WAssup Community Services

Grassroots practical help across Western Australia

WAssup Community Services

Community will look after community.

WAssup is a grassroots Western Australian initiative turning 10-cent containers, donations and goodwill into practical help.

WAssup's current focus is the WAssup 108 Speakers Program — placing portable speaker-and-microphone kits where young people can connect, create and be heard.

The WAssup 108 Speakers Program

108 speakers. 108 locations. One loud idea.

The WAssup 108 Speakers Program will place 108 JBL PartyBox On-The-Go 2 Plus speakers, each with two wireless microphones, with carefully selected youth and community organisations.

From remote communities to cities across WA, these kits can support youth drop-ins, workshops on Country, cultural activities, karaoke nights, performances, school-holiday programs and community events.

The test is simple: every speaker must be used, cared for and shared — not left sitting in a cupboard.

  • 47 Confirmed WA locations
  • 61 Locations still to confirm
  • 3 purchased 3 of 108 official kits purchased — 105 to go
  • 3 delivered 3 of 108 official kits delivered — 105 to go

Program status updated 24 October 2026: 47 confirmed WA locations, 3 official kits purchased and 3 delivered — 105 to go. $71.66 is available towards Speaker #4, including the two contributions recorded on 23 October.

See the current financial snapshot.

WAssup 108 Speakers Program logo
Speaker #3 · Delivered to Broome Youth & Families Hub

Speaker #3 · Delivered

Speaker #3 has been delivered to Broome Youth & Families Hub.

BYFH was the first organisation to say yes to the program. Its JBL PartyBox On-The-Go 2 Plus and two wireless microphones are now in Broome, ready to support young people, creative activities and community events.

Purchased on 19 October 2026 for $422.02, plus $36 direct delivery to Broome — $458.02 in total. Three official kits have now been delivered, with 105 to go.

$458.02Speaker #3 kit and direct Broome delivery
$71.66available towards Speaker #4

Fundraising for Speaker #4 is under way. See the updated financial snapshot.

Community spotlight · Speaker #1

Mulan, Paruku and life on Country.

Explore Mulan through the community's own resources, public videos and its locally run youth program. See the first WAssup speaker and microphones being used in the Yapawurru Youth Program, in footage shared with permission.

WAssup announcement confirming that Speaker number two has been delivered to Freedom Centre in Leederville
Speaker #2 delivery update, 21 September 2026.

The second official delivery

Speaker #2 has been delivered to Freedom Centre.

Freedom Centre in Leederville provides a safe, welcoming space for LGBTQIA+ young people and now holds the second official WAssup kit.

The JBL PartyBox On-The-Go 2 Plus and its two wireless microphones were purchased on 9 September and delivered on 21 September 2026. The kit can support social activities, creative programs, karaoke and events.

The proof of concept

Three communities proved the idea.

Before the WAssup 108 Speakers Program officially began, three JBL speaker-and-microphone kits were delivered to community organisations.

Denmark

Denmark Community Resource Centre

Fitzroy Crossing

Marra Worra Worra Aboriginal Corporation

Northam

Avon Community Services

These three earlier donations proved the concept: put useful equipment in the hands of organisations already doing the work, and it gets used.

They are proudly recognised as the inspiration for the program, but they are not counted in the official 108 tally.

Now the 108 begins.

Practical, portable and ready to use

Why a speaker?

Music creates energy, connection and belonging. A microphone gives young people the chance to speak, perform, lead and be heard.

One portable kit can be used across dozens of activities. It can become the soundtrack for a youth drop-in, the microphone at a workshop, the music at a community celebration or the equipment that helps a young performer find their confidence.

It is practical, portable and ready to use.

Because every young person deserves to be heard.

Ready and waiting

Communities are already saying yes.

WAssup now has 47 confirmed WA locations, represented by Aboriginal corporations, community resource centres, youth services, schools and grassroots organisations.

They stretch from the Kimberley and Pilbara through the Mid West & Gascoyne, Goldfields-Esperance, Wheatbelt, Great Southern, South West and metropolitan Perth.

Program status updated 24 October 2026: 47 confirmed WA locations, 3 official kits purchased and 3 delivered — 105 to go. $71.66 is available towards Speaker #4, including the two contributions recorded on 23 October.

Ten cents can make some noise

Turn your 10c containers into sound.

Your empty drink containers help fund the next WAssup speakers and delivery. The first three kits have been delivered to Mulan, Freedom Centre and Broome Youth & Families Hub.

Take your eligible containers to any Containers for Change refund point and use the WAssup scheme ID:

Containers for Change scheme ID C11616901

Every container donated through the WAssup code helps fund the 108 Speakers Program.

Collect them at home. Start a workplace collection. Ask your school, club, café or community group to get involved. Ten cents may feel small, but thousands of containers can put music and microphones into another community.

Be part of the next delivery

Other ways to help.

Every contribution brings the next delivery closer.

You can:

  • Make a direct donation
  • Fund or part-fund a speaker
  • Run a container collection
  • Encourage your workplace to support the program
  • Share the program with your community
  • Nominate a suitable youth or community organisation

Equipment for community use

A speaker for your next community event.

Scott’s own JBL PartyBox Club 120 and On-The-Go 2 are available for organisations to borrow by arrangement. These are personal, earlier models, separate from the kits donated through the 108 Speakers Program.

Small, grassroots and accountable

Grassroots and transparent.

WAssup Community Services was founded by Scott Bibby with a simple belief: you do not need to be a large organisation to do something useful.

Scott listens, connects people and resources, and supports practical ideas communities can genuinely use.

Community service first, ego last. One useful act at a time.

WAssup Community Services is currently operated by Scott Bibby under ABN 49 495 986 762. WAssup is not yet a registered charity, so donations are not currently tax deductible.

Program income, money applied or spent, balances and deliveries are recorded, with public updates showing what has been raised and where each speaker goes.

Speakers #1, #2 and #3 delivered

Support the next WAssup speakers.

Three official kits have been purchased and delivered to Mulan, Freedom Centre and Broome Youth & Families Hub. There are 105 deliveries to go, with 61 locations still to confirm. Fundraising now supports Speaker #4 and future placements.

Donate your 10-cent containers, make a direct donation, sponsor part of a speaker or share the program. Every contribution brings the next WAssup speaker-and-microphone kit closer.

Community will look after community — one speaker at a time.

WAssup in the media

Hear the story behind the speakers.

Scott talks about the 108 Speakers Program, community connection and giving young people room to express themselves in interviews with ABC Kimberley Breakfast and Wangki Yupurnanupurru Radio.

Contact

Contact WAssup.

Questions, ideas or a possible partnership? Get in touch.

Phone 0491 756 664

Email wassup@wassup.au

Containers for Change C11616901