Barry Plant donates to Make-A-Wish Foundation

Real estate agency Barry Plant presented an $115,000 cheque to the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Australia at its inaugural 'I wish to be' gala.

An additional $27,000 was raised on the night, to go towards fulfilling wishes from children with life-threatening medical conditions.

All 80 Barry Plant offices donated a portion of their commissions from properties sold in October, as part of Barry Plant's 'Wishtober' initiative.

Barry Plant chief executive Mike McCarthy said the company considered how it could contribute to the community at a corporate level, forming the Barry Plant charity fund.

"When we explored ideas around how we could support Make-A-Wish, we developed the idea of Wishtober," said McCarthy.