diff --git a/client/package-lock.json b/client/package-lock.json
index e6ab9dc..5fcdbcc 100644
--- a/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/client/package-lock.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         "next": "^16.2.10",
         "react": "19.1.0",
         "react-dom": "19.1.0",
+        "react-icons": "^5.6.0",
         "tailwind-merge": "^3.3.1",
         "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.7"
       },
@@ -5803,6 +5804,15 @@
         "react": "^19.1.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/react-icons": {
+      "version": "5.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-icons/-/react-icons-5.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RH93p5ki6LfOiIt0UtDyNg/cee+HLVR6cHHtW3wALfo+eOHTp8RnU2kRkI6E+H19zMIs03DyxUG/GfZMOGvmiA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/react-is": {
       "version": "16.13.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-is/-/react-is-16.13.1.tgz",
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index e73f239..2381b49 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "next": "^16.2.10",
     "react": "19.1.0",
     "react-dom": "19.1.0",
+    "react-icons": "^5.6.0",
     "tailwind-merge": "^3.3.1",
     "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.7"
   },
diff --git a/client/src/components/ui/footer.tsx b/client/src/components/ui/footer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ea8277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/ui/footer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { ChevronsUp } from "lucide-react";
+import { Inter } from "next/font/google";
+import Image from "next/image";
+import * as React from "react";
+import { BsFacebook, BsInstagram, BsLinkedin } from "react-icons/bs";
+
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+
+const inter = Inter({ subsets: ["latin"] });
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Site map data
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const siteMapLinks = [
+  { label: "home", href: "/" },
+  { label: "about us", href: "/about" },
+  { label: "news", href: "/news" },
+  { label: "events", href: "/events" },
+  { label: "wa savings", href: "/wa-savings" },
+  { label: "resources", href: "/resources" },
+  { label: "contact", href: "/contact" },
+] as const;
+
+const socialLinks = [
+  { label: "Instagram", href: "https://instagram.com", Icon: BsInstagram },
+  { label: "LinkedIn", href: "https://linkedin.com", Icon: BsLinkedin },
+  { label: "Facebook", href: "https://facebook.com", Icon: BsFacebook },
+] as const;
+
+export default function Footer() {
+  const scrollToTop = () => {
+    window.scrollTo({ top: 0, behavior: "smooth" });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <footer
+      className={`relative overflow-hidden bg-[#ededed] text-black ${inter.className}`}
+    >
+      {/* faint house + plug watermark, matches the background graphic in the design */}
+      <HouseWatermark />
+
+      <div className="relative w-full px-6 py-16 sm:px-10">
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-12 sm:flex-row sm:items-start sm:justify-between">
+          {/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */}
+          {/* Left column: logo, blurb, socials, back-to-top, charity badge   */}
+          {/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */}
+          <div className="max-w-sm">
+            <div className="mb-4 flex items-center gap-2">
+              <Image
+                src="/eewa-black.png"
+                alt="Electrify Everything WA logo"
+                width={40}
+                height={40}
+                className="h-10 w-auto"
+              />
+              <h2 className="text-xl font-bold text-black">
+                Electrify Everything WA
+              </h2>
+            </div>
+
+            <p className="mb-6 text-sm leading-relaxed text-gray-700">
+              Advocating for the switch from fossil-fuel based electricity
+              reliance to renewable sources in Western Australia.
+            </p>
+
+            {/* socials */}
+            <div className="mb-6 flex items-center gap-3">
+              {socialLinks.map(({ label, href, Icon }) => (
+                <a
+                  key={label}
+                  href={href}
+                  target="_blank"
+                  rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                  aria-label={label}
+                  className="text-black transition hover:text-gray-600"
+                >
+                  <Icon className="h-4 w-4" />
+                </a>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+
+            {/* back to top + charity badge */}
+            <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4">
+              <Button
+                variant="outline"
+                size="sm"
+                onClick={scrollToTop}
+                className="gap-2 border-gray-400 bg-transparent text-xs font-thin uppercase tracking-wide text-black hover:border-black hover:bg-transparent hover:text-black"
+              >
+                <ChevronsUp className="h-4 w-4" />
+                Back to top
+              </Button>
+
+              <CharityBadge />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */}
+          {/* Right column: site map                                          */}
+          {/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */}
+          <nav aria-label="Site map" className="text-right">
+            <h3 className="mb-4 text-sm font-bold lowercase tracking-wide text-black">
+              site map
+            </h3>
+            <ul className="space-y-2">
+              {siteMapLinks.map((link) => (
+                <li key={link.href}>
+                  <a
+                    href={link.href}
+                    className="text-sm text-gray-700 transition hover:text-black"
+                  >
+                    {link.label}
+                  </a>
+                </li>
+              ))}
+            </ul>
+          </nav>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* copyright bar */}
+      <div className="relative border-t border-gray-200 bg-gray-50 py-4">
+        <p className="text-center text-xs text-gray-500">
+          Copyright © {new Date().getFullYear()}, electrifyeverythingwa.org,
+          All Rights Reserved.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    </footer>
+  );
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Charity badge
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function CharityBadge() {
+  return (
+    <a
+      href="https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities/YOUR-ABN-OR-CHARITY-ID/profile"
+      target="_blank"
+      rel="noopener noreferrer"
+      aria-label="View our registration on the ACNC Charity Register"
+    >
+      <Image
+        src="/registered-charity-icon.png"
+        alt="ACNC Registered Charity Tick"
+        width={170}
+        height={170}
+      />
+    </a>
+  );
+}
+
+// Faint background
+
+function HouseWatermark() {
+  return (
+    <Image
+      src="/eewa-black.png"
+      alt=""
+      aria-hidden="true"
+      width={800}
+      height={800}
+      className="pointer-events-none absolute left-[60%] top-1/2 h-[130%] w-auto -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 opacity-40"
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/client/src/pages/_app.tsx b/client/src/pages/_app.tsx
index 2e0972c..7f5af9f 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/_app.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/_app.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { ReactQueryDevtools } from "@tanstack/react-query-devtools";
 import type { AppProps } from "next/app";
 import { Montserrat } from "next/font/google";
 
+import Footer from "@/components/ui/footer";
 import Navbar from "@/components/ui/Navbar";
 
 const montserrat = Montserrat({
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export default function App({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps) {
       <div className={`${montserrat.variable} font-sans`}>
         <Navbar />
         <Component {...pageProps} />
+        <Footer />
       </div>
     </QueryClientProvider>
   );
diff --git a/client/tsconfig.json b/client/tsconfig.json
index 390f9d8..e6040fb 100644
--- a/client/tsconfig.json
+++ b/client/tsconfig.json
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
         "./src/*"
       ]
     },
-    "target": "ES2017"
+    "target": "ES2017",
+    "plugins": [
+      { "name": "next"}
+    ]
   },
   "include": [
     "next-env.d.ts",