
Container deposit schemes in NSW and ACT have become a way for charities and community groups to fundraise, utilising the 10c refund given for each bottle, can or carton taken to a return point. In…
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WaterAid and Marie Stopes International Australia (MSI) are working on an integrated health and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project that aims to contribute towards increased school retention in girls through reducing unintended pregnancies and improving menstrual health, while strengthening women-led business for the manufacture of accessible hygiene products in…


As the United States deals with the fallout of the Capitol riots, social media in Australia must acknowledge the rising threat of white supremacy online.…
Charities in the spotlight


RSPCA calls for urgent action to prevent further cruelty as disturbing new live export images emerge
The RSPCA is calling for urgent action – including real-time CCTV monitoring in abattoirs and electronic tracking of Australian animals – after evidence of widespread breaches of live export regulations emerged from Jordan and Indonesia.…
Health advocates


Thousands of people are being supported to stop smoking with Quit’s free online Make a Plan tool, designed to help people stop smoking for good, regardless of where they are in their quitting journey. More…
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Faith leaders and community health workers must play a massive role in the global roll-out of a COVID-19 vaccine, a World Vision survey has revealed. One year on from the World Health Organisation first reporting an outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, new Barrier Analysis studies by World Vision…


Cultural dance workshops for people with vision loss; an “exercise bingo” game for over-65s; skateboarding and scooting workshops for youth in a remote town; and a group exercise program for carers of people with Parkinson’s Disease. These are all winning projects in the 2020 Active Australia Innovation Challenge, the Heart Foundation…
Environmental defenders


The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) is encouraging seafood lovers to take the pledge to #GiveFlakeABreak and choose sustainable alternatives to flake when they visit their…


A new report from the World Wide Fund for Nature names eastern Australia among 24 global deforestation fronts – the only developed nation on…


The Bob Brown Foundation (BBF) is pleased to announce that over one thousand submissions have been sent to the Australian Antarctic Division…


Plans for cleaning up the site of the Ranger uranium mine, which closes in January – and incorporating it into Australia’s largest…


More than 60,000 koalas were among the animals impacted by last summer’s bushfire crisis, according to a report commissioned by the World…
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