Ryan Fritz started The Advocate in 2014 to provide not-for-profits and charities another media platform to tell their worthwhile hard news stories and opinion pieces effortlessly. In 2020, Ryan formed a team of volunteer journalists to help spread even more high-quality stories from the third sector. He also has over 10 years experience as a media and communications professional for not-for-profits and charities and currently works at Redkite, a childhood cancer charity.
THE Australian Marine Conservation Society and World Wide Fund for Nature Australia have welcomed Australia in its support for a global agreement to finally rid the world of plastic pollution. An equivalent of a garbage truck’s worth of plastic enters the ocean…
TODAY is Daffodil Day and Dawn Cunningham, diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, is on a mission. She is honouring her late son and mother’s memory, who both passed away from cancer, to encourage Australians to donate to Cancer Council to fund…
Speech Pathology Week, from 22-28 August, aims to raise awareness of communication disability for the 1.2 million Australians who struggle to converse. SEVENTY-year-old David George*, a retired naval architect of 45 years, suffered a stroke during his sleep. The next morning…
THE Moon will give Melbournians a rare triple treat tonight, 26 May. And don’t fret, even if it’s cloudy, you will still get to see the stunning celestial ballet. Our only natural satellite, will become 7 per cent bigger than an average…
WHEN diagnosed with MND the average life expectancy is only 27 months. Remarkably, it’s been 7 years since Neal Daniher, a former AFL player and coach, and now patron of Fight MND was diagnosed with what he calls “The Beast”. MND is…
Melbournians will finally be given a chance to taste the cosmos as The Grape & Grain, one of the city’s friendliest bottleshops and pubs, hosts a fundraising trivia night for the Astronomical Society of Victoria and their Pathway to the Planets Program,…
THE Coo-Wee Ride, a charity in Seymour, Victoria, that supports veterans and farmers suffering mental health issues, impressively raised $20,000 for the Goorambat Veterans Retreat just outside of Benalla. The retreat is now in the process of building two 3.7 by 7-metre…
Fundraising farmer Matt Aldridge, from Northwood, Victoria, will be back on the road in March to raise funds and awareness for veterans struggling with mental health issues and their families. The Coo-Wee Ride founder will ride over 140 kilometres from Tallarook to…
Sunday, 28 February is International Rare Disease Day, a day to raise awareness among the general public and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on people’s lives. The Advocate has spoken to three people with rare diseases, via Rare Voices Australia,…
Sunday, 28 February is International Rare Disease Day, a day to raise awareness among the general public and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on people’s lives. The Advocate has spoken to three people with rare diseases, via Rare Voices Australia,…
