The rain didn’t deter guests at this fundraiser for Parkerville Children and Youth Care from turning out in their finest — and raising more than $400,000 for WA’s first trauma-informed school.

Supported by Gina Rinehart and her companies Hancock Prospecting and Hancock Iron Ore, the event at Fraser’s brought together leaders from the corporate, philanthropic and community sectors to raise funds for Parkerville Grove School, a specialist facility being built in the Perth Hills for children whose trauma makes mainstream school impossible.

Speaking after the gala, which was themed There’s No Place Like Home (Wizard Of Oz), the charity’s CEO Kim Brooklyn said it was “profoundly grateful”.

“The spirit of giving is not just alive in Western Australia – it’s thriving, and it’s making a tangible difference in the lives of young people who desperately need to know their community believes in them,” she said.

Photography Alan Chau