Festivals and events in New South Wales are finding new ways to cut down on rubbish. Andrew Macarthur, Managing Director of Clean Vibes, said he was inspired to create a waste management company focusing on environmental sustainability after identifying a gap in…
Following a successful one-year partnership in 2022, national charities Give for Good (Domino’s registered charity) and Orange Sky Australia have announced they are embarking on a three-year partnership to continue supporting people experiencing homelessness or hardship. Committing a further $50,000 per year…
Grill’d – Australia’s favourite home-grown burger brand – has announced a national volunteer charity takeover of their Local Matters fundraising program for the month of January. Grill’d will donate $80,000 across key hero partners; Surf Life Saving Australia, St John Ambulance Australia…
“I’ve been working in the community sector since I was 15, and there’s always this misconception that young African men don’t want to talk about mental health, but they actually do. They just don’t have a space to do so.” This is…
The Love Mercy Foundation works in communities in Northern Uganda to increase access to food security, health care, clean water and income generation for thousands of families after decades of civil war. Northern Uganda communities have been severely hit with the nation…
Giving feels good. And maybe that’s why, even when I don’t celebrate any religious holidays, December is my favourite time of year. It’s an excuse to show your loved ones you care. This year, my fears around gift-giving are higher than ever.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
