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,…
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…
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 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…
“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,…
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…
In Nepal, there are 489 registered orphanages, housing 11,350 children. How many children could be living in family-based care? How many children are living in orphanages that are not registered or flying under the radar? From over 60 years of international research, we…
Mountain Writers Festival – Australia’s inaugural writers’ festival dedicated solely to the environment, themed ‘Place. Story. Nature.’ Produced by Macedon Ranges Literary Association Inc. (MARLA), a local volunteer-run not-for-profit organisation, the Mountain Writers Festival is set to be the Woodstock of the…
“Can I ask you to think about what is on your plate and how it gets there?” Pam Ahern, who has loved and rescued cats and dogs from childhood, is considering attending an anti-fur rally in the 1990s. She confides with one…
Tom Bozic is on a mission to visit nearly two-dozen Return and Earn machines across Sydney, New South Wales, by bicycle to raise much-needed funds for people living with autism. Tom is president of the Sydney Autism Community Lions Club (SACLC), a…
