
Our ClubGRANTs donation supports services offered by the Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation, such as transport, scholarships or petrol vouchers.
Lifting Lives in Newcastle
Wests Group is proud to support Soul Hub with an $85,000 ClubGRANTS donation, helping provide meals and essential services to those in need
Supporting Educational Goals
Wests Group is proud to support the Mentor Support Network with a $10,000 ClubGRANTS donation, providing scholarships to disadvantaged youth in Newcastle and the Hunter Region.
Sense of belonging for all
Several Wests' employees volunteered their time to support the 2022 Newcastle Pride Festival to show support of the LGBTIQA+ community celebrating sexuality and gender diversity.
Supporting lifesavers
The Wests Group ClubGRANTS program in recent years has donated $50,000+ to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service for purchasing essential equipment to ensure crew and chopper safety before every lifesaving flight.
Future Knights Shine at Tackle Ready Day
The nib Newcastle Knights hosted the Hunter Junior Rugby League Under 7s Tackle Ready Gala Day at McDonald Jones Stadium!