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Salvos, Vinnies, and Grill’d partner up to feed Australians doing it tough this Christmas

The Salvation Army, St Vincent de Paul Society and Grill’d have joined forces to feed Australians doing it tough this Christmas. From dinnertime tomorrow, 6 December at 5pm, five Grill’d CBD restaurants in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide will offer one…

by Ryan Fritz
December 5, 2022December 5, 2022
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Community

Make-A-Wish partners with the John James Foundation to continue to deliver wishes in the ACT for the next three years

Make-A-Wish Australia is excited to announce its new partnership with the John James Foundation (JJF) to help grant life-changing wishes for kids in the Australian Capital Territory. The relationship is the first of its kind for the JJF and is an exciting…

by Ryan Fritz
December 1, 2022December 1, 2022
592 views
Community

Health in My Language to improve health outcomes for refugee women

Agnes Jr, a Congolese refugee now living in the Northern Territory, recalls the fear she felt during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was frightening. It felt like death was coming,” she said. Agnes Jr is one person of a small…

by The Advocate
November 24, 2022November 24, 2022
872 views
Community

Family Life: A vision to build capable communities, strong families and thriving children

Family Life in Melbourne’s southeast was founded in 1970 by local residents and volunteers wanting to provide support to strengthen families and enable children to thrive.  In 1972, they opened their first Community Opportunity Shop in Hampton to support their work. Over…

by Sarah Sampana
November 20, 2022November 20, 2022
697 views
Community

Australians are sitting on $12.8 billion worth of pre-loved clothes that could be donated to charity 

Uber and Red Cross’ Clothing Drive is back. The organisations are calling on Aussies to generously donate any unused clothing to support critical disaster responses and lifesaving humanitarian projects.  On Saturday, 19 November, between 10am and 4pm local time in Sydney, Adelaide,…

by Ryan Fritz
November 17, 2022November 17, 2022
522 views
Books/Community

Translating much-loved children’s books to support early literacy development for Indigenous children

Six new translations of The Very Hungry Caterpillar have been published this year by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) to support early literacy development for Indigenous children in remote communities. Narnyindar buryuyur Windarjkarnyi is the title of Eric Carle’s much-loved classic translated…

by Rosie Forsyth
November 14, 2022November 14, 2022
663 views
Community

Volunteers needed for Australia’s Biggest Christmas Lunch

Australia’s iconic Christmas Lunch in the Park (CLIP), which is organised annually by Mission Australia, is back for another year to bring the festive spirit to those who need it most. Mission Australia’s 70,000th meal will also be served. Mission Australia, a…

by Ryan Fritz
November 7, 2022November 7, 2022
471 views
Business/Charities in the spotlight/Community/Environment

Radical Fashion: Worn For Good feels as good as it looks

By now, we all know that fast, cheap fashion is a no-go for us and the planet.  We know that op-shops, circular fashion, natural fibres and living wages are a yes-go, but we should also know that Worn For Good, a circular…

by Molly Salmon
November 7, 2022November 7, 2022
1362 views
Aid & Development/Community

Nedd Brockmann makes record run to change the lives of Australia’s homeless

“Get comfortable being uncomfortable.” This was 23-year-old Nedd Brockmann’s mantra as he ran 3,953km in 47 days fundraising for not-for-profit organisation, We Are Mobilise, and advocating for people experiencing homelessness. Setting out on 1 September 2022, running from Cottesloe Beach in Perth,…

by Rosie Forsyth
November 1, 2022November 1, 2022
902 views
Aid & Development/Charities in the spotlight/Community

CARE Australia endorses historic pledge and leads push for a more equitable aid system

A historic pledge for a more equitable aid system by 2030 has today been launched globally, with CARE Australia leading the charge to encourage other Australian international non-government organisations (INGOs) to sign onto the pledge. The Pledge for Change is a set of commitments…

by The Advocate
October 28, 2022October 28, 2022
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