In 2005 an exciting affair of sexy glamour, stunning fashion and fine dining is planned with Western Australia's top designers previewing their 2005/2006 spring/summer collections for both men and women, which will include 4 of the top new emerging designers.

For the fourth year, in what has become a major part of the evening, the focus will be solely on Western Australian Designers show casing their amazing talent with some very special surprises along the way on the night!

Innovative and ground breaking are words often associated with STYLEAID and for the second time we will be presenting a finale like no other seen in Perth to date. Working within the theme of JOY and with the colour red we will be weaving a mystical spell over our guests with a 'couture' experience that will long be remembered.

STYLEAID has the support of 250 volunteers, who work for over nine months to create a night of flawless quality and sophisticated style.

AWARDS

In both 2000 and 2001 the exclusive STYLEAID program won gold medals at the Printing Industry Awards for excellence.

In December 2001 Event Coordinator Mark Reid was awarded an inaugural World AIDS Day award for his work with HIV/AIDS spanning over 15 years and in 2003 was a finalist in the Community Services Industry Awards - Outstanding Achievement by an Individual.

In just the seven years since STYLEAID in Perth began over $300,000 has been raised to help fund vital support programs for people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS at the West Australian AIDS Council.

The following projects are not funded by the Government and each year the WA AIDS Council raises funds to ensure direct emergency care is provided to people living with HIV/AIDS and that serving today's youth is possible.

Serving Today's Youth

We run a number of programs targeted at keeping our young people safe. We present information to secondary school students about HIV/AIDS, safe sex and safe drug use. We give potency to this information by having people with HIV presenting their story and some of the positive and negative experiences of having HIV.

The WA AIDS Council has a presence at popular youth events such as "Big Day Out" and the Fresher's Weeks held at all the tertiary institutions to provide information and resources.

We attend the Leavers celebration at Rottnest and Dunsborough to ensure that young people have access to proper information.

The WA AIDS Council operates a mobile needle and syringe exchange service going to 16 different locations each week. The vans are discrete and cater for all people who inject drugs.

We also provide education and prevention services in juvenile correction facilities. These young people have often had very difficult family lives and HIV/AIDS is the least of their problems. By giving them skills and knowledge we aim to prevent them from exacerbating their existing problems.

For young people growing up infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS we offer family based services, such as the annual family camp and support services for parents living with HIV so that they can better deal with the demands of their children.

HIV Assistance Fund

This is a fund set up by the WA AIDS Council to provide financial assistance to those most in need. The purpose of this fund is to provide practical support and emergency relief to assist the many men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS maintain a basic living standard. Ironically, the good news on HIV/AIDS treatments has created a new problem. Many people with HIV/AIDS find they are unable to support themselves for the term of their illness - financially as well as emotionally - so it is vital for the WA AIDS Council to provide this support.

For example, the HIV Assistance Fund may pay a bond and required letting fee to ensure a client has suitable accommodation. Direct financial assistance may be given for the payment of Western Power, AlintaGas and Telstra accounts. Practical assistance is provided through items such as food parcels, furniture and bed linen. At present almost every third request for help from the Fund is for food parcels.