THE Healing Foundation is calling on all Australians to ask what they can do to contribute to the healing of the nation, as we come together to commemorate National Sorry Day. On 26 May each year we acknowledge Sorry Day to mark…
300 views
WITH the end of the financial year approaching, Diabetes Victoria is asking for donations to allow the best minds in Victoria to undertake vital diabetes research. “We’ve all had a challenging time since the emergence of COVID-19, but I think one of…
492 views
WHEN vast sections of the Coral Sea Marine Park were opened up to commercial fishing in 2018 it was the largest downgrading of a protected area in history, according to a new study. The paper, published in Marine Policy journal, says the downgrading of the…
461 views
WITHOUT systems in place to effectively manage spending and donations, many of Australia’s 600,000-odd charities can be left vulnerable to the potential misappropriation of funds. Now, new research reveals 90 per cent of Australians believe that charities need an expense management system…
993 views
Governments should act swiftly to redress the harm caused to children’s education in the wake of the unprecedented disruption from the Covid-19 pandemic, Human Rights Watch said in a report released this week. Human Rights Watch accompanied its report with an interactive feature exploring…
211 views
A TEAM of leading wildlife veterinarians is taking Matilda, Australia’s largest Mobile Wildlife Hospital to biodiversity hot spots to collaborate with veterinarians, wildlife carers and communities to save native animals. The 22-wheel, 18-tonne facility is owned and operated by the not-for-profit Byron…
480 views
THE Nature Conservancy (TNC) Australia’s shellfish reef restoration project in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, was shortlisted as a finalist in the SERA Awards which took place on 14 May, 2021. Held in Darwin by the Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia, the SERA…
492 views
Homelessness Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to scrap a planned $56.7 million cut to homelessness services but lamented another budget and another year without Federal Government action on social housing. The budget includes $124.7 million which reverses the planned cut…
269 views
Following a number of teasers and snippets into the different areas the Morrison government is prioritising, the Federal Budget reveal has been revealed. And reactions across different sectors and groups are varied. As the country rebounds from the pandemic, this budget marked…
614 views
Lifeline Australia Chairman, John Brogden, today welcomed the Federal Government’s record investment in mental health and suicide prevention in the 2021-2022 Federal Budget. “The last two years have been extremely stressful times for all Australians, is facing both a once-in-a-century pandemic and…
651 views