Charity
$1 Million, Countless Lives Changed
MERC 15-Year Celebration Fundraising Campaign
As we celebrated 15 years of the Mining Emergency Response Competition (MERC), we called on every team, every sponsor, and every supporter to help us make it year our biggest and boldest fundraising effort yet.
We are very proud to announce that with everyone’s support, we reached our milestone goal!
Over the years, MERC has proudly raised over $1,000,000 for charities that create lasting impact in our communities.
In 2025, we pushed beyond the $1 million milestone.
All funds raised supported two outstanding grassroots charity organisations that started their journeys with MERC: Blue Tree Foundation and Happiness Co.
2025 Awards Night Raffle Winners
Silver Raffle (Licence No LS224116525)
~ Ticket 951 Jennifer Holmes
Gold Raffle (Licence No LS224116025)
~ 1st prize $7,000 – Ticket 556 Sake Van Weeghel
~ 2nd prize $2,000 – Ticket 389 Anna Paull
~ 3rd prize $1,000 – Ticket 714 Mo Sauzier
2025 Charity Partners
Blue Tree Project
Founded with a mission to help spark important conversations and encourage people to speak up when experiencing mental health concerns, Blue Tree Project is a not-for-profit mental health organisation focused on raising awareness about mental health issues and “Kicking the stigma of mental health, one blue tree at a time.”
You can find blue trees across every continent of the world (minus Antarctica) with each blue tree acting as a beacon of hope and visual reminder to start important conversations.
We’re proud to continue supporting Blue Tree Project in our fourth year of partnership, helping them spread the message that “It’s OK to not be OK” and to encourage support for those experiencing mental health struggles.
Happiness Co Foundation
The Happiness Co Foundation is a proud charity partner of MERC and exists to bring hope and support to communities impacted by mental health challenges, suicide and hardship.
Funds raised from this year’s competition will directly support mental health workshops across regional and remote Western Australia, suicide prevention initiatives and family support programs, and school-based wellbeing education reaching thousands of young people at no cost to schools. The Foundation will also continue its “Happy to Help” program, which provides direct relief to families in crisis through the payment of essential bills.
Through the generosity of MERC, the Happiness Co Foundation will be able to expand its reach and impact, ensuring that more people across the state know they are not alone and that help is always available.
